Accessibility
The Accessible
Canada Act (Bill C-81) is intended to enhance the full and equal
participation of all persons, especially persons with disabilities, in society.
This is to be achieved through the progressive realization, within the purview
of matters coming within the legislative authority of Parliament, of a Canada
without barriers, particularly by the identification, removal and prevention of
barriers. In support of this, SSC is seeking to procure Information and
Communications Technologies (ICT) that meet internationally recognized
accessibility standards so that procured ICT is accessible for the user and
administrator community.
SSC has a role
in implementing the Government of Canada's vision for a more accessible Canada
because SSC provides the information technology infrastructure that supports
the delivery of digital services to Canadians. This means that SSC is engaged
in the procurement of goods and services and in supporting the delivery of
programs and services by other government departments, both of which are areas
covered by the Accessible Canada Act. SSC's goal is for its information
technology infrastructure to be more accessible to and more usable by the
broadest range of government officials and Canadians who use it, including
those with disabilities.
SSC is
committed to providing leadership to procure accessible ICT goods and services
and supporting the goal of inclusive by design, accessible by default. The NMSO
for Microcomputer Mobile Devices includes accessibility requirements which are
adopted from international accessibility standards such as the EN 301 549
(2018 or newer) Harmonised European Standard accessibility requirements for ICT products
and services.
Intertek, an independent
third party company responsible for benchmark testing of NMSO devices, has
reviewed the Microcomputer Mobile Devices on the NMSO for certain accessibility
and assistive technology features. These reviews can be found in the
Benchmark Testing Report by selecting a specific
device and viewing the "Detailed Features Listing".
The Accessibility, Accommodation and Adaptive Computer Technology (AAACT) team at SSC has played an integral role in the development of the accessibility requirements for the NMSO, and continues play an important role by providing additional testing of the NMSO Microcomputer Mobile Devices by reviewing a range technical features as well as determining device support of common adaptive technologies such as Dragon, JAWS and SuperNova. The
AAACT Testing Report summarises
the results of the testing of certain NMSO devices to help clients determine which devices may accommodate their client's needs.
The results from AAACT testing should be used for information purposes-only and cannot be used as a justification for large requirements exceeding the
Call-up Limitations.
For additional information on Accessibility please contact
AAACT:
Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/shared-services/corporate/aaact-program.html
E-mail: [email protected]
Toll Free: 1-866-442-2228
To review the Testing Reports:
Intertek:
https://canada.nstl.com/SipssWebSites/Report/m20/NotebookCategory.asp
Current AAACT Testing Report
