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The University of Waterloo is committed to meeting our obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). The University has an obligation to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.0 Level AA for all public websites, in accordance with AODA legislation, as outlined in Policy 58 - Accessibility. (Our obligations are specified in Section 14 of the Integrated Accessibility Standards which is a regulation under the AODA.)
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Building your web site in the Waterloo Content Management System or UWaterloo Scholar is the easiest way to meet this requirement. For sites outside of these systems, see how to meet web accessibility requirements.
Scope
The standard is now in force and applies to anything that was published on a website on or after January 1, 2012, including PDF files and web-based applications that an organization controls directly or through a contractual relationship that allows for modification of the product.
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Additional resources
Attend the IT Professional Development (ITPD) courses on web accessibility.
Review the Basic web accessibility and Accessibility tools pages.
For more details, refer to the quick reference “How to Meet WCAG 2.0”.
Contact Liam Morland with any questions about creating accessible web content.