50 Employees? Your Website Is Probably Breaking the Law

💡 Key Topics: What AODA actually covers on the web, and why it applies to all public websites and content if you have 50+ employees in Ontario WCAG 2.0 Level AA as the current legal floor, and why 2.1 and 2.2 matter even if the law hasn't caught up The compliance report trap: how self-reporting non-compliance gets you audited within weeks How compliance officers really operate, and why they reward engaging a consultant with a real timeline Why remediation and redesign are different, and how a full enterprise rebuild can take 12–16 months The PDFs problem: the accessibility gap teams forget after redesigning the whole site Employee thresholds explained (20–49 vs. 50+), including part-time and seasonal, and why contractors don't count Why Ontario led in 2005 and how BC, Nova Scotia, and Manitoba are now catching up How accessibility failures can escalate into Human Rights Code complaints The "not practical" loophole that doesn't exist once you account for available tools and consultants Why the real case for accessibility is ethical, not just legal—the people you cut out when information is missing 📖 Chapters: 0:06 — Why web gets overlooked in accessibility 0:44 — Why organizations fail: not caring vs. not understanding 1:03 — A web-first breakdown of AODA 1:48 — What AODA covers online, and the 50-employee threshold 03:19 — WCAG AA vs. AAA, and who meets the higher bar 03:57 — Ontario, the federal split, and other provinces catching up 06:13 — How monitoring and enforcement actually work 07:23 — Budget cuts, spot audits, and the reality of fines 09:28 — Why 30–60 days is fine for remediation, not redesign 11:18 — What makes compliance officers flexible (or prickly) 13:15 — Employee thresholds and the compliance report obligation 14:40 — Reporting non-compliance and getting auto-audited 17:16 — It's never too late to get started 17:50 — WCAG is evolving: letter of the law vs. spirit of the law 20:30 — Being proactive as a design mindset 21:54 — First steps: count your employees, then audit 23:38 — Start with an audit—compliance is only part of it 25:20 — When accessibility becomes a Human Rights Code issue 28:29 — One hard truth and one piece of encouragement 29:49 — The "not practical" loophole that isn't 30:08 — Where to reach David, and how Tennis can help 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on design, web strategy, and building better digital businesses. #accessibility #AODA #WCAG #webaccessibility #a11y #webdesign #compliance #ontariobusiness #b2bdesign #webdevelopment #inclusivedesign #digitalstrategy #websitedesign #uxdesign #McMillan LinksYou can learn more about Tennis at our website. Be sure to follow us at LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, or Twitter