Accessibility statement for People and Money Labour Distribution

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.login.em3.oraclecloud.com/ (Labour Distribution Section).

This application is run by the Finance Directorate, at the University of Edinburgh. The site uses an Oracle Solution System.

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
  • Use the application without encountering any flashing, scrolling or moving text
  • Listen to most of the application using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of Job Access with Speech (JAWS), NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) and VoiceOver)
  • Navigate most of the application using speech recognition software (including Dragon NaturallySpeaking)

We’ve also made the application text as simple as possible to understand. 

Customising the website / application 

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 / application 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 accessible document conversion service - SensusAccess

How accessible this website / application is

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

  • Some colour contrasts could be improved
  • It is not possible to magnify up to 200% without loss of content
  • Reflow is not enabled up to 400% without loss of content
  • It is not possible to reach all areas of the application using keyboard navigation
  • Some items do not have selection displays, or the selection displays have colour contrast issues making it difficult to see where you have navigated to
  • Text to speech software, such as JAWS, sometimes repeats content unexpectedly
  • Some areas of the site are not compatible with Dragon
  • There is dragging functionality that does not have an alternative for users who are unable to drag content
  • Some headings and heading levels are missed
  • Some pop-ups may appear or links may open a new tab without warning
  • There is an inactivity time out and users are not alerted to this or given the option to extend it
  • Some tooltips can only be accessed by mouse and not by keyboard or with assistive software.
  • Some ARIA attributes do not conform to valid values
  • Some elements do not use permitted ARIA attributes

Feedback and contact information

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

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

Reporting accessibility problems with this website / application

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

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 application 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:

  • There may not be sufficient colour contrast between font and background colours especially where the text size is small.
  • Some content cannot be magnified up to 200% without loss of content or overlapping
  • Reflow is only enabled up to 300%
  • Tooltips can not always be reached by keyboard or assistive software
  • Not all content can be reached by keyboard navigation
  • There is an inactivity time out on the site, and users are not alerted to this or given the opportunity to extend it
  • Headings or heading levels are sometimes missed
  • It is not always clear where the user has reached via keyboard navigation.
  • Some content requires a user to drag and there is not an alternative way to use this content
  • Pop ups appear without the user being alerted when the user interacts with an item and some links open new tabs.
  • Some content is repeated by speech to text assistive software such as JAWS, and not all content can be reach when using Dragon. Additionally, some ARIA attributes do not conform to valid values and some elements do not use permitted ARIA attributes

We aim to improve our websites and application’s 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 several improvements by February 2026. The site is not fully within our control as it uses an Oracle base solution. For the issues that are outwith our control and which sit with Oracle we will continue to liaise with them and seek solutions.

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 the accessibility issues highlighted, working alongside the software suppliers Oracle to deliver a solution or suitable workaround. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place for those items within our control by February 2026. 

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 application.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 4 February 2025. It was last reviewed on 4 February 2025.

The appplication was last tested in February 2024. 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 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 browser extension (for Google Chrome) 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
  • Need to re-enter data already submitted
  • Any cognitive tests

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