Accessibility Standards Canada

Accessibility Act Canada is responsible for creating and reviewing standards that apply to: Federally regulated entities and The federal government Those barriers that prevent accessibility are identified and eliminated by Canadian accessibility standards. Accessibility standards can also be submitted to the workforce development and minister of employment so that they can be adopted into regulations. Priority areas: While carrying out consultation activities related to Accessible Act Canada , the government has understood that there are certain areas that are important to Canadians for improving accessibility: ·        Disabled persons and other experts ·        Industry representatives and ·        Those stakeholders that have been impacted by standards. Accessibility Canada Act has identified the following seven priorities that should be taken into consideration: 1. Communication and information technologies 2. Employment 3. Communication (other than communicat

Canadian Human Rights Act of 1977: The Canadian Human Rights Act states that there should be equal opportunities for all individuals in life. Also, there should be discrimination that needs to be encouraged based on “national or ethnic origin, race, sex, age, family status, marital status, disability….” Even though the act was written before the internet era, still few key factors were added. Website accessibility is also given due consideration, as inaccessible websites prevent disabled people from accessing online information and services. The Canada accessibility standards are a testimony. There is no doubt that this act was done before the Internet era. But, a solid and realistic case can be made based on the assumption that disabled people would not be provided with equal opportunities if inaccessible web content is given due importance. The implication of Canada accessibility standards: In 2011, the Standard on Web Accessibility was built to make sure that a high level