How to Make Your Website AODA Compliant: A Complete Guide
If your business or organization operates in Ontario, Canada, ensuring your digital presence is AODA compliant isn’t just best practice—it’s the law. The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) was created to remove barriers for people with disabilities across all public-facing services, including websites and web applications. With deadlines already passed for many organizations, now is the time to take action and ensure your website meets AODA compliance standards. What Does AODA Compliant Mean? Being AODA compliant means your website or digital content meets the accessibility standards set out by Ontario’s accessibility legislation. AODA incorporates the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, developed by the W3C, to ensure that websites are accessible to users with various disabilities. As of January 1, 2021, all public sector organizations and private or non-profit organizations with 50+ employees in Ontario must have websites that confo...