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Government to appeal ruling over website accessibility for visually impaired

January 12, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Standard for Customer Service, Standard for Information and Communications

On January 11, 2011, the Treasury Board Secretariat announced that the federal government will file an appeal of a court decision that ordered Ottawa to make all government websites accessible to the blind within 15 months.

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Improving web accessibility – our own!

December 6, 2010 Adam Gorley Accessibility Standards, Announcements and Administration, Standard for Customer Service, Standard for Information and Communications

Customers demand more of businesses in so many ways these days—better quality and safety, greater social and environmental responsibility, extra service, and accessibility. The law increases its demands frequently, too. Even our governments and public service providers have a hard time keeping up with the legal requirements! Making improvements in all of these areas can challenge an organization, but only accessibility offers the advantage of access to a market of unrealized potential.

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