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Web Accessibility? I’m not amoosed…
Legislation (Past) Provincial overviews WCAG 1.0 / CLF 1.0, WCAG 1.0 What!?
How’s it goin’ eh? Accessibility & Online Media In Canada
5 Year Review (2009 vs. 2014) 15 Canadian Media Properties 6 Sets of Criteria Overview
Forms Readable Multimedia Tables Structure Clear Focus Criteria
Details 1-3 1) Forms Register / Login Markup Errors Captchas 2) Readable Font Size Resize Widgets White Space 3) Multimedia Closed Captioning Keyboard Transcripts Described Video
Details 4-6 4) Tables Proper Use Scope Title / Summary 5) Structure Headings Skip Links Consistency 6) Focus Where am I? What’s happening?
Back in 2009
2009 Websites
2009 Results 1 / 154 / 150 / 151 / 15 0 / % of all tests were satisfactory
It’s unBEARable
2014 eh11y Legislation Survey 1.0 Legislation (Present)
Are there any specific web accessibility standards set for your country/province?
Are these standards based on existing W3C accessibility guidelines?
What conformance level, if any, is expected for these standards?
Are there any implementation deadlines planned for compliance?
Do these standards apply only to government websites?
Are the standards enforced as mandatory policies or just as recommendations?
Canadian Govt. Accessibility (Global Results Overview)
Canada (Federal) Nova Scotia Manitoba Newfoundland/Labrador Ontario Quebec Alberta British Columbia Saskatchewan New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Note: Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut are not included for the purpose of this research. Canadian Govt. Accessibility Heat Map
Present Day
Forms Readable Multimedia Tables Structure Clear Focus Criteria Recap
2014 Websites
2014 Results* 6 / 158 / 152 / 14**2 / 153 / 15 27% of all tests were satisfactory * Test Subjects changed for wider picture; common owners replaced ** closed captioning only
2009 vs %53%14%13%20% 7%27%0%7% 0% ALL CRITERIA IMPROVED!
PROGRESS!
What does the Canadian future hold for Web Accessibility?
Population 65 years +, Canada Historical ( ) and Projected ( ) Source:
Legislation (Future) 2021 & Beyond Predictions
Room for Improvement Change is happening Awareness still Needed Legislation is Making Impact Improving Development Culture Online Media Future
Web Accessibility? Canadians give a dam!
The Great Maple Syrup Q&A
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