WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility that supports AODA compliance and works for every visitor.
Discipline: Web Development
Working term: WCAG 2.1 AA fixed in code
Formats: ongoing monthly work or a single audit
Who you talk to: the senior lead, on every weekly call
The service
Our approach to Accessibility & AODA Compliance
Accessibility is a legal duty for many Ontario organizations under the AODA, and it is simply good practice everywhere else in Canada. We bring your site up to WCAG 2.1 AA through a full audit, fixes in order of priority and ongoing checks. That lowers compliance risk and makes the site work for everyone who visits.
Inside a Accessibility & AODA Compliance engagement
The core work
WCAG 2.1 AA audit
Code-level fixes
Ongoing accessibility checks
Also covered
Lower compliance risk
A site everyone can use
How we keep the work accountable
Before work starts, we agree on the number that matters most to you. Each sprint is planned against it. You get a short recorded update every week and a dashboard you can open any time, and the senior lead joins every call.
A senior lead runs your account from day one
A recorded walkthrough each week and a shared reporting dashboard
We work inside the tools and CMS your team already uses
Target ranges written into the agreement before we begin
Our Process
Four stages of Accessibility & AODA Compliance
The same order every time: find the constraint, plan, deliver, then review. Here is what each stage involves.
01
Audit against WCAG 2.1 AA
We test with keyboards and screen readers and check semantics, focus order, contrast and ARIA. The result is a list of the barriers people actually hit.
02
Fix the code itself
Repairs happen in the markup and components. Overlay widgets often miss real problems and can create new ones.
03
Record the work
You get documentation of what was fixed and how the site conforms. That supports AODA reporting in Ontario.
04
Keep checking
New pages and features get checked too, so conformance does not slip over time.
Overlay widgets promise quick compliance and fall short of genuine conformance. We audit against WCAG 2.1 AA with automated tools and manual testing using keyboards and screen readers, then fix the underlying issues: semantic markup, keyboard navigation, focus order, colour contrast, ARIA usage, form labels and alt text.
The result is a site people with disabilities can actually use.
WCAG 2.1 AA audit with manual testing
Semantic markup, keyboard and focus fixes
ARIA, contrast and screen-reader checks
Code-level remediation with no overlays
02
How progress tends to build
Commercial terms usually move later than technical fixes
Reduce legal risk
Meet AODA and related requirements
Under Ontario’s AODA, designated public sector organizations and businesses or non-profits with 50 or more employees must make public websites conform to WCAG 2.0 Level AA, with some exceptions. Organizations in other provinces may have their own rules, and federally regulated organizations fall under the Accessible Canada Act. We work to WCAG 2.1 AA, which covers the 2.0 requirements, and keep records of what was fixed.
Removing the barriers themselves is what lowers your risk.
Work aligned to AODA website requirements
Documented remediation and conformance notes
Real barriers fixed in the code
Ongoing monitoring as content changes
03
Content velocity
Briefed, drafted, edited, shipped
Accessible = better for all
Wider reach and better SEO
Accessibility opens your site to customers others shut out, including older visitors and people with temporary injuries. The same clean structure that helps screen readers also helps search engines understand your pages. We handle both in one project, so the work improves reach, usability and SEO together.
Treated properly, accessibility pays back well beyond compliance.
Reach customers other sites exclude
Semantic markup that supports SEO
Easier use for every visitor
An investment that pays back
Our working terms
What a Accessibility & AODA Compliance engagement includes
The standards every build is held to, the steps that protect your search traffic on launch day, and everything you own outright once the project closes.
A named senior specialist leads each account
Progress shown in live Looker Studio dashboards
Measured on leads and revenue
WCAG 2.1 AA
Fixed in code
AODA
Documentation ready
More people
Able to use the site
Cleaner
Markup search engines read
FAQs
Before you sign: common questions
Straight answers on scope, timing and how we report.
Do accessibility overlay widgets make a site compliant?
No. Overlays do not deliver WCAG conformance and can get in the way of assistive technology. We fix the underlying markup, navigation, contrast and screen-reader experience.
Does the AODA apply to our website?
If you are a designated public sector organization, or a business or non-profit with 50 or more employees in Ontario, your public website generally must meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Other provinces and federally regulated sectors have their own rules. We can review your situation, though for a legal opinion you should consult a lawyer.
Does accessibility help SEO?
Yes. Semantic, well-structured, keyboard-friendly markup helps search engines read your pages as well as assistive technology.
Which standard do you follow?
WCAG 2.1 Level AA, which meets the WCAG 2.0 AA level referenced by the AODA. We audit, fix and document conformance against it.
Tell us about the business and a senior specialist will get back to you within one business day. If starting with Web Development looks like the wrong first step, we will say so and suggest what to fix first.
