This is the accessibility statement of Careeria Oy
This accessibility statement applies to the www.careeria.fi website and was drawn up on 2.12.2022. The website is subject to the Act on the Provision of Digital Services. Under the Act, public online services must be accessible, which means that everyone must have equal access to them.
Careeria wants to make sure that accessibility is been carried out so that everyone has an equal possibility to use digital services. Website accessibility improves the user experience for all.
This evaluation was conducted by an outside expert organization.
Accessibility of the service
The service is partially compliant with accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 A and AA-levels).
Non-accessible content
The website is not fully compliant with accessibility standards.
Perceivable
Unfulfilled accessibility standards
1.1.1 Non-Text Content
- Logo links lack alternate texts
There are logo links in the service that do not have visible alternate text.
Unfulfilled accessibility standards
1.3.1 Info and Relationships
- Insufficient labels or descriptions of search fields
There are search fields in the service that lack a label or description and which purpose of use may not be clear for all.
- The buttons and page selection tabs of carousels cannot be programmatically determined
The purpose of use of the picture carousels cannot be programmatically determined and can be hard to use with the keyboard and assistive technology.
- iFrames with no or insufficient titles in the service
There are iFrames on the site whose purpose does not appear on the title, or the titles are missing.
- Insufficient labels on page selection links
The purpose of page selection links cannot be programmatically determined in functions with multiple pages to choose from.
- Unlabeled landmarks on the page
There are landmarks with the same meanings with no labels to tell them apart. - Unnamed language menu
The language menu has not been labeled nor distinguished from other contents. - Consecutive links with the same targets
Multiple consecutive links on the site lead to the same target. - Links cannot be identified as links
There are links on the site that cannot be identified as links from other content. - Unnecessary information for assistive technology users
There is information and elements on the site which get unnecessary focus with assistive technology. - Problems in page headings
There are insufficient headings and heading levels on the site. H1 headings are missing or there is more than one of them. On some occasions, the heading levels are not hierarchical and jump over levels. There are also empty headings on the site. - Elements with the same id
There are elements on the site with the same ids. - Low contrast of text in buttons
There are buttons on the site with too low a contrast between text and background.
Unfulfilled accessibility standards
1.4.4 Resize text
- The site is not fully readable when text is resized
The text may be hard to read and some features are hard to use when the text is resized.
Operable
Unfulfilled accessibility standards
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks
- Repeated elements that are hard to bypass
There are third-party functions on the site that are not accessible and cannot be bypassed easily.
Unfulfilled accessibility standards
2.4.3 Focus order
- Focus order is not fully logical
The focus order of the education search and main menu on mobile is not logical.
Unfulfilled accessibility standards
2.4.4. Link Purpose (In Context)
- The target of the link does not always occur
The target of picture links does not always occur for assistive technology users. - Links with the same labels lead to different targets
There are links with the same labels but that lead to different targets. They make it harder for assistive technology users to navigate on the page. - Purpose of links cannot be determined programmatically
There are links on the site whose purpose cannot be determined programmatically.
Unfulfilled accessibility standards
2.4.6 Headings and labels
- Headings with the same names
There are headings on different levels with the same names, that do not describe the content properly.
Unfulfilled accessibility standards
2.4.7 Focus Visible
- Elements without visible focus
All elements do not get visible focus and may be hard to use with the keyboard.
Understandable
Unfulfilled accessibility standards
3.2.2 On Input
- Link takes the user to an external service without warning
There are links on the site that take the user to an external service without warning and thus cause a change in context. - The Swedish education search takes the user to the Finnish site
When searching with the education search feature on the Swedish site the user is automatically taken to the Finnish site.
Robust
Unfulfilled accessibility standards
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
- Missing roles for filters
There are filters in the education search with missing roles, and their purpose cannot be determined programmatically. - Unnamed buttons
There are buttons on the site that have not been named and whose purpose cannot be determined programmatically. These kinds of buttons are, for example, the hamburger menu on mobile and the button for the Chatbot.
Other shortcomings
- There are some third-party additions in use, which are not compliant with the accessibility standards.
- It may be hard to accept the cookies with a pointer since the Chatbot covers the cookie buttons.
- There are PDF files on the site with accessibility issues.
Did you notice a shortcoming in our digital services?
Please let us know and we will do our best to fix it. Send your feedback by email to info@careeria.fi.
Accessibility supervisor
If you notice an accessibility issue on our page, please provide us first with feedback. It can take 14 days for us to respond. If you are dissatisfied with the response or do not get a response in two weeks, you can announce us to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland. Opens in a new tab. It is clearly stated on their website how to make the announcement and how it is processed.
Contact information for the supervisory unit
The Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland
Supervisory unit for accessibility
www.saavutettavuusvaatimukset.fi
saavutettavuus(at)avi.fi
tel. (switchboard) 0295 016 000