Shauna Marshall, Manager, Marketing and Digital Communications, and Michail Karteros, Supervisor, Digital Marketing, provided an update of the initiatives underway to ensure the Region of Peel website meets compliance requirements. The ongoing response to the pandemic and reallocation of resources has delayed compliance work, however, the Region of Peel’s journey to digital accessibility is continuous.
In response to Committee member questions regarding accessible keyboard functions, Region of Peel website pop-up windows, and SharePoint online accessibility, Michail Karteros noted that the headings and links on the Region of Peel website are designed to be as descriptive as possible, the use of pop-up windows is avoided, and that staff will take into consideration screen reader capabilities of Sharepoint. A suggestion was also made for the use of camel-style hashtags on the Region of Peel social media accounts.
Committee Chair Chopra commented on the complexity of digital design and accessibility and commended staff for their ongoing efforts. She requested that staff report back to a future meeting to provide a progress update.