Web Accessibility for Canada.ca (T716)
This course outlines federal standards and guidelines on web accessibility and emphasizes the requirements, roles and responsibilities for compliance with this standard. Participants will learn how to assess and apply WCAG 2.0 in a consistent manner throughout the Canada.ca web pages under the Web Renewal Initiative.
Learn accessibility by practicing
Structured documents scenarios
Exercises to help write and better understand accessibility and how well-structured documents benefit.
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Scenario 1
Choose between headings, paragraphs and images to build a well-structured information page.
Forms
Form scenarios will allow you to try and feel the effects of bad forms
WCAG: guideline by guideline
Bad examples
Examples demonstrating some causes of accessibility issues
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Understandable
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Robust
Good examples
Examples demonstrating some of the ways to correct the accessibility issues
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Understandable
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Robust
References
WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference
For the current list of Sufficient Techniques and Common Failures.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
For the official standard documentation.
WebAIM's WCAG 2.0 Checklist
For the a simplified checklist to assist with accessibility compliance.
Web Experience Toolkit (WET)
The framework for all public websites of the Government of Canada.
Web Experience Toolkit (WET)
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