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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 all. 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 the best practices and accessibility guidelines adopted internationally. .”
The requirement of an accessible environment should not be the main motivation for the implementation of the Digital Accessibility Interface. We have to 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 at the centers, increases sales, generates customer engagement and shows the brand's concern with the inclusion and diversity.
In the United States, there is exponential growth in web accessibility lawsuits and it has a widespread effect across all industries, with small and medium-sized businesses at the center of attention.
The number of lawsuits continues to increase 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 out of court to adapt their websites to 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 all. 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 the best practices and accessibility guidelines adopted internationally. .”
The requirement of an accessible environment should not be the main motivation for the implementation of the Digital Accessibility Interface. We have to 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 at the centers, increases sales, generates customer engagement and shows the brand's concern with the inclusion and diversity.
In the United States, there is exponential growth in web accessibility lawsuits and it has a widespread effect across all industries, with small and medium-sized businesses at the center of attention.
The number of lawsuits continues to increase 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 out of court to adapt their websites to LBI.
LAW 13.146/2015
The so-called Statute of Persons with Disabilities refers to Law nº 13.146/2015 (Brazilian Law on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities) and aims to promote, in conditions of equality, the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms by people with disabilities, for mainly through social inclusion.
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 – Accessible Rich Web Applications): for dynamic content and applications that require high 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 the eMAG nor the WCAG are expressly mentioned in the LBI, it is possible to fit them, or to invoke the law, in 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 the use of people with disabilities, guaranteeing them access to available information, in accordance with the best practices and accessibility guidelines adopted internationally”.
“Art. 78. Research, development, innovation and dissemination of technologies aimed at increasing the access of people with disabilities to information and communication technologies and social technologies should be encouraged.
Single paragraph. In particular, they will be encouraged: (…)
II – the adoption of solutions and the dissemination of norms that aim to increase the accessibility of people with disabilities to computing and Internet sites, in particular to Electronic Government services”.
EMAG
The Electronic Government Accessibility Model (eMAG) is committed to guiding the development and adaptation of federal government digital content, ensuring access to 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 WCAG document (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: Web Content Accessibility Recommendations) aimed at the Brazilian government, but eMAG does not exclude any good accessibility practice from WCAG.
For the elaboration of eMAG version 2.0, a study of accessibility rules was carried out through a comparative method between the standards adopted by different 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 body WAI/W3C, present in WCAG 1.0, was also carried out.
Thus, the first version of eMAG, prepared by the Department of Electronic Government 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, 2005. of the same year.
In 2007, Ordinance No. 3, of May 7, institutionalized eMAG within the scope of the Information and Computer Resources Management system – SISP, making its observance mandatory on Brazilian government websites and portals.
Although neither the eMAG nor the WCAG are expressly mentioned in the LBI, it is possible to fit them, or to invoke the law, in 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 the use of people with disabilities, guaranteeing them access to available information, in accordance with the best practices and accessibility guidelines adopted internationally”.
“Art. 78. Research, development, innovation and dissemination of technologies aimed at increasing the access of people with disabilities to information and communication technologies and social technologies should be encouraged.
Single paragraph. In particular, they will be encouraged: (…)
II – the adoption of solutions and the dissemination of norms that aim to increase the accessibility of people with disabilities to computing and Internet sites, in particular to Electronic Government services”.
ADA Title III
ADA, loosely translated, 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 based on ability or disability. It emerged after a 2-year campaign to promote the civil rights of marginalized groups, including Americans with disabilities. Disability activists and advocates worked intensively for laws that outlawed discrimination and, beginning in 1988, began to garner cross-party 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 persons with disabilities. However, the Rehabilitation Law was very limited and applied only to the government sector.
Section 508
In the early 1970s, US lawmakers began to become more aware of the need for legislation requiring the accommodation of citizens with disabilities. The first law was the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
This law was primarily concerned with the ways in which the government would support people with disabilities. Expanded grant authorization for state vocational rehabilitation services, established federal responsibility for research and training programs for people with disabilities, and gave government agencies such as the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare the task of coordinating programs for people with disabilities. . It has 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 defines the official standards for web accessibility.
A CA
The Canadian Accessibility Act (ACA) is a federal law in Canada that requires various industries to comply with accessibility rules. The ACA went into effect on July 11, 2019.
It took years of effort by disability activists and other advocacy groups to pass the ACA.
Canadian authorities conducted research for months to determine which legislation would have the best impact on Canadian society. Many people see the ACA as a major milestone in the government's “Accessible by 2040” program, a national effort to make all facilities in Canada open to people with disabilities within the next 2 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 and Acquisitions and Accessibility, Carla Qualtrough, in a statement following the approval. from the project.
AODA
Important 2021 Update: Businesses are now required to comply with the Ontario New Web Accessibility Standards by June 30, 2021.
AODA stands for Accessibility Act for Ontarians with Disabilities. It was ratified in 2005 by provincial authorities to set standards for accessibility to 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 participation for 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 the follow-up to the Ontarians with Disabilities Act. He improved the existing accessibility policy, establishing clear rules, deadlines, enforcement and penalty systems, and an infrastructure that could keep the accessibility policy up to date. Among other things, AODA coded standards for web accessibility.
5568
Standard (IS) 5568 is the web accessibility standard in Israel. It was originally set to take effect in 2015, but was delayed several times until it finally took effect in October 2017. The purpose of IS 5568 is to remove barriers against people with disabilities in Israeli society. Various government departments, including the Ministries of Justice and Finance, have been pushing for years for legislation such as IS 5568.
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