Website Accessibility Basics for Ontario Businesses

Accessible websites help more people complete everyday tasks and generally produce clearer interfaces. Ontario organizations should also understand which accessibility obligations apply to their size and activities.

Build accessible patterns into templates

Use meaningful headings, labels, link text and native controls. Ensure keyboard users can see focus and complete menus, dialogs and forms without relying on a mouse.

Provide text alternatives for informative images, captions where needed and sufficient colour contrast. Error messages should identify the problem and explain how to correct it.

Test with people and tools

Automated checks find only part of the picture. Combine them with keyboard testing, zoom, screen-reader review and feedback from users with different access needs.

Treat accessibility as ongoing quality work. New campaigns, content and third-party widgets can introduce barriers after launch.

Practical next steps

• Test the highest-traffic journeys using only a keyboard.
• Fix repeated template issues before isolated page issues.
• Document accessible content practices for editors.

Need help applying these ideas to your business? Contact Falcon Ventura for a practical review and a clearly scoped recommendation.