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We create AODA-compliant websites and tackle ongoing monitoring & error resolution. Compliance ensures the Internet is accessible to everyone.
Keep up with modern AODA compliance standards.
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) is an Ontario law mandating that organizations follow standards to become more accessible for people with disabilities. All levels of government, private sectors, and non-profits must comply with this legislation. The provincial goal is to be fully accessible by 2025. We can help ensure your website is AODA Compliant.
As of January 1, 2021, the AODA requires you to make all public websites accessible if you are either:
The organization that controls the website (either directly or through a contractual relationship) must meet the accessibility requirements. These requirements only apply to websites and web content published on a website after January 1, 2012.
WCAG is an internationally accepted standard for web accessibility developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international team of experts. These guidelines will improve the experience for everyone accessing your website.
AODA compliance is based on WCAG guidelines and sets standards for how businesses in Ontario should approach accessibility on their websites. Accessibility compliance promotes good user experience and helps you boost your search results!
We prefer to use WordPress for websites that are required to be AODA compliant. WordPress aims to make the WordPress Admin and bundled themes fully WCAG 2.0 AA compliant where possible. As an open-source system, WordPress is powered by a community of developers. This community is responsible for the WordPress core and the platform’s extensibility. Accessibility and inclusivity are very important to the WordPress community. The volume of AODA-compliant plugins is unrivalled by any other platform. Out of the box, WordPress itself is AODA compliant. More information about WordPress accessibility coding standards is available here.
Hiring a quality web developer ensures your website is built to current legal standards. Creating a compliant website will save you time, money and potential litigation down the line. An AODA-compliant website drives more traffic, captures conversions from a more diverse audience and has the potential to build goodwill. A compliant website is also likely to rank higher on search results pages.
Accessibility is a moving target. New accessibility issues become apparent as new technologies emerge, as you add new functionality & content to your website. For this reason, we have launched an ongoing accessibility compliance monitoring program. Enrollment in this program ensures you are alerted when your website is no longer achieving your compliance targets
The web should be accessible to all. Let’s have a chat today to ensure your website is built to AODA-compliant standards and remains accessible for all users.
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