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“University has an obligation to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.0 Level AA for all public websites” (target 2025)
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Who
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must
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comply
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As
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of
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January
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1,
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2021,
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the
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AODA
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requires
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you
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to
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make
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all
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public
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websites
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accessible
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if
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you
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are
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either:
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a designated public sector organization or
a business or non-profit
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organization
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with
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50
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or
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more
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employees
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The
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organization
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that
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controls
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the
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website
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(either
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directly
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or
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through
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a
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contractual
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relationship)
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must
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meet
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the
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accessibility
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requirements.
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These
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requirements
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only
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apply
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to
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websites
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and
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web
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content
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published
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on
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a
...
website
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after
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January
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1,
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2012.
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Internal
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websites
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You
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do
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not
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have
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to
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make
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your
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internal
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website
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(intranet
...
or
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extranet)
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meet
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WCAG
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2.0
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levels
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A/AA.
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However,
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if
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an
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individual
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asks
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you
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to
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make
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content
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available
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to
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them
...
in
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an
...
alternate
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accessible
...
format
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(such
...
as
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large
...
...
or
...
braille),
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you
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must
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work
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with
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the
...
individual
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to
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meet
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their
...
needs.
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The
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Government
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of
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Ontario
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and
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Legislative
...
Assembly
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of
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Ontario
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must
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make
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their
...
internal
...
websites
...
meet
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WCAG
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2.0
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levels
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AA.
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What about password protected staff and student sites?
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Sites behind authentication
WAVE (browser plugin), https://wave.webaim.org/
Lighthouse - (built into Chrome dev tools)
axe DevTools (browser
...
plugin)
a Firefox web developer addon, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/web-developer/
Tutorial
I am not sure how useful LinkedIn learning is for this.
Basic
These tutorials have html examples.
https://www.sitepoint.com/how-to-use-aria-effectively-with-html5/
https://www.a11yproject.com/posts/2014-05-15-getting-started-aria/
https://www.a11yproject.com/posts/2020-08-20-an-indepth-guide-to-aria-roles/ .
These videos have html examples:
Kevin Powell’s playlist on Underutilized HTML elements
Kevin Powell’s playlist on https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4-IK0AVhVjMobWfe4VmvbAwLmpG1RQMT
Introduction to WAI-ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications)
Advanced
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Accessibility/WAI-ARIA_basics
https://blog.logrocket.com/aria-live-regions-for-javascript-frameworks/
General References
Links to extra support and other resources
"Check Web Site’s (X)HTML & CSS, Accessibility & SEO," https://www.webnauts.net/check.html
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2024/02/accessibility-standards-empower-better-chart-visual-design/