Site Evaluation Results

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CFRB 1010

Site checked on:Tuesday, May 08

Accessibility Rating

Not Accessible

This site does not meet the minimum requirements (Priority 1) for web accessibility and will pose a significant barrier to a large number of Persons With Disabilities (PWD's).

Accessibility News Comments:

Unfortunatley this redesign of their site isn't any better than its predecessor.

After speaking to a representative fromCFRB before this launch, I got the impression they might actually be on the right track, but that just isn't the case. Just throwing up a few improperly used headings and skip links that don't work does not an accessible site make. In fact this is the first site I have ever evaluated that gives me 2 different sites depending on which version of JAWS I used. Amazing!!

If this is what we can expect from big business, especially one of the countries leading talk show radio stations, then it's going to be a long hard road ahead, even with Bill 118.

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