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Re: Question regarding Canadian ODA

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From: julian.rickards@ndm.gov.on.ca
Date: Sep 16, 2004 8:53AM








It is
my understanding that intranets are supposed to be ODA compliant but our
Management Board has not yet required this.
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Off
The Record: There are projects funded by our government for web sites developed
by outside contractors. If the work was done internally, ODA and French Language
translation would be required but if the work is for an external web site, the
government department that is hiring the contractor does not need to enforce
either. This escape clause pisses me off (sorry for the
language).
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As to
the ODA email address, the ODA Committee web site was developed by an outside
contractor, perhaps contact her.
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<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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Julian Rickards <FONT
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Coordinator Publication Services
Section, Ministry of Northern
Development and Mines, Vox:
705-670-5608 / Fax: 705-670-5960

<FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----From: glenda
[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
6:36 PMTo: WebAIM Discussion ListSubject: [WebAIM]
Question regarding Canadian ODA
I sent the following to
the email provided on the ODA site and it bounced back. I'm hoping
someone here knows:

I am preparing a course
on Web accessibility and am including a section on the status of Web
accessibility in Canada. I will include the ODA's <SPAN
class=610361817-15092004>clause:

Government internet
sites
6. The
Government of Ontario shall provide its internet sites in a format that is
accessible to persons with disabilities, unless it is not technically feasible
to do so.
I am
wondering if any guidelines or standards have been adopted that specific how
to make websites accessible, as this clause seems rather vague.
Does this clause also cover Government Intranet sites? Thanks,

Glenda
Watson Hyatt
Soaring
Eagle Communications
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