Web Accessibility

We are pleased to provide this additional page about our commitment to web-accessibilty. You will find useful information about the structure and navigation of our site. We have several accessibility features to assist you in the navigation and use of this site.

As the Web has become widespread, people with disabilities face being locked out of many opportunities for communication, commerce, and community if websites are not accessible to them. Many Internet users with disabilities find web sites difficult or even impossible to use simply because of the way they are designed.

The standard format of this site is the same site-wide. If you have any questions please refer back to this page. The link to this page will be clearly diplayed on every page.

Table of Contents

• Website Accessibility Statement
• Website Accessibility Policy
• Website Standards Compliance
• Website Accessibility Features
• • Keyboard Shortcut Access Keys
  • Title Tags
  • Tab Access
  • Link Identification
  • How to change the look of our site pages.
  • • How to Change Text Size & Colours
    • How to Change Text Size
    • How to Change to Plain Layout View
    • Other Text & Colour Changes
• Requirements for rendering our site.
• • Browser Requirements
  • Internet Connection Requirements
  • Software Requirements

Web Accessibility FAQ's

• What is Web Accessibility?
• Why is Web Accessibility Important?
• Who Does Web Accessibility Benefit?
• • Older People
  • People with Low Literacy and People Not Fluent in the Language
  • People with Low Bandwidth Connections to the Internet, and Older Technologies
  • New and Infrequent Web Users
• What are the Social Impacts of Web Accessibility?
• • Essential for Equal Opportunity
  • Removes Barriers to Web Use
  • Overlap with Digital Divide Issues
  • Role of Organizations' Web Sites
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
• Financial Benefits of Accessible Websites
• • Increased Web Site Use
  • • Increases Potential Use by More People
    • Increases Findability
    • Increases Potential Use in More Situations
    • Increases Usability
    • Increases Positive Image
  • Direct Cost Savings
  • • High Legal Expenses
    • Alternative Format Materials
    • Translating
  • Cost Considerations
  • • Initial Costs
    • 1. Providing training and skills development
      2. Hiring expertise
      3. Incorporating accessibility into procedures
      4. Assessing existing Web site accessibility
      5. Purchasing accessibility evaluation tools
      6. Purchasing assistive technologies
      7. Upgrading technologies and tools
    • On-Going Costs
    • 1. Additional development time
      2. Additional testing time
    • Decreasing Costs
    • 1. Incorporating accessibility from the beginning
      2. Sharing accessibility resources
• More Accessibility Information
• • Canadian Policies and Provisions
  • Glossary of Terms

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