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Accessibility

Heritage Toronto is committed to creating accessible and inclusive experiences.

Heritage Toronto’s website is reviewed regularly for accessibility.

Please send us an email if you have suggestions for improving the accessibility of the website – we’d like to hear from you.

We strive to meet the user standards set-out in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 as required by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. We have carried out access testing and checks to ensure the design and development of the site are suitable for a variety of users, with clear accessibility options.

In the top menu, you will find an accessibility toolbar (person icon) that allows users to customize settings like text size and colour contrast, links, and motion to optimize your experience of our website.

In addition, some of the other things we do are:

Page Structures

Our pages are laid out using semantic structures such as headings, lists, labelled forms, etc., to make them easier to navigate. Tables are used on this site to easily represent various types of information (e.g. news items), but can be navigated through the keyboard and screenreader. The website also has a Skip Navigation link on all pages to make it easier for users to get to the unique content of a page.

Text and Readability

Text is presented as machine-readable text, so it can be resized, reformatted, and easily migrated to different environments. We also present text in high contrast ratios. We also do our best to write plain text for easier reading.

Images are always presented with an alt attribute, so that they can be interpreted by screen readers.

Technology

The technology that we use on the website is designed to be accessible for blind and visually impaired audiences and key assistive technologies. When that is not feasible, we do our best to provide content alternatives. Technology that uses client-side scripting is avoided and we always try to develop in such a way that the content is available if the user has disabled scripting.

More info for access on different devices

For more detailed guidance on how to increase accessibility and change how your device or web browser works, we recommend the following websites:

Windows
For information about accessibility options using a Windows PC see Windows Accessibility Features.

Apple
For information about accessibility options using an Apple PC see Apple Accessibility for OSX.

On an iPhone or iPad
For information about accessibility options using an iPhone see  Apple Accessibility for IOS.

On an Android device
For information about accessibility options using an Android device see the Android Accessibility Help Centre.

Public Programs

For all questions about the accessibility of in-person programs, please contact the Manager of Public Programs, Laura Carlson, [email protected] or at 416-338-0681.