{"id":13,"date":"2022-01-21T20:07:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T20:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-402808-2395275.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2022-04-06T14:26:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:26:46","slug":"design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aodaweb.com\/design\/","title":{"rendered":"Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"SubBanner\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aodaweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OrangeBlob.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"137\" class=\"orangeblob\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"leftside\">\r\n<h1>AODA Website Accessibility Audits &#038; Certifications<\/h1>\r\n<p>The design and layout of a website is crucial to its success or failure in terms of website accessibility. In the WCAG 2.1 standards there are a number of items that are in particular to the design of the website. Things such as colors, contrast, text size, animations, all need to be considered during the design process of a website. If you want to ensure your website design meets AODA standards reach out to us. <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rightside\">\r\n<p class=\"subtitle\">Enter your details to discuss your next project.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"formcontainer\">\r\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f85-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13#wpcf7-f85-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"85\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"5.9.3\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f85-o1\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><label><span class=\"labelname\">Website *<\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-website\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Website *\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-website\" \/><\/span><\/label><label><span class=\"labelname\">Full Name *<\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Full Name *\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span><\/label><label><span class=\"labelname\">Email *<\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Email *\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span><\/label>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap recaptcha\" data-name=\"recaptcha\"><span data-sitekey=\"6LfNXcocAAAAAMTqVMxvhCh75AtAIRFE1gWWw51m\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-recaptcha g-recaptcha\"><\/span>\r\n<noscript>\r\n\t<div class=\"grecaptcha-noscript\">\r\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api\/fallback?k=6LfNXcocAAAAAMTqVMxvhCh75AtAIRFE1gWWw51m\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"310\" height=\"430\">\r\n\t\t<\/iframe>\r\n\t\t<textarea name=\"g-recaptcha-response\" rows=\"3\" cols=\"40\" placeholder=\"reCaptcha Response Here\">\r\n\t\t<\/textarea>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/noscript>\r\n<\/span><span id=\"wpcf7-662d3bc7d1b60-wrapper\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap honeypot-289-wrap\" style=\"display:none !important; visibility:hidden !important;\"><label for=\"wpcf7-662d3bc7d1b60-field\" class=\"hp-message\">Please leave this field empty.<\/label><input id=\"wpcf7-662d3bc7d1b60-field\"  class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" type=\"text\" name=\"honeypot-289\" value=\"\" size=\"40\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"new-password\" \/><\/span><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner button\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Get A Quote\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aodaweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/BlueBlob.png\" alt=\"Blue Blob\" width=\"396\" height=\"109\" class=\"blueblob\" \/>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"banner-shape\">\r\n<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\r\n<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,97C126.7,96.3,0.8,19.8,0,0v100l1000,0V1C1000,19.4,873.3,97.8,500,97z\"><\/path>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section> \r\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"SubpageOptions\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"discover\">\r\n<h2>How AODA and WCAG 2.1 Effect Website Design <\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>When making a website accessible the first thing to do is to check to see if the colour scheme used in the website branding guidelines complies with <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.org\/WAI\/standards-guidelines\/wcag\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WCAG 2.1 <span class=\"screen-reader-only\">(opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a> standards.  If the colour scheme does not comply with accessibility standards you will set yourself up for failure and a lot of work to redo to fix the issues. You can do a quick check yourself by using this accessibility <a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/resources\/contrastchecker\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">colour checker tool <span class=\"screen-reader-only\">(opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a>. It will identify if the colour and contrast pass WCAG 2.1 <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"discover\">\r\n<h3>Designing for Accessibility<\/h3>\r\n<p>In addition to the colours used on a website, there are other design factors that need to be considered when designing a website. These include; navigation and way points of a website, colours and animations used on the website and the use of underlines and other styling elements. For a full list of the design standards that need to be followed, reach out to us for a free checklist.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section id=\"formbar\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/aodaweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ContactBlueBlob.png\" alt=\"Contact Blue Blob\" width=\"1689\" height=\"759\" class=\"ContactBlueBlob\">\r\n<h4>Interested to see if your website is compliant? <\/h4>\r\n<p>Download our accessibility checklist to do testing on your own. Provide your contact details and website to receive our accessibility checklist and a quick scan on your homepage. <\/p>\r\n<div class=\"formcontainer\">\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f93-o2\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13#wpcf7-f93-o2\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"93\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"5.9.3\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f93-o2\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><label><span class=\"labelname\">Name *<\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Name *\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span><\/label><label><span class=\"labelname\">Email *<\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Email *\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span><\/label><label><span class=\"labelname\">Website *<\/span><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-website\"><input size=\"40\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Website *\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-website\" \/><\/span><\/label>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap recaptcha\" data-name=\"recaptcha\"><span data-sitekey=\"6LfNXcocAAAAAMTqVMxvhCh75AtAIRFE1gWWw51m\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-recaptcha g-recaptcha\"><\/span>\r\n<noscript>\r\n\t<div class=\"grecaptcha-noscript\">\r\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api\/fallback?k=6LfNXcocAAAAAMTqVMxvhCh75AtAIRFE1gWWw51m\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"310\" height=\"430\">\r\n\t\t<\/iframe>\r\n\t\t<textarea name=\"g-recaptcha-response\" rows=\"3\" cols=\"40\" placeholder=\"reCaptcha Response Here\">\r\n\t\t<\/textarea>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/noscript>\r\n<\/span><span id=\"wpcf7-662d3bc7d234b-wrapper\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap honeypot-650-wrap\" style=\"display:none !important; visibility:hidden !important;\"><label for=\"wpcf7-662d3bc7d234b-field\" class=\"hp-message\">Please leave this field empty.<\/label><input id=\"wpcf7-662d3bc7d234b-field\"  class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" type=\"text\" name=\"honeypot-650\" value=\"\" size=\"40\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"new-password\" \/><\/span><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner button\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Get A Quote\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AODA Website Accessibility Audits &#038; Certifications The design and layout of a website is crucial to its success or failure in terms of website accessibility. 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