Final Report: Facilitation of Third Party Accessibility Certification Consultation, May 2016

The Accessibility Directorate of Ontario engaged Deloitte to facilitate a three-phase public consultation process to explore the merits, viability and design of a third party accessibility certification model. The final report for the Accessibility Certification Consultation aims to capture a three-phase process that engaged over 400 members of the accessibility advocacy, business, not-for-profit, academic, and broader public sector communities to discuss the viability, risks, and design of an accessibility certification model. Central to the report are the accessibility certification prototypes, submitted by seven organizations inspired by the discussion throughout the consultation, as well as the set of guiding principles developed by working groups in the previous phase of the public engagement process. Raising the bar on accessibility in Ontario will require the knowledge, efforts, skills, and good will of all Ontarians.