What are the AODA website requirements?
AODA website compliance requires that your public website (not intranet) and its content meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level A and AA (excluding criteria 1.2.4 and 1.2.5). WCAG is the internationally accepted standard for web accessibility, as developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). To comply with WCAG 2.0, you must have no content that violates the Success Criteria. These requirements and subsequent success criterion include:
Level A
Guideline 1.1: Provide text alternatives for non-text content
Guideline 1.2: Provide alternatives for time-based media
- 2.1 Audio only and video only (Prerecorded)
- 2.2 Captions (Prerecorded)
- 2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded)
Guideline 1.3 Adaptable Content
- 3.1 Info and relationships
- 3.2 Meaningful sequence
- 3.3 Sensory characteristics
Guideline 1.4 Distinguishable Content
- 4.1 Use of color
- 4.2 Audio control
Guideline 2.1 Keyboard accessible
- 1.1 Keyboard
- 1.2 No Keyboard trap
Guideline 2.2 Provide users enough time to read and use content
- 2.1 Timing adjustable
- 2.2 Pause, stop, hide
Guideline 2.3 Don’t design content in a way that is known to cause seizures
- 3.1 Three flashes or below threshold
Guideline 2.4 Navigable content
- 4.1 Bypass blocks
- 4.2 Page titled
- 4.3 Focus order
- 4.4 Link purpose (in context)
Guideline 3.1 Readable text content
Guideline 3.2 Predictable web pages
- 2.1 On focus
- 2.2 On input
Guideline 3.3 Input assistance
- 3.1 Error identification
- 3.2 Labels or instructions
Guideline 4.1 Compatible
- 1.1 Parsing
- 1.2 Name, role, value
Level AA
Guideline 1.4 Distinguishable content
- 4.3 Contrast (Minimum)
- 4.4 Resize text
- 4.5 Images of text
Guideline 2.4 Navigable content
- 4.5 Multiple ways
- 4.6 Headings and labels
- 4.7 Focus visible
Guideline 3.1 Readable text content
Guidelines 3.2 Predictable web pages
- 2.4 Consistent identification
Guideline 3.3 Input assistance
- 3.3 Error suggestion
- 3.4 Error prevention (Legal, financial, data)