Careers Service accessibility information

Accessibility statements for the Careers Service.

Accessible to everyone

It’s really important that you can access all of our services and resources. We work hard to ensure that this is the case, below are some of the ways that we do this:    

Resources are offered in alternative formats on request, if there’s something you need that we don’t currently provide please let us know.   

Quiet zones at our fairs provide an area to take some time out; these spaces have sofas to chill out on and friendly staff on hand to chat to for reassurance or to answer any questions you may have. Our team are also happy to accompany you to employer stands if that makes it easier for you.   

Our one-to-one appointments with professionally qualified Careers Consultants provide space to talk about the issues that matter to your career the most. Our Careers Consultants have been trained in unconscious bias and are committed to impartiality and inclusivity.   

We take accessibility seriously and continue to review our service, so you have ideas on how we can make our services more accessible or reduce barriers to engaging with us, we really want to know.

The full accessibility statement provided by Symplicity for the CareerHub platform is here: 

CareerHub accessibility statement 

Their statement includes this:  

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

  • Appointment calendar is not fully accessible.  
  • Some forms created using our dynamic form builder may be difficult to navigate using a keyboard. 
  • Users are unable to bypass content that is repeated on most pages, such as headers and navigation."

This website’s accessibility is not fully compliant with Internet Explorer (all versions) and some older versions of Chrome, Safari and Firefox. Where possible we recommend using the latest version of modern web browsers. 

Technical specifications 

Accessibility of this website relies on our Accessibility Service feature and the following technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WAI-ARIA, in addition to any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer. These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used. 

What to do if you cannot access parts of this website 

Please contact your Institution: University of Edinburgh or alternatively us by email at: abintegro.helpdesk@theaccessgroup.com if you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille. We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible. 

Reporting accessibility problems with this website 

We’re 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, contact us by email at: abintegro.helpdesk@theaccessgroup.comabintegro.helpdesk@theaccessgroup.com. We try to respond to feedback within 6 working days. 

Enforcement procedure 

If you need to escalate your issue with this website, please contact the Technology and Information Security Director by email: accessibility-issue@abintegro.com. 

You can expect an acknowledgement within 6 working days and a full reply within 20 working days. If your complaint raises complex issues that cannot be answered within 20 working days, we will keep you informed of progress until we can fully respond. 

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’). 

Access UK Limited trading as Abintegro is not a public sector body and, therefore, is not legally required to comply with the accessibility regulations. We do however, take accessibility seriously and if you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS). 

Technical information about this website's accessibility 

Abintegro is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. 

This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard. 

You may find that you access external sites outside of this website, these may be hosted or supported by University of Edinburgh, or may be third party services or websites. This statement refers to core Abintegro functionality of this website and content uploaded directly to this website by Abintegro rather than third party content (uploaded by University of Edinburgh) or services accessed through this website. 

How we tested this website 

This website was last tested on 01 September 2020. The test was carried out by Abintegro and by our third party auditor EqualWeb (external evaluation) as part of our ongoing accessibility programme. We used a variety of tools including WAVE web accessibility evaluation tool and Equalweb Accessibility Checker. 

We tested this career development website, available at https://www.careercentre.me domain and also various subdomains. 

What we're doing to improve accessibility 

This statement was prepared on 03 December 2019. It was last updated on 01 September 2020. 

Through our ongoing accessibility programme we will keep this statement under review and consider ways in which the website accessibility may be improved. Our objective is to ensure this website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, except areas where it would constitute a disproportionate burden. 

Formal approval of this accessibility statement 

This Accessibility Statement is approved by: Technology and Information Security Director, Access UK Limited trading as Abintegro. 


We will continue to address the accessibility issues highlighted, working with the software supplier, Abintegro, 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 December 2022. 

After discussion with Abintegro they have stated their commitment to accessibility through the accessibility widget and looking to make coding improvement to the actual site for new aspects. The University has raised their concerns about this approach and continues to push for a more accessible system without the reliance on an external widget. We will continue to liaise with Abintegro and monitor the situation to push for accessibility improvements. 

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

Preparation of this accessibility statement (heading) 

This statement was prepared on 9th February 2022. It was last reviewed on 22nd November 2022. 

This application was tested by the University of Edinburgh’s Disability Information team in February 2022, using the Internet Explorer (19041.1052) alongside Mozilla Firefox (78.11.0esr), Microsoft Edge (91.0.864.59) and Google Chrome (91.0.4471.124) browsers. Internet Explorer is still commonly used by disabled people, due to its accessibility features and compatibility with assistive technology, as shown in a UK government survey: 

UK Government Assistive Technology Browser Survey. 

However, a more recent world-wide usage level survey suggests the other three browsers are used more widely. In particular, when using a combination of different screen readers and browsers, Chrome has increased in popularity, and is now the favoured one in overall use: 

WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey 2021 

We tested: 

  • Spellcheck functionality; 
  • Scaling using different resolutions and reflow; 
  • Options to customise the interface (magnification, font, background colour et. cetera); 
  • Keyboard navigation and keyboard traps; 
  • Data validation; 
  • Warning of links opening in a new tab or window; 
  • Information conveyed in colour or sound only; 
  • Flashing, moving or scrolling text; 
  • Operability if JavaScript is disabled; 
  • Use with screen reading software (for example, JAWS); 
  • Assistive software (TextHelp Read and Write, Windows Magnifer, ZoomText, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, TalkBack and VoiceOver); 
  • Tooltips and text alternatives for any non-text content; 
  • Time limits; 
  • Compatibility with mobile accessibility functionality (Android and iOS). 

