The Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) has been engaged in the development of standards and guidelines for over thirty years beginning with participation in the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). We’ve participated in the development of accessibility standards for regulations like the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and have helped to develop other international accessibility standards and guidelines through organizations like ISO and IMS Global. More recently, our work has focussed on accessibility standards in Canada and Europe with much of our efforts supporting standards for the Accessible Canada Act.
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Projects
All Standards With Us
This project makes the process of creating standards more accessible to disabled and Deaf people, ensuring goods and services are inclusive. We focus on removing barriers in Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) to support full participation.
Communication Access within the Accessible Canada Act
The goal of the Communication Access project is to inform the development of communication access standards and regulations under the Accessible Canada Act.
Future of Work: Equitable Digital Systems
Examining the accessibility of the digital tools and systems we rely upon for work
Informing Standards for Acoustics and the Built Environment
Investigating the impact of the acoustic environment on people with disabilities and exploring technologies that can contribute to reducing and eliminating acoustics barriers
Regulating the Digital Domain
Advancing digital inclusion and ICT accessibility for people with disabilities by addressing the failure of existing regulatory processes to create inclusive and accessible digital systems
Review of the Review
Review of the Review (RotR) is assisting Accessibility Standards Canada in developing standards development processes and activities that are accessible and inclusively designed.