Accessibility Statement for People and Money Employee Self-Service

Website accessibility statement in line with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This accessibility statement applies to: https://elxw-dev7.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

The statement applies to a few parts:

  • Personal Details;
  • Contact Information;
  • Family and Emergency contacts;
  • Additional Person Information (Protected Characteristics);
  • Identification information.

This application uses Oracle software and is run by the University of Edinburgh. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this application. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • Using your browser settings, change most colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • Experience no moving or scrolling text
  • There are skip to main content links

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. However, some of our content is technical, and we use technical terms where there is no easier wording we could use without changing what the text means.

Customising the website


AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. This is an external site with suggestions to make your computer more accessible:

AbilityNet - My Computer My Way

With a few simple steps you can customise the appearance of our website using your browser settings to make it easier to read and navigate:

Additional information on how to customise our website appearance

If you are a member of University staff or a student, you can use the free SensusAccess accessible document conversion service:

Information on SensusAccess

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • Some pop-ups or new browser tabs appear without alerting the user this will happen
  • Some fonts are very small
  • Not all colour contrasts meet the minimum standards
  • Not all content can be magnified to 200%
  • Reflow is not enabled to 400%
  • Not all content can be reached when navigating by keyboard only
  • When navigating by keyboard it is not always clear where a user has reached because keyboard focus indicator sometimes lacks contrast
  • When navigating by keyboard, users may have to first press F2 in order to access some elements
  • There was an area where dragging function did not have a keyboard alternative
  • Keyboard navigation order could be improved
  • Some tooltips are not shown when navigating by keyboard
  • There is a time limit
  • The site is not fully compatible with assistive software e.g. screen readers
  • Alternative text on some images could be improved
  • Error messages are not always presented
  • Some information is conveyed by colour only e.g. links

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format, including accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille:

  • Email IS.Helpline@ed.ac.uk
  • Call our Information Services Helpline +44 (0)131 651 5151
  • British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the online BSL interpreting service. 

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website


We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page, or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact:

  • Email IS.Helpline@ed.ac.uk
  • Call our Information Services Helpline +44 (0)131 651 5151
  • British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the online BSL interpreting service. 

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

Enforcement procedure


The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) directly:

Contact details for the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)

The government has produced information on how to report accessibility issues:

Reporting an accessibility problem on a public sector website

Contacting us by phone using British Sign Language

British Sign Language service

Contact Scotland BSL runs a service for British Sign Language users and all of Scotland’s public bodies using video relay. This enables sign language users to contact public bodies and vice versa. The service operates from 8.00am to 12.00am, 7 days a week.

Contact Scotland BSL service details.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The University of Edinburgh is committed to making its websites and applications accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance Status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

The full guidelines are available at:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard

Non accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Noncompliance with the accessibility regulations
 

The following items to not comply with the WCAG 2.2 AA success criteria:

  • Not all non-text content presented to users has suitable alternative text
  • Not all information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation can be programmatically determined or are available in text. Specifically, <li> elements are not always contained in a <ul> or <ol>.
  • There are examples of information conveyed by colour only
  • There may not be sufficient colour contrast between font and background colours, especially where the text size is very small
  • Some content on the site may be cut with magnification
  • Reflow is not enabled to 400%
  • Some tooltips cannot be reached by keyboard navigation or assistive software
  • When uploading a picture, a keyboard user cannot adjust how it is cropped, as it requires dragging and does not have an alternative
  • There is an inactivity time out on the site
  • Keyboard navigation does not always follow a logical order on the site and users may need to press f2 button to access the content
  • Not all items have clear selection displays when navigating by keyboard, as some have colour contrast issues with their selected item
  • There is some content that requires dragging with a mouse, and there is no keyboard alternative
  • New tabs and pop ups open without the user being alerted
  • Error suggestions are not always provided
  • The site is not fully compatible with assistive software, such as screen readers e.g.  ARIA input fields do not all have accessible names and ARIA attributes are not always provided.

We aim to improve our websites accessibility on a regular and continuous basis. See the section below ('What we're doing to improve accessibility') on how we are improving our site accessibility.

We are working towards solving these problems and expect significant improvements by March 2027 for those items within our control. We will liaise with the supplier to work on making improvements to the site for those items out with our control.

Disproportionate burden


We are not currently claiming that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

At this time, we believe no content is outwith the scope of the accessibility regulations.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We will continue to address and make significant improvements to the accessibility issues highlighted. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place by March 2027, for items that are in our control. For items that are not within our control we will continue to liaise with the supplier and push for resolution of the issues listed above.

While we are in the process of resolving these accessibility issues we will ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is disadvantaged. As changes are made, we will continue to review accessibility and retest the accessibility of this website.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 17th October 2025. It was last reviewed on 16th March 2026.

The website was last tested in September 2025. The testing was carried out by the Disability Information Team at the University of Edinburgh using both automated and manual methods. The site was tested on a PC, primarily using Microsoft Edge alongside Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

Recent world-wide usage levels survey for different screen readers and browsers shows that Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge are increasing in popularity and Google Chrome is now the favoured browser for screen readers:

WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey

The aforementioned three browsers have been used in certain questions for reasons of breadth and variety.

We ran automated testing using AXE (Google Chrome extension) and then manual testing that included:

  • Spell check functionality;
  • Scaling using different resolutions and reflow;
  • Options to customise the interface (magnification, font, background colour, etc);
  • Keyboard navigation and keyboard traps;
  • Data validation;
  • Warning of links opening in new tab or window;
  • Information conveyed in the colour or sound only;
  • Flashing, moving or scrolling text;
  • Use with screen reading software (for example JAWS);
  • Assistive software (TextHelp Read and Write, Windows Magnifier, ZoomText, Dragon Naturally Speaking, TalkBack and VoiceOver);
  • Tooltips and text alternatives for any non-text content;
  • Time limits;
  • Compatibility with mobile accessibility functionality (Android and iOS);
  • Any drag functionality and alternatives;
  • Consistent help function;
  • No need to re-enter data already submitted;
  • Any cognitive tests.

 

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