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Your digital product or service complies with the main international standards
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There is legislation to be followed with case law and emblematic cases in the media.
Companies that do not guarantee accessibility rights in their digital environments are at risk.
The Brazilian Inclusion Law, 13.146/2015, determines that all websites hosted in Brazil must be accessible.
About compliance
The Brazilian Law for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (LBI 13.146/2015) determines accessibility guidelines in order to systematize knowledge on how to make the Web accessible to everyone. Inaccessible websites are at risk.
Article 63 of the LBI
“Accessibility is mandatory on websites maintained by companies with headquarters or commercial representation in the country or by government bodies, for use by people with disabilities, guaranteeing them access to available information, in accordance with best practices and accessibility guidelines adopted internationally.”
The requirement for an accessible environment should not be the main motivation for implementing a Digital Accessibility Interface. We must keep in mind that an accessible environment makes navigation possible for people with disabilities and improves the understanding of content for all users, reduces calls to call centers, increases sales, generates customer engagement and shows the brand's concern for inclusion and diversity.
In the United States, there is an exponential growth in web accessibility lawsuits and it has a widespread effect on all sectors, with small and medium-sized businesses at the center of attention.
The number of lawsuits continues to rise as the need to enable accessible digital experiences becomes more prominent.
In Brazil, some sectors such as finance, health and education have already been taken to court to adapt their websites to the LBI.
About compliance
The Brazilian Law for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (LBI 13.146/2015) determines accessibility guidelines in order to systematize knowledge on how to make the Web accessible to everyone. Inaccessible websites are at risk.
Article 63 of the LBI
“Accessibility is mandatory on websites maintained by companies with headquarters or commercial representation in the country or by government bodies, for use by people with disabilities, guaranteeing them access to available information, in accordance with best practices and accessibility guidelines adopted internationally.”
The requirement for an accessible environment should not be the main motivation for implementing a Digital Accessibility Interface. We must keep in mind that an accessible environment makes navigation possible for people with disabilities and improves the understanding of content for all users, reduces calls to call centers, increases sales, generates customer engagement and shows the brand's concern for inclusion and diversity.
In the United States, there is an exponential growth in web accessibility lawsuits and it has a widespread effect on all sectors, with small and medium-sized businesses at the center of attention.
The number of lawsuits continues to rise as the need to enable accessible digital experiences becomes more prominent.
In Brazil, some sectors such as finance, health and education have already been taken to court to adapt their websites to the LBI.
LAW 13.146/2015
The so-called Statute of Persons with Disabilities is Law No. 13,146/2015 (Brazilian Law for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities) and aims to promote, under conditions of equality, the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms by persons with disabilities, mainly through social inclusion.
The LBI is based on international accessibility guidelines that were developed by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), created by the W3C. The WAI maintains four sets of accessibility guidelines:
- WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines): for the structure, content and presentation of web pages.
- WAI-ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite): for dynamic content and applications that require a lot of user interaction, such as those developed with Ajax, for example.
- ATAG (Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines): for HTML editors, CMS (Content Management Systems), blogs, wikis, etc.
- UAAG (User Agent Accessibility Guidelines): for web browsers, media players, among others.
Although neither eMAG nor WCAG are expressly mentioned in the LBI, it is possible to fit them, or evoke the law, into two articles – article 63 and article 78.
“Art. 63. Accessibility is mandatory on websites maintained by companies with headquarters or commercial representation in the country or by government bodies, for use by people with disabilities, guaranteeing them access to available information, in accordance with best practices and accessibility guidelines adopted internationally”.
“Art. 78. Research, development, innovation and dissemination of technologies aimed at expanding access for people with disabilities to information and communication technologies and social technologies must be encouraged.
Sole paragraph. The following will be encouraged in particular: (…)
II – the adoption of solutions and the dissemination of standards that aim to increase accessibility for people with disabilities to computers and websites, especially to Electronic Government services”.
EMAG
The Electronic Government Accessibility Model (eMAG) is committed to guiding the development and adaptation of digital content for the federal government, ensuring access for all. The eMAG recommendations allow the implementation of digital accessibility to be conducted in a standardized manner, easy to implement, consistent with Brazilian needs and in compliance with international standards. It is important to note that eMAG is a specialized version of the international document WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) aimed at the Brazilian government, but eMAG does not exclude any good accessibility practices from WCAG.
To prepare version 2.0 of eMAG, a study of accessibility rules was carried out using a comparative method between standards adopted by various countries, such as Section 508 of the United States government, the CLF standards of Canada, the Irish accessibility guidelines and documents from other countries, including Portugal and Spain. A detailed analysis of the rules and checkpoints of the international organization WAI/W3C, present in WCAG 1.0, was also carried out.
