Kiandra builds new a field app for Get Skilled Access
By Gaurav Sharma
Journalist
Fri 11 Nov 2022
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Custom software provider Kiandra has been selected by Get Skilled Access (GSA) to build the Field – an online job platform designed to connect people with disabilities to employers in a way that hasn’t been done before.
The Field is the result of an initiative by Dylan Alcott AO organisation GSA, co-funded by the Australian Government. The platform is disability-led, designed, delivered, maintained and accessible to five different disabilities.
Martin Cooperwaite, Co-founder, Kiandra, says partnering with GSA to deliver the Field was both a privilege and a unique challenge, as the platform needed to be accessible to different disabilities in a way other sites hadn't adequately addressed before.
“Building software for accessibility at this level is about putting the people we represent first. The Field must support a range of user access needs while at the same time being accessible to those who would be maintaining the system in the long term. Kiandra leveraged the low-code platform OutSystems to support both objectives, as it is easily customisable for those maintaining the system,” adds Martin.
“Our goal for the Field is to provide [...]