The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines were developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and have been around since 1999. The W3C launched multiple versions of WCAG over time to ensure the guidelines evolved with the accessibility needs of society.. At the moment, the latest version is WCAG 2.1 with version 2.2 pending approval.
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Here's something you probably didn't know. Of all the content written on a webpage, roughly only 20% of that content is read by the user. Nowadays, users consume mostly images and videos, so when they consume text, they scan it and pick out the most important words. However, not all users have the ability to scan through text seamlessly. Roughly five to ten percent of Canadians live with Dyslexia, a disability that can be difficult to diagnose. Due to the different severity levels of Dyslexia, it's essential to update your digital content so all users can easily consume that information.
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Planning is part of creating, maintaining, and growing a business. You plan for the initial start-up. You plan for its ongoing progress. And you plan on how to increase your business's success. However, within that plan should be a strategy to address accessibility barriers affecting your staff and clients. Although new legislation mandates companies and organizations to create a more accessible environment, there are still barriers that affect the everyday life of people with disabilities.
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Nowadays, it's not just about having a website. It's about making sure that everyone, including people with disabilities, can access and use it.
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Have you tested your website recently? Not for common error pages or new customer journey maps but to see if users with disabilities can use the website as seamlessly as those without disabilities.
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What can you do as a business, or organization, to ensure disabled users can access the content, products, and services they need as your business adopts new technologies?
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Those with disabilities deserve the right to communicate and engage with society as easily as those without disabilities do. Although there are international laws to initiate accessibility standards, Canada has taken extra steps toward becoming a more accessible country for individuals.
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The AODA refers to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act which is an accessibility law that requires both individuals and organizations to follow accessibility standards in both public and private sectors.
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Over the years, the financial industry has adapted to the convenience of online banking. It has become an essential service that provides loans, checking and savings accounts, and investment opportunities that millions of people rely on at the click of a button.
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In an increasingly digital world, it’s crucial to ensure that information shared online is accessible to everyone. This includes emails, articles on websites, and especially PDF files. PDF files have become popular for sharing information because they can be accessed anywhere, making it quick and easy to provide documents to people.
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