WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AODA GUIDELINES
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ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act was first enacted in 2005 when the Legislative Assembly of Ontario proposed a set of standards to be applied to all public establishments to make them more accessible to Ontarians with physical and mental disabilities.
WHAT IS WCAG 2.0 AA?
You will hear this acronym mentioned a lot in relation to AODA because it represents the basic set of guidelines it reinforces. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are issued by W3C (the World Wide Web Consortium) and represent the most prestigious international standardfortheinternet.
WHO SHOULD COMPLY WITH AODA 2021?
The deadlines for implementing steps of adopting the AODA regulations made many companies nervous. Many articles were published on the web warning of the shocking fines you would get for not complying on time, but the reality is not so dramatic.
WHY AODA 2021 IMPORTANT
First, ensuring access to people with disabilities to all web content is a social responsibility of every business or organization to ensure that every Ontarian has access to services, employment,programs,andspaces.
Second, you must also consider the consequences of ignoring these requirements, which include penalties andfines.
COMMON ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES
If you are not sure where to start with the implementation of accessibility measures on your website or app, here are the most common issues faced on this subject:
Lackingalt-textonimages
Missingsemanticmark-ups
Vagueanchortext
Insufficientcolorcontrast
Usingtextasanimage
Updating content dynamically
ACCESSIBILITY TIPS
You can first update your procedures and standards following the basic standards presented in the above sections and make it a habit. Then, if your website or app shows compliance in the most important fields, it will be an easier job to become fully compliant in time for the official deadlines.
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