Find Out if You Have an AODA Compliant Website

Looking to comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Accessible Canada Act (ACA)? Acquia Web Governance, powered by Acquia, offers automated website scans to help you find and fix accessibility issues.

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How Acquia Web Governance Helps Guarantee AODA Compliance

Automated Audits

With automated weekly and on-demand scans, our website audit tool tests your site against AODA standards, reports on errors, and gives recommendations for resolution.

Track Compliance

You can track and prove your web accessibility compliance progress via reports in the History Center.

Unlimited Training

We offer unlimited support via website accessibility compliance training, a help center, webinars, and one-on-one meetings.

Prove Commitment

Our Accessibility Statement Generator helps you craft a web accessibility statement to publicly showcase your accessibility policies.

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PDF Scanning

Scan PDFs for accessibility errors and easily request remediation services, powered by market-leading provider, CommonLook®.

Accessibility Fast Track

Instantly locate elements such as links, images, and text, and address accessibility issues in bulk at the touch of a button.

Browser Extension

Leverage Chrome, Firefox, and Edge browser extensions to view and fix issues directly on a page.

Heatmaps

Monitor how visitors interact with your pages to identify where and how to improve user experience.

History Center

Our History Center lets you track your web accessibility progress across time, helping you prove your efforts towards creating a more inclusive site.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What web accessibility standards does AODA use?
Under the AODA’s Information and Communications Standard, all web content must comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA, and subsequent WCAG versions.

Who has to comply with the AODA?
All Ontario businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees must comply.

What do you need to do for AODA web compliance?
Create accessibility policies based on WCAG 2.1 Establish a publicly available process for receiving and responding to feedback on the accessibility of your website Make written information and other forms of communication accessible upon request Provide accessibility training to volunteers and employees For companies with over 49 employees, create a multi-year accessibility plan to help achieve long-term accessibility goals

Create accessibility policies based on WCAG 2.1
Establish a publicly available process for receiving and responding to feedback on the accessibility of your website
Make written information and other forms of communication accessible upon request
Provide accessibility training to volunteers and employees
For companies with over 49 employees, create a multi-year accessibility plan to help achieve long-term accessibility goals

What happens when you fail to comply with AODA?
Failure to comply with the AODA can result in severe monetary penalties.