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Learn about, and access resources to support the inclusion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessibility requirements from the EN 301 549 standard into Government of Canada procurements and non-competitive contracts.

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Requirements Generator (Prototype) for the EN 301 549 (2021)

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Accessibility Requirements Generator (also known as the wizard) can be used to generate EN 301 549 requirements relevant to your project.

This tool does not provide a total copy / paste / translation of either the EN 301 549 (2021) or WCAG 2.1, just the relevant portions required to define the ICT accessibility requirements.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Accessibility Requirements

This page is to share some of the work that Shared Services Canada (SSC) has done for the piloting of the EN 301 549 (2021) harmonized Information and Communications Technology (ICT) accessibility standards. This is not a full copy / paste / translation of either the EN 301 549 (2021) or Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.

Mapping between Revised Section 508 and EN 301 549 (2014, 2018, 2019 and 2021)

As the EN 301 549 standards continue to evolve and release updates, this document shows the progression of the EN 301 549 standard from 2014 through the proceeding updates of 2018, 2019 and 2021. This information is important as the Government of Canada (GC) is moving towards adopting the EN 301 549 (2021) as its accessibility standard for ICT. The GC, as part of the solicitation process, may ask suppliers to provide accessibility conformance reports based on the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT®). Each VPAT® is based on a specific technical standard – Revised Section 508, EN 301 549, or Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Suppliers, technical authorities and contracting authorities need to understand the differences between these standards to ensure that the accessibility requirements are properly addressed.

Web Accessibility Checklist

Checklist to verify the web page content if it is accessible or not

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