Web accessibility

Approach

The CDPQ.com website aims to provide content that complies with the standards provided by the Standards sur l’accessibilité d'un site Web (SGQRI 008-01) adopted by the Québec Treasury Board.

To ensure its site is compliant, CDPQ has designed and adjusted its site in accordance with the SGQRI 008‑01 standard and commissioned a specialized firm to conduct formal, functional tests using tools indicated below.

Description of the rules put in place to ensure site compliance

Several rules were applied during site development:

• Page titles describe page content
• Navigation and access to all functions is possible from the keyboard
• The navigation and presentation mechanisms are consistent from page to page
• Content of each page is accessible via a direct link
• Section titles show a consistent hierarchical structure
• Text is written in plain language
• Text is provided to replace non-text content
• Links are labelled to facilitate navigation
• Text can be resized to 200% without losing readability
• Colour combinations promote better readability
• Tables are simplified and correctly tagged
• Language changes are correctly tagged
• Content can be accessed in a variety of ways: menus, search engine and sitemap
• Changing the focus or input field does not change the context
• Colour is not used as the only way to convey information

Tools used to check compliance

Accessibility was validated using the following software:

• W3C HTML validator
• Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) screen reader using Firefox 51
• Jaws 15 and 17 screen reader using Internet Explorer 11
• VoiceOver screen reader using Safari on a Mac
• Color Contrast Analyser, version 1.5
• Manual analysis of text and process comprehension
• Modules for Firefox: Firebug, version 2.0.18; Web Developer Toolbar, version 1.2.12; HeadingsMap, version 2.1.1; NoSquint Plus, version 45.1.0

May 2017