This accessibility statement applies to the GF Assessment preparation portal and website. 

This website is run by GFI Group Limited. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to: 

  • self-assign 25% additional time to your account
  • use the zoom feature on assessments with images
  • navigate most of the website, portal and tests using just a keyboard
  • listen to most of the website and portal using a screen reader. 

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

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

  • Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software.
  • Video interview recordings do not have captions.
  • You cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader.

Feedback and contact information

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

  • email info@thegfigroup.com
  • call +44 (0) 845 269 0027 

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within one day. 

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website and portal. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact our enquiry support team via info@thegfigroup.com or call our support team via +44 (0) 845 269 0027.

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).

Contacting us by phone

For people who are D/deaf and would like to contact and speak to one of the team, please contact us via email to organise this via info@thegfigroup.com.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

GFI Group Limited is committed to making its website and portal accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

  • Non-compliances - this means the content in question is in scope of the regulations, but there’s an accessibility problem with it.
  • An exemption - this means the inaccessible content is out of scope of the regulations, or it’d be a disproportionate burden for you to make it accessible.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We plan to add text alternatives for all images by May 2026. When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.

Disproportionate burden

Navigation and accessing information 

It’s not possible for users to use a screen reader for some images not in SVG format.

Interactive tools and transactions

Some assessments are not in text format due to the nature of the assessment. We’ve assessed the cost of fixing the issues with navigation and accessing information, and with interactive tools and transactions. We believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. We will make another assessment when the supplier contract is up for renewal.

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

PDFs and other documents

Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs for Assessment Centre Exercises and Case Interview Briefs. We plan to introduce accessible HTML pages as alternatives. 

The accessibility regulations, 4.2.g., do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2019 if they are an intranet or extranet published before this date.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish moving forward will meet accessibility standards.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

Our accessibility roadmap includes regular conversation with partners as well as review of the WCAG guidelines to inform how and when we plan to improve accessibility on this website and portal.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared by GFI Group Limited. It has been reviewed and the website has been tested for accessibility. 

We used this approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test based on those most commonly selected. 

You can read the full accessibility test report by enquiring to our team at info@thegfigroup.com.


This is an accessibility statement from Student Circus Limited. 

Measures to support accessibility 

Student Circus Limited takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Student Circus: 

  • Accessibility is included as part of our mission statement.
  • Accessibility is embedded throughout our internal policies.
  • Accessibility is considered in our procurement practices.
  • Our staff receive continual accessibility training.
  • Clear accessibility goals and responsibilities are assigned.
  • Formal accessibility quality assurance methods are employed. 

Conformance status 

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. 

Student Circus is currently non-conformant with WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Non-conformant means that the content does not yet meet accessibility standards. 

We previously used AccessiBe, an overlay tool, to provide a degree of accessibility support. However, we have discontinued its use to focus on making Student Circus natively accessible. We believe that genuine accessibility requires building accessibility into the platform itself, not relying on overlays. 

We have developed a workplan to address current gaps and achieve WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance. Improvements will be rolled out gradually in phases to ensure that accessibility is strengthened at its core and remains sustainable in the long term.

Feedback 

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Student Circus. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers: 

hello@studentcircus.com

4th Floor Franklin Building, 124 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7DP 

We aim to respond to feedback within 2–3 business days. 

Technical specifications 

Accessibility of Student Circus relies on the following technologies to work with web browsers and assistive technologies or plugins installed on your device:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript 

These technologies are essential for conformance with the accessibility standards used. 

Limitations and alternatives 

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Student Circus, there are some limitations. Below is a description of known issues and what we are doing about them. 

Known limitations for Student Circus: 

Some images may not have descriptive text alternatives. Certain documents, such as PDFs or guides, may not be fully accessible for screen reader users. Videos may not consistently include captions or transcripts. Navigation in some areas may be more challenging for users relying solely on keyboard input. 

Why this occurs: These issues arise because our platform is continuously updated with new features and resources, and accessibility improvements have not yet been fully implemented everywhere. Some accessibility barriers are also linked to third-party tools or user-generated content, which we cannot fully control.

What we are doing about it: 

We are working towards WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance through phased improvements. Our plan includes regular accessibility audits and fixing the pointers which come up in the report, better keyboard navigation, improved colour contrast, adding text alternatives for images, and ensuring documents and videos are accessible. Our team is receiving ongoing training in accessibility best practices, and fixes are being rolled out step by step. 

What to do in the meantime: 

If you encounter an accessibility barrier, please contact us at hello@studentcircus.com. We will provide the information you need in an accessible format and prioritise improvements to address reported issues. 

Assessment approach 

Student Circus Limited has assessed the accessibility of Student Circus through self evaluation. 

Formal complaints 

If you wish to make a formal complaint regarding accessibility on Student Circus, please email hello@studentcircus.com. We will acknowledge your complaint within five business days and aim to provide a resolution or update within 20 business days. 

Formal approval of this accessibility statement 

This Accessibility Statement is approved by: 

Student Circus Limited 

Student Circus Operations Team 

Responsible for overseeing accessibility compliance, user experience, and platform improvements.


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