Advice for Making eRecruiting More Accessible2021-01-06T13:49:12+00:00

Advice for Making eRecruiting More Accessible

Six experts weigh in on why it is important for employers to improve the accessibility of online job applications.

Dana Marlowe on the Inaccessibility of Online Job Applications

Transcript: Dana Marlowe on the Inaccessibility of Online Job Applications PEAT asked Dana Marlowe, President of Accessibility Partners "Given that many job applications are not accessible to people with disabilities, what's your advice on how best to change this?" Marlowe: I think the best way to change inaccessible online jobs application processes is to work with the vendors. It's twofold, working with [...]

Greg Elin on the Inaccessibility of Online Job Applications

Transcript: Greg Elin on the Inaccessibility of Online Job Applications PEAT asked Greg Elin, Executive Director of GovReady: "Given that many job applications are not accessible to people with disabilities, what's your advice on how best to change this?" Elin: Small and medium-size businesses are only going to purchase solutions. They only adopt solutions they don't really -- time is very precious [...]

Katia Albanese on the Inaccessibility of Online Job Applications

Transcript: Katia Albanese on the Inaccessibility of Online Job Applications PEAT asked Katia Albanese, Strategic Communications Consultant at Concepts Inc.: "Given that many job applications are not accessible to people with disabilities, what's your advice on how best to change this?" Albanese: Over the past year, PEAT has engaged in some research to find out how inaccessible online job applications or the [...]

Sharron Rush on the Inaccessibility of Online Job Applications

Transcript: Sharron Rush on the Inaccessibility of Online Job Applications PEAT asked Sharron Rush, Executive Director of Knowbility: "Given that many job applications are not accessible to people with disabilities, what's your advice on how best to change this?" Rush: The lack of accessibility of online job applications and online job processes is a tremendous challenge because of the fact that, it's [...]

Ben Caldwell on the Inaccessibility of Online Job Applications

Transcript: Ben Caldwell on the Inaccessibility of Online Job Applications PEAT asked Ben Caldwell, Web Developer at Pushing7: "Given that many job applications are not accessible to people with disabilities, what's your advice on how best to change this?" Caldwell: So, from my perspective, given the changes that we've had in technology over the last few years, there's really no excuse for [...]