AODA Compliance for Nonprofits in Canada
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) requires organizations in Ontario to make their websites accessible. Noble Pixels audits your current site, identifies every accessibility barrier, and rebuilds or remediates to WCAG 2.1 Level AA — the standard required under AODA.
Who needs to comply with AODA
All organizations in Ontario — including nonprofits and charities — with one or more employees must meet AODA web accessibility requirements. The deadline for large organizations (50+ employees) was January 1, 2021. Small organizations (1–49 employees) had a deadline of January 1, 2021 as well. If your website is not yet compliant, you are at risk of complaints and penalties.
What AODA web accessibility compliance means
- All images have descriptive alt text
- All videos have accurate captions
- Colour contrast meets minimum ratios (4.5:1 for normal text)
- All functionality is accessible via keyboard alone
- Forms are labelled and errors are clearly communicated
- Page structure uses proper heading hierarchy
- Links are descriptive (not “click here”)
- PDFs and documents are accessible
Our AODA accessibility service for nonprofits
Accessibility audit: We test your site against WCAG 2.1 AA criteria using automated tools and manual screen reader testing. You receive a full report with every issue identified, its severity, and how to fix it.
Remediation: We fix the issues in your existing codebase. For sites that need significant work, we can rebuild them to be accessible from the ground up.
Ongoing monitoring: Accessibility is not a one-time fix. As you add content, new barriers can appear. We offer ongoing monitoring and a quarterly accessibility review.
Start your AODA compliance review
Tell us about your organization → We will review your site and let you know what needs to be done.