CandidateX is committed to ensuring that our online products and services are accessible to everyone, including those who wish to customise their computer or other device. We also try to ensure that it is compatible with any browser, including access technologies. Providing an accessible application is at the core of what Candidate X does as we don't want to discriminate any of our users. The Candidate X platform has been developed with accessibility and security by design.
We will continue to review, test and modify our applications and any future releases of the site/application, for web accessibility issues and aim to ensure that this is an ongoing commitment.
Web accessibility standards
We are constantly working towards being fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 for web documentation, tools and user interfaces.
For full details of the WCAG 2.0 guidelines, please see www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20.
Changing display properties
By changing the 'resolution' setting you can make text and images look either larger or smaller. This application is designed to be viewed at different resolutions without affecting your use of the application. Please refer to your device manual for more information on how to change screen displays, including colours.
How we make this website accessible
WCAG 2.0 states that websites and web applications should be:
1. Perceivable;
2. Operable;
3. Understandable; and
4. Robust.
Candidatex.co website is rendered accessible via the use of the AccesseBe Widget, a powerful machine learning overlay that will modify the pages to suit accessibility requirements.
The Candidate Talent Management application, referred below as "the Web Application" is, meeting the WCAG2.0 requirements in the following (non-exhaustive) ways:
1. Our web application is Perceivable:
- All non-text content has text-based alternatives; the images have text alternatives. There is no time-based media nor any videos on the web application
- Users can control contrast, text size, and display settings.
- All pages use headings
- Pages and images on this website are optimised to load quickly and smoothly
- Consistent navigation and page layouts are used
- We have submit buttons on all forms
- Form elements such as the search box have text labels. Web pages are readable without requiring style sheets.
- Instructions provided in generated content for understanding and operating content do not rely solely on sensory characteristics of components such as shape, size, visual location, orientation, or sound. However, the application neither enforces nor prevents user input that complies with this requirement.
- Colour is not used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. However, the application neither enforces nor prevents user input that complies with this requirement.
- The visual presentation of text and images of generated text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1.
- Text is used to convey information rather than images; however, the application neither enforces nor prevents user input that complies with this requirement.
2. Our web application is Operable:
- Functionality of the content is operable through a keyboard without requiring specific timing for individual keystrokes. However, the application neither enforces nor prevents user input that complies with this requirement. Scripts are keyboard accessible. If the generated content affected by scripting is not accessible, an alternative is provided. However, the application neither enforces nor prevents user input that complies with this requirement.
- No applets, plugins and non-HTML content.
- If keyboard focus can be moved to a component of the page using a keyboard interface, then focus can be moved away from that component using only a keyboard interface. If it requires more than unmodified arrow or tab keys, the user is advised of the method for moving focus away. However, the application neither enforces nor prevents user input that complies with this requirement.
- Our web application does not contain anything that flashes more than three times in any one second period, or the flash is below the general flash and red flash thresholds.
- The purpose of each link can be determined from the link text alone or from the link text together with its link context, except where the purpose of the link would be ambiguous to users in general. However, the application neither enforces nor prevents user input that complies with this requirement.
3. Our website and web application are Understandable:
- The language of content is only displayed in one language.
- Our content is written clearly, concisely, free of jargon and in plain English.
- All error messages can be read out, including message dialogs, tooltips, and logon failure messages.
- If an input error is automatically detected and suggestions for correction are known, then the suggestions are provided to the user, unless it would jeopardize the security or purpose of the content.
- Changing the setting of user interface will not automatically cause a change of context.
- Colour is not used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. We make content appear and operate in predictable ways. We help users avoid and correct mistakes.
- Text can be resized without assistive technology up to 200 percent without loss of content.
4. Our web application is Robust:
- When content is implemented using mark-up languages, elements have complete start and end tags, elements are nested according to their specifications, elements do not contain duplicate attributes, and any IDs are unique, except where the specifications allow these features. However, the application neither enforces nor prevents user input that complies with this requirement.
- For the user interface components, name and role can be set using assistive technology.
