Why choose AccessibilitéWeb
AccessibilitéWeb is a non-profit cooperative that promotes Web accessibility for people with disabilities, for the aging population and for the marginalized internet users by their use of alternative technologies on the Web. Our aim is to promote best practices for the optimization of user experience and design efforts for websites and Web applications.
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Allow organizations to access a high level of accessibility expertise, without having to develop or maintain it internally, is the primary objective of the Club. This formula is intended to provide members:
- ways to achieve the objectives of standards compliance;
- coaching in the process of accessibility implementation;
- an optimization of best internal practices of development;
- ways to promote the transfer of accessibility knowledge;
- the access to a network of skilled and experienced professionals.
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SGQRI 008 refers to the Quebec gouvernment standards on information resources in terms of Web Accessibility for people with disabilities.
Contrary to what most people believe, making website content accessible can be straight-forward. Backed up by normative documents and relevant materials, this approach allows extraordinary gains for websites and for those who consult them.
If you need to implement these standards in your own organization and need a helping hand, consult our experts!
AccessibilitéWeb experts are able to answer your questions regarding the obligations, deadlines and impacts of this standard. Feel free to contact us.
Quebec gouvernment standards on information resources (SGQRI 008)
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The acronym WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, it is a set of guidelines for the accessibility of Web content. This standard was developed last century by the WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative), a working group of the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). The W3C is an international consortium of influential actors in the field of new technologies of informations and communications that enact many Web-related standards.
Version 2.0 of the WCAG standard presents 61 success criteria classified into 11 separate rules to make a content more accessible to people with disabilities. The application of these criteria of success also presents a direct and positive impact on the use of Web content for the aging population.
Rules and criteria for success of WCAG 2.0 are often more general than what could be read in version 1.0. This is because version 2.0 is aimed at all technologies used on the Web while WCAG 1.0 was much more focused on HTML and CSS.
If you need to implement these standards in your own organization or have any questions regarding the obligations, deadlines and impacts of this standard, feel free to contact us.
“Warning, this may include Web content obstacles to accessibility because it comes from a third party who is not subject to the Quebec government’s standard on Web accessibility.”, this means that the content is not managed by the site’s webmaster and might not conform to SGQRI 008-01. Although this situation is unfortunate, it is out of our control and it does not make the website less compliant as provided in paragraph a) of Article 7 of SGQRI 008-01.