Madgex | Inclusive Design and Accessibility for Job Boards
Put simply, these guidelines provide three levels of accessibility achievement.
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Level A – Basic standard to achieve legality
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Level AA – Medium standard
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Level AAA – Highest standard
There are also international standards for public sector businesses to embed inclusive design and accessibility into their “business as usual” processes.
The ISO 30071-1 Code of Practice for creating accessible ICT products and services was released on 28th May 2019 and supersedes the British Standard BS 8878 and Section 508 for the US. This isn’t a replacement for the WCAG, but is a framework to ensure that all aspects of an organization’s activities which impact accessibility & inclusion are covered. We understand that all this is a bit complicated, but it’s essential to know! We recommend that you research what these are and use them as an outline for your inclusivity strategy. These practices and laws are in place, so understanding the ramifications is important. Recently in the US, employers with non- compliant job descriptions have been required to pay large fines as their job ads discriminated against people with disabilities. Under ADA laws, employers are required to reasonably accommodate an applicant with a disability. This makes it critical to produce job ads that avoid bias towards ability, gender, race and age. So, next up, we’re taking a look at the business implications of accessible and inclusive design.
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