- Services
- ☑ Best Practice Advice
- Encoding
- ☑ Make your Documents Accessible
- ☑ Make your Website Accessible
- ☑ Document Structures
to PDF, Word, Text, HTML Files
- ☑ OCR with Review
- ☑ Accessible Video
Captions, Descriptive video
- Websites
- ☑ Duel-Role Design
- ☑ Custom Templates
- ☑ Compliant Templates
- ☑ Compliant Document Hosting
- ☑ Compliant Site Web Hosting
- ☑ Framework/App Development
- Consulting
- ☑ Compliance Audits
- ☑ Compliance Advice
- ☑ Usability Testing and Advice
- ☑ Template Production and Advice
- ☑ Content Production
Web and Graphic Development, Copy/Writing
- ☑ Training and Presentations
- Education
- ☑ Publications
- ☑ Certification
- Reasons for Accessibility
- Enhance Inclusiveness of users
- Provide users of different ability independence and dignity
- Legal compliance
In Ontario and by January 1, 2021, all Internet websites and web content must meet the
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 AA
Failure to comply can result in fines under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Individuals: $200 - $2,000
Corporations: $500 - $15,000
- The Accessible Canada Act
(C-81; Third Reading)
Maximum penalty: $250,000
Defences not available:
a. Exercised due diligence to prevent the violation
b. Believed the existence of facts that, if true, would exonerate them.
- Why we are different
- A Customized solution for your content
- We aim to be simple and easy
- Affordable Solutions
- Canadian Company
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Need a compliant Document? Website? Content?
We can create documents or website sites based off our Compliant Templates
or develop a custom solution for you.
We can create unique and custom content as well.
We can work on-site, off-site, local or abroad,
using inhouse or outsourced teams.
No project too small or too large.
- Content User Considerations
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• Low Vision
• Blindness
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Cognitive Disabilities
• Language & Low Literacy
•Learning Disabilities
• Physical Disabilities
- Do all webmasters and designers know about this?
- Probably not.
These rules are a bit counter to what designers and developers are taught and so need a shift in thinking.
- Often websites about Accessibility,
lack being accessible themselves.
If the vendor you are looking for doesn't make their content Accessible - question why you should trust them to make yours.
- Can I test my own site?
- Yes, you should check your website to see if it is compliant.
If you need assistance, contact us.
- A. Code Validation Options:
- w3C markup validation
Ideal: Document checking completed. No errors or warnings to show.
- Nu Html Checker
Ideal: Document checking completed. No errors or warnings to show.
- Note: Code Validation is prone to errors and so is not a reliable method to ensure compliance.
- Fact:
Ontarians with Disabilities Act Website: 733 Errors
Accessible Canada Act Website: 1001 Errors (Crashed Validator)
- B. Check-list Validation
- This involves reviewing the guidelines and validating via a check-list that your document and/or site meets the requirements.
- c. Physical Validation
- This involves physically reviewing the website and checking for problems with the site. It is possible to look for problems, however it is better to have a professional check the site, hire testers of certain abilities and/or hire focus groups.
There are lots of options, but not one solution is the best one, a combination is the best solution to ensure compliance.
- What is Jaws/Jaws Inspect?
- JAWS (Job Access with Speech)is a screen reading program.
It is designed for windows only and the demonstration version runs for 40 minutes before the computer needs to be restarted. It is about 90usd/year, but if not in the USA, there is a complicated purchasing system for the software.
- "JAWS Inspect generates text output of JAWS speech"
JAWS Inspect
- Does everyone use JAWS?
- Not everyone needs a screen reader. So no.
Those who do need a screen reader, may face a barrier to cost and so they likely don't use JAWS either.
It is important to look at not only the physical limitations but also the tools that one would likely use, especially if they have limited financial resources.
- Compliance Complications
- Just because a website work on one platform, does not mean it will work on others.
Legacy and cross-support is something that must be considered.
- What is the Accessibility Bar?
- This is our effort to provide Accessibility tools directly to the user.
A range of changes can be made to the content, which makes it more usable. We even have a screen reader. To use, just highlight the content you want read and select the screen reader icon on the tool bar. More useful if you have someone to assist you doing this. However it doesn't require a fee to use.
- Quotes
- "It is so frustrating when the content is not clear and there is no way to get the information needed."
User of Crown Issued Training Program
- Compliance
- This website is designed to conform to WCAG 2.0 Level Triple-A Conformance