Accessibility statement - jobs portal
The accessibility statement for our jobs application portal.
The University of Sheffield is committed to making its job page website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This accessibility statement applies to the jobs portal pages, which are hosted at https://jobs.shef.ac.uk, are public and part of the University website.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed in the report (read the report PDF).
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible such as:
- Checkbox element cannot be activated with keyboard
- Interactive element cannot be activated with screen reader
- Links indicated using colour alone
- Information images have no alt attribute
- Decorative images have no alt attribute
- Reflow requires users to scroll in multiple directions
Disproportionate burden
The non accessible content pages (read the report PDF) for which the disproportionate burden exemption, within the meaning of the accessibility regulation is being temporarily invoked.
Due to the scale of the work, the need for external support and staff from across the University to address the non compliant job web page content it is not feasible to make the current system WCAG 2.1 AA compliant, whilst undertaking a full implementation of a replacement eRecruitment system (including job web pages) and doing so would be a disproportionate burden.
The replacement eRecruitment project is in progress and due to complete by 16 December 2024.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 8 July 2024.
This website was last tested on 21 June 2024 against the WCAG 2.1 AA standard.
The test was carried out by Ability. Net in June 2024.
Read the full accessibility test report
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or included in this report or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: jobs@sheffield.ac.uk to report these issues.
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, email jobs@sheffield.ac.uk.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you.
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, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).