Accessibility Statement for CareerCompass Australia
CareerCompass Australia is committed to ensuring that our website is accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to provide an inclusive online experience that allows all users to easily navigate and understand our content. This accessibility statement outlines the measures we have taken to make our website accessible and our ongoing efforts to improve accessibility.
Our Commitment to Accessibility
We are committed to adhering to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, an internationally recognized standard for web accessibility. These guidelines provide recommendations for making web content more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including visual, auditory, cognitive, motor, and speech impairments.
Our accessibility efforts include:
- Providing alternative text for images and other non-text content.
- Ensuring sufficient color contrast between text and background.
- Using semantic HTML to structure content logically.
- Making our website navigable using a keyboard.
- Providing clear and consistent navigation.
- Ensuring that all interactive elements are accessible via assistive technologies.
- Regularly testing our website with assistive technologies to identify and address accessibility issues.
- Providing captions and transcripts for video and audio content where available.
- Offering a text resizing option for users to adjust the font size to their preferences.
- Developing forms that are easily navigable and usable by screen readers.
Specific Accessibility Features
Semantic HTML
We utilize semantic HTML5 elements such as <header>, <nav>,
<main>, <article>, <aside>, and
<footer> to structure our content. This ensures that assistive technologies can easily
understand the layout and relationships between different parts of the page.
Alternative Text for Images
All images on our website include descriptive alternative text (alt text) that conveys the content and
purpose of the image to users who cannot see it. Decorative images are given null alt attributes
(alt="") to prevent screen readers from announcing them.
Keyboard Navigation
Our website is designed to be fully navigable using a keyboard. Users can use the Tab key to move between interactive elements, the Enter key to activate links and buttons, and the arrow keys to navigate within certain components. We ensure that focus indicators are clearly visible for all interactive elements.
Color Contrast
We have carefully selected color palettes that provide sufficient contrast between text and background colors. This helps users with low vision or color blindness to easily read and understand the content on our website. We regularly check color contrast using automated tools to ensure compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards.
Text Resizing
Users can easily resize the text on our website using their browser's built-in text resizing feature. This allows users with low vision to increase the font size to a comfortable level.
Form Accessibility
Our forms are designed to be accessible to users with disabilities. We use clear and descriptive labels for all form fields, provide instructions and error messages where necessary, and ensure that form fields are logically grouped and ordered. We also use ARIA attributes to provide additional information to assistive technologies about the purpose and requirements of form fields.
ARIA Attributes
We use ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes to enhance the accessibility of interactive elements and dynamic content. ARIA attributes provide additional semantic information to assistive technologies, allowing them to better understand the purpose and functionality of these elements. For example, we use ARIA attributes to indicate the state of toggle buttons, the role of elements in a dynamic list, and the relationship between form fields and error messages.
Ongoing Efforts
We are committed to continuously improving the accessibility of our website. We regularly conduct accessibility audits, both manual and automated, to identify and address accessibility issues. We also stay up-to-date with the latest accessibility standards and best practices.
Our ongoing efforts include:
- Regularly reviewing and updating our website content to ensure accessibility.
- Training our staff on accessibility best practices.
- Soliciting feedback from users with disabilities on their experience with our website.
- Working with accessibility consultants to conduct thorough accessibility audits.
- Integrating accessibility testing into our development process.
Accessibility Conformance Table
| Guideline | Success Criterion | Conformance Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 Text Alternatives | 1.1.1 Non-text Content | Fully Supports |
| 1.3 Adaptable | 1.3.1 Info and Relationships | Fully Supports |
| 1.4 Distinguishable | 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) | Fully Supports |
| 2.1 Keyboard Accessible | 2.1.1 Keyboard | Fully Supports |
| 2.2 Enough Time | 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable | Not Applicable (No time limits) |
| 2.4 Navigable | 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) | Fully Supports |
| 3.1 Readable | 3.1.1 Language of Page | Fully Supports |
| 3.3 Input Assistance | 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions | Fully Supports |
| 4.1 Compatible | 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value | Fully Supports |
Feedback and Contact Information
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our website. If you encounter any accessibility barriers or have suggestions for improvement, please contact us:
CareerCompass Australia
Level 10, 500 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9021 0000
Email: accessibility@careercompass.com.au
We will make every effort to respond to your feedback in a timely manner and to address any accessibility issues that you report.
Policy Review
This accessibility statement will be reviewed and updated regularly to reflect our ongoing efforts to improve the accessibility of our website. The last review was conducted on October 26, 2023, by Amelia Rodriguez, Head of Web Development.