Poundland taps Recite Me tech to support job applicants with disabilities online
Poundland has launched a suite of digital accessibility tools to support job applicants and workers with disabilities online.
The Recite Me toolbar on the Poundland Careers website removes obstacles for those with disabilities, visual impairments, learning difficulties, and the population of an older age.
Carina Mardenborough, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing Manager at Poundland, comments: “As a responsible employer, it is important we provide opportunities for our colleagues to throve and be the best version of themselves.”
“We aim to provide our colleagues with essential tools to aid with a useful online and mobile experience; Recite Me works across all devices, allowing everyone to use the internet in the way that suits their needs.”
The support available on the website allows users to read aloud text and change the appearance of website pages.
This includes changes to colours, font type and sizing. It’s also possible to improve the ease of reading with additional aids such as a ruler and screen mask.
This means that visitors to the site, or the staff portal, can now click on a paragraph to have it read aloud, translate the page into a different language, read content in a dyslexia friendly text and much more.
Over 5,000 websites now use Recite Me, including Coca-Cola, Boots, and Dunelm.
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