Thus, the first version of eMAG, prepared by the Electronic Government Department in partnership with the NGO Acessibilidade Brasil, was made available for public consultation on January 18, 2005, and version 2.0, with the proposed changes, was made available on December 14 of the same year.
In 2007, Ordinance No. 3, of May 7, institutionalized eMAG within the scope of the Information and Computer Resources Administration system – SISP, making its observance mandatory on Brazilian government websites and portals.
Although neither eMAG nor WCAG are expressly mentioned in the LBI, it is possible to fit them, or evoke the law, into two articles – article 63 and article 78.
“Art. 63. Accessibility is mandatory on websites maintained by companies with headquarters or commercial representation in the country or by government bodies, for use by people with disabilities, guaranteeing them access to available information, in accordance with best practices and accessibility guidelines adopted internationally”.
“Art. 78. Research, development, innovation and dissemination of technologies aimed at expanding access for people with disabilities to information and communication technologies and social technologies must be encouraged.
Sole paragraph. The following will be encouraged in particular: (…)
II – the adoption of solutions and the dissemination of standards that aim to increase accessibility for people with disabilities to computers and websites, especially to Electronic Government services”.
ADA Title III
ADA stands for the Americans with Disabilities Act. It was signed into law by President George Bush in 1990 and is America's most important law regarding accessibility and civil rights for people with disabilities, including web accessibility.
Essentially, the ADA prohibits discrimination against anyone on the basis of ability or disability. It came about after a 2-year campaign to advance the civil rights of marginalized groups, including Americans with disabilities. Disability activists and advocates worked hard for laws that would prohibit discrimination, and beginning in 1988, they began to garner cross-partisan support for federal legislation.
The ADA builds on the precedent set by Section 504 of the much older Rehabilitation Act, which guarantees certain rights to people with disabilities. However, the Rehabilitation Act was very limited and applied only to the government sector.
Section 508
In the early 1970s, American lawmakers began to become more aware of the need for legislation requiring accommodations for citizens with disabilities. The first such legislation was the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
This law was primarily concerned with how the government would support people with disabilities. It expanded the authorization of grants for state vocational rehabilitation services, established federal responsibility for research and training programs for people with disabilities, and tasked government agencies such as the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare with coordinating programs for people with disabilities. It had nothing to do with accessibility.
EAA / EN 301549
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is legislation passed by the EU in April 2019 to require accessibility for digital products and services.
EN 301549 is a policy document produced by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), which is the EU agency that regulates the digital sphere. EN 301549 sets the official standards for web accessibility.
ACA
The Canada Accessibility Act (ACA) is a federal law in Canada that requires various industries to comply with accessibility standards. The ACA came into effect on July 11, 2019.
It took years of efforts by disability activists and other advocacy groups to get the ACA passed.
Canadian officials have been conducting months of research to determine which legislation would have the best impact on Canadian society. Many see the ACA as a major milestone in the government’s “Accessible by 2040” program, a nationwide effort to make all facilities in Canada accessible to people with disabilities within the next two decades.
“With this legislation in place, we can begin a journey that will lead us to a society that treats all people with the dignity they deserve,” said Minister of Public Services, Procurement and Accessibility Carla Qualtrough in a statement following the bill’s passage.
AODA
Important 2021 Update: Businesses are now required to comply with Ontario's New Web Accessibility Standards by June 30, 2021.
AODA stands for Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. It was ratified in 2005 by the provincial authorities to set accessibility standards for services in Ontario.
In 2001, after years of work by advocacy groups, the provincial government passed the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, which required workplaces and websites to remove barriers to the participation of people with disabilities. It was a big step forward, but it was still very limited because it only applied to government ministries. It also had no enforcement guidelines, penalties, or compliance requirements, so it was clear that the law needed to be updated almost as soon as it was ratified.
AODA is a follow-up to the Ontarians with Disabilities Act. It improved existing accessibility policy by establishing clear rules, deadlines, enforcement and penalty systems, and an infrastructure that could keep accessibility policy up to date. Among other things, AODA codified standards for web accessibility.
5568
Standard (IS) 5568 is the web accessibility standard in Israel. It was originally set to come into effect in 2015, but was delayed several times until it finally came into effect in October 2017. The goal of IS 5568 is to remove barriers to access for people with disabilities in Israeli society. Several government departments, including the Ministries of Justice and Finance, have lobbied for years to get legislation like IS 5568 passed.
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