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==== Digital Transformation Office (DTO) ====
 
==== Digital Transformation Office (DTO) ====
[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2Fc%2Fce%2FAccessibility_requirements_December_2022.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK Presentation on new accessibility template]
 
  
It’s a good idea to have a link to the feedback process from within your accessibility plan.  
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* [https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2Fc%2Fce%2FAccessibility_requirements_December_2022.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK Presentation on new accessibility template]
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** It’s a good idea to have a link to the feedback process from within your accessibility plan.
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** Note: separate 48-hour reporting requirements after publication of accessibility plans and feedback processes outlined in the presentation
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** Departments can add more things to these designs
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** The template will also likely evolve as the Information and communications technologies (ICT) standards come into effect next year
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** As you publish your accessibility sections and people submit feedback we want to hear how things are going
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** We plan to do user testing as well so we can iterate
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** Will eventually integrate the accessibility templates into the Pattern and Template library so it is properly documented and available through the Web Experience Toolkit
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** Open Government will look at writing a standard description for all accessibility plans and create a collection for accessibility plans and their related reports so they are a searchable collection
  
Note: separate 48-hour reporting requirements after publication of accessibility plans and feedback processes outlined in the presentation
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* Discussion around double H1s in general on web pages and whether they are allowed. DTO will look at this and come back to the community with some clarification.
 
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* New footer is being soft launched
Departments can add more things to these designs
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** Go to design.canada.ca and search '''Global footer'''
 
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** Please do not implement this on your websites yet
The template will also likely evolve as the Information and communications technologies (ICT) standards come into effect next year
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** Go through the documentation, look at the code, digest it over the next few weeks, come to us with any questions
 
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** For departments with contextualized Contac links in the current footer, Principal Publisher will reach out to you about how to implement the contextual band
As you publish your accessibility sections and people submit feedback we want to hear how things are going
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** We will release timeframes for implementation shortly, along with the research summary and blog post related to the footer
 
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** We are hoping to create an implementation window so that all departments can implement around the same time, likely in mid or late January
We plan to do user testing as well so we can iterate
 
 
 
Will eventually integrate the accessibility templates into the Pattern and Template library so it is properly documented and available through the Web Experience Toolkit
 
 
 
Open Government will look at writing a standard description for all accessibility plans and create a collection for accessibility plans and their related reports so they are a searchable collection
 
 
 
 
 
Discussion around double H1s in general on web pages and whether they are allowed. DTO will look at this and come back to the community with some clarification.
 
 
 
 
 
●     New footer is being soft launched
 
 
 
○     Go to design.canada.ca and search '''Global footer'''
 
 
 
○     Please do not implement this on your websites yet
 
 
 
○     Go through the documentation, look at the code, digest it over the next few weeks, come to us with any questions
 
 
 
○     For departments with contextualized Contac links in the current footer, Principal Publisher will reach out to you about how to implement the contextual band
 
 
 
○     We will release timeframes for implementation shortly, along with the research summary and blog post related to the footer
 
 
 
○     We are hoping to create an implementation window so that all departments can implement around the same time, likely in mid or late January
 

Revision as of 12:47, 12 December 2022



Back to GC Web Priorities Meetings - Réunions des Priorités Web du GC

Meeting information

Invitation

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 – 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join the meeting

Join by phone

+1 343-803-0870 (PIN: 501 350 867#)

Agenda

1. Updates

2. Accessibility plan template

3. New global and contextual footer

4. Roundtable

Notes and action items

Privy Council Office (PCO)

  • Thank you to Census for their release - there were some great promos from Statistics Canada
  • Reminder: Really busy on promos so if you have one coming for early December just know it is a busy time

Principal Publisher (PP)

  • Working on promo for Dental Benefits
  • Have processed vanity urls for housing and dental
  • Five or six departments have reached out for help building the web forms required for accessibility feedback
    • If web teams need help they can submit a request to Principal Publisher at Service Canada - GCpedia

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

Have an official date to launch our new institutional page and sub-pages on Canada.ca (December 12).

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

New NEXUS pages to go live December 1. Issuing related news release on December 2.

Digital Transformation Office (DTO)

  • Presentation on new accessibility template
    • It’s a good idea to have a link to the feedback process from within your accessibility plan.
    • Note: separate 48-hour reporting requirements after publication of accessibility plans and feedback processes outlined in the presentation
    • Departments can add more things to these designs
    • The template will also likely evolve as the Information and communications technologies (ICT) standards come into effect next year
    • As you publish your accessibility sections and people submit feedback we want to hear how things are going
    • We plan to do user testing as well so we can iterate
    • Will eventually integrate the accessibility templates into the Pattern and Template library so it is properly documented and available through the Web Experience Toolkit
    • Open Government will look at writing a standard description for all accessibility plans and create a collection for accessibility plans and their related reports so they are a searchable collection
  • Discussion around double H1s in general on web pages and whether they are allowed. DTO will look at this and come back to the community with some clarification.
  • New footer is being soft launched
    • Go to design.canada.ca and search Global footer
    • Please do not implement this on your websites yet
    • Go through the documentation, look at the code, digest it over the next few weeks, come to us with any questions
    • For departments with contextualized Contac links in the current footer, Principal Publisher will reach out to you about how to implement the contextual band
    • We will release timeframes for implementation shortly, along with the research summary and blog post related to the footer
    • We are hoping to create an implementation window so that all departments can implement around the same time, likely in mid or late January