Accessibility statement for People and Money Student Recruitment Front facing site

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.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com:443/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1004 

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

  • Using your browser settings, change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • Zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen
  • Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of Job Access with Speech (JAWS), NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) and VoiceOver)

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 

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

  • It is not always clear where the user has navigated to on the page when using keyboard, as selection displays vary
  • Screen readers might not be able to interact with every element throughout the system, in part because ARIA labels are not always correct
  • Some links are not formatted correctly
  • Some links and buttons could be coded better to make it easier for screen reader users
  • The font size is quite small in places
  • Not all colour contrasts meet the recommended Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 AA standard
  • Not all links indicate whether they open as new pop-up or browser windows
  • Dragging functionality is utilised in a certain section
  • There are timeouts that cannot be extended

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website 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

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:

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  / application’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:

  • There may not be sufficient colour contrast between font and background colours, especially where the text size is very small
  • Information is conveyed as an image of text rather than as text itself, making it not compatible with screen readers and other assistive technology
  • There are time limits that cannot be altered
  • Some links are not correctly formatted hypertext giving a clear indication of where they go
  • It is not always clear to tell where you have navigated to when you are using a keyboard
  • There is some functionality that uses a dragging movement for operation
  • Some links open pop-ups without warning
  • Screen readers are not able to interact with every part of the website i.e.

Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution, or significant improvement, will be in place for those items within our control by October 2024. However, most of the issues are not within our control but sit with Oracle. We have weekly meetings with Oracle to discuss how best to resolve these issues as soon as possible.

We are working towards solving these problems and expect several improvements by April 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. At this time we believe most issues sit outwith 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 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 April 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 website.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 1 September 2020. It was last reviewed on 28 April 2025.

The website was last tested on June 2024. The testing was carried out by the Disability Information Team which is part of Information Services Group 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 three browsers have been used in certain questions for reasons of breadth and variety.

We ran automated testing using automated testing software AXE 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 

Change Log

The website was redesigned in March 2023, making the system much more screen user-friendly, and subsequently removed the following errors:

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