What is the Accessibility for Manitobans Act?
AMA Fundamental Standards
- Accessible Customer Service Standard Regulation: As per this standard, business practices and staff training should provide better and enhanced services to people with disabilities.
- Accessible Employment Standard Regulation: This standard focuses on equitable employment practices, so the recruitment, training, and retention processes are all fair and equal for people with disabilities.
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- Accessible Information and Communication Standard Regulation: Information should be accessible to everyone, irrespective of their abilities or background.
- Accessible Transportation Standard Regulation: This standard states that transport systems should be designed to be easily accessible for people with disabilities.
- Accessible Design of Outdoor Public Spaces Standard: All outdoor spaces and public areas should be designed with accessibility in mind.
Does the Accessibility for Manitobans Act Require WCAG Compliance?
Yes, the Accessibility for Manitobans Act requires compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). WCAG states the technical standards for web accessibility, making all online content and data accessible for people with disabilities and varied cognitive skills.
Since AMA aims to break all barriers for Manitoba’s citizens with disabilities, compliance with WCAG is mandatory. In April 2022, Manitoba’s Government published the Accessible Information and Communication Standard Regulation, which requires all organizations’ web content to meet the WCAG standards if published on or after April 22, 2022.
What Accessibility Issues Could Cause AMA Compliance Violations?
WCAG 2.1 is the most widely accepted international standard for accessibility and is a holy grail for people wanting to create inclusive and accessible web content.
- If any website does not have alternative text (alt text). When people use screen readers or other assistive technologies, alt text is very important as it describes the visual content to users.
- Videos and other multimedia content are missing captions and descriptions.
- Navigation issues occur when a website is not keyboard-friendly. Some people are unable to use a mouse and depend on the keyboard to navigate through a webpage.
- Low-contrast texts. Such texts are not readable to people with color blindness or other vision disabilities. Read more about the importance of color contrast for accessibility.
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