OneUniversity accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to the OneUniversity CiA Release 26B provided by a 3rd party vendor, TechnologyOne, which is run and operated by The University of Dundee. This means some aspects of accessibility are outwith the University’s immediate control.

This statement applies to TechnologyOne’s Accessibility Mode which is a conforming alternate version to TechnologyOne’s Standard Mode

OneUniversity CiA Release 26B allows the University of Dundee to manage and maintain its' Finance and People services. This includes the external recruitment service which non University employees may engage with via our Work For Us page, recruitment job boards, and other recruitment avenues.

This web application is run by The University of Dundee. The University of Dundee want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, this means you should be able to: 

• view the web application in both portrait and landscape orientation on mobile
• navigate most of the web application with keyboard only
• easily bypass repetitive menu links via a skip to content link on all pages
• listen to most of the web application using a screen reader such as JAWS or NVDA
• navigate most of the web application using speech recognition software

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. You may also wish to browse the various free add-ons which are available via browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

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

Compliance status

This service is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliance(s) and exemptions listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Images and non-text content

• There are informative graphs, images and icons that have no text alternatives. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1)
• There are decorative images that are inappropriately exposed to assistive technologies. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1)

Colour and contrast

• There are elements that use colour alone to communicate meaning. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.1)
• The colour scheme in the web application does not provide sufficient contrast for some text elements against the background. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.3)
• Some text elements have insufficient contrast when hovered or focused. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.3)
• Some functional and informative non-text elements do not meet the minimum contrast requirements. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.11)
• Some interactive elements use custom boundaries that do not meet the minimum contrast requirements. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.1)
• Some interactive elements use a custom keyboard focus indicator that does not meet the minimum contrast requirements. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.11)

Page and content structure

• Some text is displayed visually as a heading but is not marked up as such for assistive technology. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1)
• Some text elements are inappropriately marked up as headings when they do not title any content. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1)
• Some pages’ visual structure is not represented by the programmatic heading structure. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1)
• There are elements that are visually displayed as list items but are malformed or not marked up as such for assistive technologies. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1)
• There are elements that are inappropriately marked up using list semantics for assistive technologies. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1)
• Some presentational tables are inappropriately exposed to assistive technologies. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1)

Keyboard navigation

• Some interactive elements like buttons do not receive keyboard focus. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.1.1)
• Some non-interactive elements inappropriately receive keyboard focus. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.3)
• Some interactive elements receive keyboard focus multiple times. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.3)
• There are instances where the keyboard focus does not return to the element that triggered the content. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.3)
• There are instances where the keyboard focus does not follow into expanded content. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.3)
• There are instances where the keyboard focus does not remain on the activated element. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.3)
• There are instances where the page is updated dynamically and keyboard focus is not correctly managed. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.3)
• There are instances where interactive elements receiving keyboard focus lack a focus indicator. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.7)

Form controls

• There are form elements that collect user information but lack the appropriate autocomplete attribute or have an inappropriate value. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.5)
• Some fields have required formats that are not permanently displayed for all users. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.3.2)
• There are forms where the asterisk indicating required fields is not explained, or where required fields are not indicated. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.3.2)
• There are error messages that have no programmatic call-to-action. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.3.1)
• There are error messages that do not provide the expected format. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.3.3)
• There are instances where inputting on elements causes significant change of content. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.2.2)

Interactive components

• Some interactive elements are missing an accessible name. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2)
• Some interactive elements are missing, or have inappropriate roles to communicate their interactive functionality. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2)
• Some expandable states are not programmatically determined. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2)
• Some disabled states are not programmatically determined. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2)
• Some components have inappropriate, missing or malformed ARIA. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2)
• There are elements that use inappropriate menu semantics that should use list semantics instead. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2)
• There are dynamic updates such as search results that are not programmatically identified. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.3)
• Some content that appears on mouse hover, such as tooltips, cannot be hovered with a mouse pointer. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.13)

Screen reader navigation

• The reading order for some tooltips is not logical. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.2) Text resizing & adjustment
• There is content hidden on portrait orientation (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.4) 
• There is meaningful or unique content or functionality lost when the page is reflowed. (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.10)

Disproportionate burden

Currently, we have not made any disproportionate burden claims.

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

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they are not essential to providing this service.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are working with TechnologyOne to fix or provide alternatives for all issues we are aware of, and which have been/are identified by periodic testing and auditing processes.

TechnologyOne are committed to continuous improvement with the accessibility of their products with each successive release, and ongoing audits of every release for quality assurance. 

