Accessible travel expense reimbursement

Every employee should be able to submit and be reimbursed for expenses and travel costs in Circula. That is why we have invested a lot of resources in making the web version of the submission process accessible so that it can be used by everyone without restrictions or assistance.

We are familiar with the term accessibility in our physical environments: Elevators and ramps support people in wheelchairs, and tactile floor guidance systems help people with impaired vision to navigate through buildings.

Accessibility in the digital space is less well known. Similar to a public building, people should be able to find their way around a website and interact with it, regardless of any physical or cognitive impairments. To ensure this, there are so-called "best practices" and guidelines that are observed when designing and developing a web platform.

Circula follows the international WCAG 2.1 standard.

It is common for blind people to have websites read out to them by a screen reader and to be able to navigate them. The following adaptations, among others, improve this user experience:

The following measures have been taken for people with impaired vision:

It is also important to design a platform that is easy to understand and accessible in terms of content. The following adaptations were made for this purpose:

The first phase consisted of an internal conception of how the WCAG 2.1 guidelines apply to our platform and which adaptations are necessary.

The second phase involved the technical implementation of these adaptations.

For the third phase, specialized external parties were commissioned to test our platform and identify possible improvements.

In the final phase, these improvements were implemented technically.

The implementation of accessibility standards is a continuous process. With every new feature in the submission process, these standards are incorporated into the design process.