A man wearing glasses and a green dress shirt, smiling at the camera. Blurred outdoor environment in the background. Imagem de header interno
Photo: José Palma
Worker wearing a white hard hat and red safety vest, standing in front of industrial structures.
Photo: Daniel Mansur
Professional in a mining area wearing a hard hat and protective uniform, standing on ore-covered ground with heavy equipment in the background, including an off-road truck and a conveyor belt, illustrating safe operations in an industrial environment.
Photo: Marcelo Coelho

We believe in respect for diversity and inclusion

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

We believe in respect for diversity and inclusion. With this in mind, we have developed our website following best practices in digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

To ensure this standard, we strictly follow international and national guidelines:

  • WCAG 2.1: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines established by the W3C.
  • e-MAG: Electronic Government Accessibility Model, from the Brazilian government.
With this in mind, our website was developed considering the best practices of digital accessibility for people with disabilities (WCAG 2.1, from W3C, and e-MAG, from the Brazilian government).

Digital accessibility at Vale

Vale believes that respect for diversity and inclusion must be present across all channels. Therefore, the website was developed following the international Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – WCAG 2.1 and the national e-MAG standards (Electronic Government Accessibility Model).

These guidelines support the creation of more accessible digital environments for people with disabilities, elderly people, and all users who rely on assistive technologies or navigate the website using a keyboard.

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Accessibility shortcuts

In practice, vale.com pages were designed to reduce navigation barriers, with attention to content organization, readability, color contrast, and compatibility with screen readers.

0 – Home
1 – Accessibility page
2 – Increase font
3 – Decrease font
4 – Toggle high contrast mode
5 – Open and close search

Note: keyboard shortcuts work via the keyboard and may vary depending on the browser and operating system used.
Three professionals in an industrial setting wearing white hard hats with company logo, ear protection, and green uniforms, positioned near a metal container with documents on top, inside a warehouse with metal structure and rail wagons in the background, representing safety practices and teamwork in operational environments.

Photo: Marcelo Coelho

Continuous improvement

Digital accessibility is an ongoing process. Therefore, website updates are carried out continuously, with the aim of expanding access to information and improving the user experience.

If you identify any navigation difficulties or would like to suggest accessibility improvements, please contact us via Contact Us.

Together, we can build an increasingly inclusive platform aligned with different access needs.

Two workers wearing safety equipment talk at an outdoor industrial site; a woman holds a clipboard while a man points to it, with heavy machinery and piles of ore in the background.
Photo: Ricardo Telles

Frequently Asked Questions

We configured our website to respond to numeric keys from 0 to 5. However, to activate them, you need to use a key combination that varies according to your operating system and browser:

  • Windows (Chrome, Edge or Firefox): Press Alt + the shortcut number.
  • Mac (Safari or Chrome): Press Control + Option + the shortcut number.
We make native resources available in the top menu of all our pages to make reading easier. You can use the A+ and A– buttons to increase or decrease the font size, and the Contrast button to change the screen colors, ensuring a more comfortable viewing experience.
We adopted these acronyms because they represent the highest levels of requirement in digital accessibility. WCAG 2.1 is the set of international guidelines created by the W3C (the global internet consortium). e-MAG is the Electronic Government Accessibility Model, the official Brazilian standard that we also follow to ensure navigation is inclusive for everyone.
We are constantly evolving and your feedback is essential. If you encounter any access difficulty, error on the website, or would like to suggest an improvement, please contact us via [specific support email], detailing the page and the issue found. Note: What email address can we use?