TechnologyOne provide 2 major releases per year, an A and B release. The University of Dundee take the B release only.

The University of Dundee’s OneUniversity upgrade schedule is as follows:

• 2026B with effect from early November 2026 through to early November 2027
• 2027B with effect from early November 2027 through to early November 2028
• 2028B with effect from early November 2028 through to early November 2029

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 12 November 26.

The first preparation of this statement was on 8 August 2024.

This Accessibility Statement has been produced using the Accessibility Statement provided by TechnologyOne for the CiA Release 26B. Should a copy be required, please contact the One University lead as stated within the Feedback and Contact Information section.

This application was last tested on 30 September 2026.

The test was carried out by AbilityNet on a representative sample of 16 pages on desktop (Firefox with NVDA) and iOS (Safari with VoiceOver). 

Feedback and contact information

Should you:

• Have any feedback for us, or if you wish to request any additional information on this service
• Need to report any compliance failures not noted above, or if you think we are not meeting accessibility requirements
• Have any positive feedback on the accessibility considerations made

Please do not hesitate in contacting our OneUniversity Systems lead directly using the details below:

Sarah Christie 
Email: [email protected] 
Telephone: +44 (0) 1382 388049

For users of the Recruitment portal, if you are encountering accessibility issues which are stopping you from submitting and completing your application, please contact our People Directorate, People Support team, and assistance to enable you to make your submission will be provided.

Email: [email protected] 
Telephone: +44 (0) 1382 386999

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).

User Guidance

If you are encountering barriers in relation to accessibility, please use Accessibility Mode as per the guidance below.

If you are encountering barriers when using Accessibility Mode, please refer to the Feedback and Contact Information section, and contact us for assistance.

The OneUniversity service can be used using one of 2 modes:

1. Standard Mode
2. Accessibility Mode

If you require an accessible version of the service, Accessibility Mode should be used. 

Enable Accessibility Mode – Login page

If you have employee or applicant credentials, you can choose to enable Accessibility Mode from the login page.

• Leaving the Accessibility Mode checkbox unticked will launch the service in Standard Mode
• Ticking the Accessibility Mode checkbox will launch the service in Accessibility Mode

Enable Accessibility Mode – Work for us

If you are interested in working for the University of Dundee, you may engage with the recruitment portal of the OneUniversity service via our Work For Us web page, and searching our job vacancies. When ready to apply for a vacancy, you will have the option to apply as either an Internal (current employee of the University of Dundee) or External (not a current employee of the University of Dundee) candidate.

If applying as an external candidate, you will be taken directly into the recruitment portal.

• If you are a returning external candidate, on using the log on button presented, you will be taken to the login page. Follow the steps outlined above if you need to enable Accessibility Mode.
• If you are new to the recruitment portal (or chose not to log on with your credentials at this time), due to differences relating to; the device being used, the browser in use, a users’ personal setup, etc., exact steps will differ, but the following will allow you to enable Accessibility Mode.

Accessibility Link

An accessibility link titled Change to accessibility mode has been made available.

With a keyboard:

1. Press the Tab key until you reach the accessibility link titled Change to accessibility mode.
2. Press the Enter key.

With a screen reader: Use the quick navigation controls.

Accessibility Icon

An accessibility icon has been added to the header bar on all screens (see Figure 1).

With a keyboard:

1. Press the Tab key until you reach the accessibility icon.
2. Press the Enter key.

With a screen reader: Use the quick navigation controls. Alternatively, click on the icon with the mouse.

If applying as an internal candidate, you will be presented with the login page. Follow the steps outlined above if you need to enable Accessibility Mode.

To further improve access to this Accessibility Statement, all Job Vacancies displayed on our Search our Job Vacancies web page have a link to the statement presented.

Enable Accessibility Mode – Recruitment Job Board

If you are interested in working for the University of Dundee, you may engage with the recruitment portal of the OneUniversity service via a Job Board. Using the apply button within the Job Board will take you directly into the recruitment portal.

• If you are a returning external candidate, on using the log on button, you will be taken to the login page. Follow the steps outlined above if you need to enable Accessibility Mode.
• If you are new to the portal, (or chose not to log on with your credentials at this time), due to differences relating to; the device being used, the browser in use, a users’ personal setup, etc., exact steps will differ, but using either the Accessibility Link or the Accessibility Icon (details above) will allow you to enable Accessibility Mode should you need it.
• If you are an internal candidate, please pause your search via the job board, and go to OneUniversity directly. This will take you to the login page where you can follow the steps outlined above for enabling Accessibility Mode should you require it and using the Log on with your UoD credentials button to access the service.