Accessibility
The cdpqinfra.com website aims to provide content that complies with the standards provided by the Standards sur l’accessibilité d'un site Web (SGQRI 008-01) adopted by the Québec Treasury Board.
To ensure its site is compliant, CDPQ has designed and adjusted its site in accordance with the SGQRI 008‑01 standard and commissioned a specialized firm to conduct formal, functional tests using tools indicated below.
Description of the rules put in place to ensure site compliance
- Page titles describe page content
- Navigation and access to all functions is possible from the keyboard
- The navigation and presentation mechanisms are consistent from page to page
- Content of each page is accessible via a direct link
- Section titles show a consistent hierarchical structure
- Text is written in plain language
- Text is provided to replace non-text content
- Links are labelled to facilitate navigation
- Text can be resized to 200% without losing readability
- Colour combinations promote better readability
- Tables are simplified and correctly tagged
- Language changes are correctly tagged
- Content can be accessed in a variety of ways: menus, search engine and sitemap
- Changing the focus or input field does not change the context
- Colour is not used as the only way to convey information
Tools used to check compliance
- W3C HTML validator
- Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) screen reader using Firefox 51
- Jaws 15 and 17 screen reader using Internet Explorer 11
- VoiceOver screen reader using Safari on a Mac
- Color Contrast Analyser, version 1.5
- Manual analysis of text and process comprehension
- Modules for Firefox: Firebug, version 2.0.18; Web Developer Toolbar, version 1.2.12; HeadingsMap, version 2.1.1; NoSquint Plus, version 45.1.0
May 2017
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