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From: Glenda
Date: Sep 16, 2004 4:49PM






Hi
Jules,
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color=#800080>I understand your frustration. It is as if the
governments write these policies so that they can say "look what we're doing for
people with disabilities", but then they don't implement their own policy.
Its like what is the point? From my understanding, the BC Government is
doing the same thing. We need a big legal case on Web accessibility, not
that the Human Rights Code has much bite. Anyway, assuming the ODA
is followed, do you know how "Web accessibility" is define, ie Priority 1 and 2
or whatever?? For this course I am developing, I am looking for
Canadian examples of what IS being done, hoping to create a need to follow what
others ARE doing. May be easier said than done.
Glenda

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size=2>-----Original Message-----From: julian.rickards
[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]Sent: Thursday, September 16,
2004 7:53 AMTo: WebAIM Discussion ListSubject: Re:
[WebAIM] Question regarding Canadian ODA
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
face=Georgia color=#0000ff>A/Digital Publications Distribution
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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