AODA and Liability

Digital accessibility may not have previously been a priority for many websites and companies, but people ignoring those mandates can now be sued. Websites and web content are not the only functions of the internet that need to be AODA compliant, browsers do as well. If anything, browsers are more important since they serve as an access point to reach a desired website. In the case of mobile accessibility and apps, they need to be coded individually for accessibility, and many are not. People who create apps can easily see all their work removed if these digital accessibility requirements are not taken seriously.

In many ways, these web content accessibility laws have changed the way websites are presented. For example, a link labelled “click here” is vague and unhelpful, and is now given a more descriptive label to be AODA compliant. Images are also limiting without a thorough description; this is so important that you should understand the image via the description without looking at it. Use of colors must also not make reading any more difficult for some individuals, and text size cannot be too small.