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  1. Organizational Classification Chart

    The 5 classes of organizations:

    • Includes every ministry of the Government of Ontario, the Office of the Premier, and the Legislative Assembly including constituency offices of the members of the Assembly.

    • A designated public sector organization* with 50 or more employees ( such as municipalities, hospitals, universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, district school boards , and organizations that provide public transportation )

    • A designated public sector organization* with one to 49 employees ( such as the Ontario Office of the Fairness Commissioner and some municipalities ) .

    • A private or not - for - profit organization that provides goods, services or facilities to the public or to other organizations and has 50 or more employees in Ontario. It does not include the Government of Ontario, Legislative Assembly, or designated public sector organizations .

    • A private or not - for - profit organization that provides goods, services or facilities to the public or to other organizations and has one to 49 employees in Ontario. It does not include the Government of Ontario, Legislative Assembly, or designated public sector organizations .

* Designated public sector organization Refers to organizations listed in Schedule 1 (Broader Public Sector) of the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation. These organizations include hospitals, universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, district school boards, and organizations that provide public transportation.

Designated public sector also means every municipality and every person or organization listed in Column 1 of Table 1 of Ontario Regulation 146/10, of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006

Educational and Training Institutions

The front of an educational institution with students walking

There are sections of the standard that apply specifically to educational and training institutions, such as:

  • Public and private elementary and secondary schools
  • Colleges and universities
  • Other educational and training organizations defined in the regulation

For more specific details on what organizations must comply, select the heading below:

Which educational and training institutions must comply

  • Organizations that are governed by the Education Act or the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005.
  • Organizations that offer all or part of a post-secondary program leading to a degree pursuant to a consent granted under the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000.
  • Designated public sector organizations (colleges and universities) described in paragraph 3 or 4 of Schedule 1 of the IASR.
  • Public or private organizations that provide courses or programs or both that result in the acquisition by students of a diploma or certificate named by the Minister of Education under paragraph 1 of subsection 8 (1) of the Education Act.
  • A private school within the meaning of the Education Act.

The following sections of the standard apply specifically to educational and training institutions:

  • Educational and training resources and materials
  • Training to educators
  • Libraries of educational and training institutions

These requirements are outlined on the next three screens.

Refers to different conformance levels in WCAG 2.0. A series of technical checkpoints that make websites and their content increasingly accessible to a broader range of users with disabilities. To meet conformance Level A all Level A success criteria need to be met; to meet conformance Level AA all Level A and Level AA success criteria must be met.
 
 

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