Difference between revisions of "January 15, 2025 - accessibility regulations, open data visualizations"

Revision as of 18:09, 15 January 2025

Reminder that the official acronym for the Government of Canada is GC, not GoC (via TBS)
The next Web Executive Board meeting taking place on Thursday, January 16, 2025

Presentation from Roberto Tesolin, ESDC Accessible Canada Directorate
Proposed changes to the Accessible Canada Regulations were published for consultation via the Canada Gazette in December
Focus is on digital accessibility including both public-facing web and internal-facing systems
Consultation is open until February 19, 2025 - Folks are encouraged to attend technical briefings - details on how to confirm your attendance are in the attached message:

Presentation from Damian Laverty, TBS GC Transparency Solutions
Demo'ed new data visualization functionality for proactive disclosure info from open.canada.ca, to be launching soon
Wil makes data that is already openly available (in a big spreadsheet) more digestible and understandable through interactive data visualization features
Developed using PowerBI
Interest in a follow-up regarding approach to accessibility for these features

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 * Presentation from Damian Laverty, TBS GC Transparency Solutions
 * Demo'ed new data visualization functionality for proactive disclosure info from open.canada.ca, to be launching soon
-* Makes data that was already openly available (in a big spreadsheet) more digestible and understandable through interactive data visulation features
+* Wil makes data that is already openly available (in a big spreadsheet) more digestible and understandable through interactive data visualization features
 * Developed using PowerBI
 * Interest in a follow-up regarding approach to accessibility for these features