Websites built to AODA standards from day one.

I design and build websites for small businesses in Toronto and Durham Region to WCAG 2.1 AA, which covers the WCAG 2.0 AA standard Ontario's AODA references. Accessibility isn't a plugin or an upsell here. It's how the site is built.

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Accessible by default, not by plugin.

The parts of WCAG that most small business sites fail, handled in the design and the code from the start.

  • Readable colour contrast

    Text and buttons that meet the WCAG AA contrast ratios, so they're readable in sunlight, on a cheap phone, and with low vision.

  • Works with a keyboard alone

    Menus, forms, and pop-ups that can be reached and used without a mouse, with a visible highlight showing where you are.

  • Forms people can finish

    Real labels on every field and error messages that say what's wrong in words, not just a red outline. Your contact form is where visitors become leads.

  • Images that make sense out loud

    Meaningful descriptions on every image that carries information, so a screen reader tells a blind visitor what a sighted one sees.

  • Holds up when zoomed

    Layouts that stay readable and usable at 200% zoom, which plenty of customers rely on every day.

  • Built in, not bolted on

    Accessibility is part of the design and code from the first sketch, not a plugin added at the end. It costs nothing extra.

What the AODA actually asks of you.

Accessibility marketing in Ontario leans hard on fear. Here's the calmer version.

If your business has fewer than 50 employees, the AODA doesn't legally require your website to meet WCAG. I'll tell you that up front, because a lot of "get compliant or else" marketing doesn't. If you have 50 or more, your public website must meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Here's the full picture on AODA website requirements for Ontario small businesses.

I build to the standard anyway, on every site, because the same barriers cost you customers whether or not the law applies to you. I learned this work under a real deadline: I led the design work on the website for the College (the Ontario College of Teachers) after it was served an AODA warning, and part of my job was catching accessibility issues through each round of remediation.

If you'd like to see where your current site stands first, here's how to check whether your website is AODA compliant yourself, in about half an hour. Sometimes the answer is a few fixes, not a new site, and I'll say so.

Real projects. Before and after.

Every rebuild starts with a scorecard. Here's what before and after looks like.

PocketChomp desktop PocketChomp mobile Health & Fitness / Mobile App

PocketChomp

Canada

Canadian calorie and macro tracker. Marketing site and calculators built from scratch to launch the Android beta.

Built to load fast and convert beta signups
Ontario College of Teachers desktop Ontario College of Teachers mobile Regulatory / Public Sector

Ontario College of Teachers

Toronto, ON

Public regulator's main site. Modernized the front door so teachers and the public can find what they need fast.

Lighthouse 55 97
Load time 4.6s 1.1s
Core Web Vitals Fail Passed
Bounce rate down with a faster, clearer landing experience
Ontario College of Teachers FAQ desktop Ontario College of Teachers FAQ mobile Regulatory / UX

Ontario College of Teachers FAQ

Toronto, ON

Led the redesign of OCT's public FAQ, structured content to reduce call volume and improve findability for teachers navigating certification.

Lighthouse 62 98
Core Web Vitals Fail Passed
Support ticket volume down over 50% post-launch
Crescendo Stage desktop Crescendo Stage mobile Finance / Automation

Crescendo Stage

Remote

Finance automations. Redesigned for a fresh look in time for a trade show, and so it'd work with any device.

Lighthouse Score 48 94
Load time 3.8s 0.9s
Responsiveness Layout Issues Fully Responsive
Site load times over 3x faster. Works with any device
Lunar Rhythm Gardens desktop Lunar Rhythm Gardens mobile Agriculture / Local Markets

Lunar Rhythm Gardens

Port Perry, ON

Family farm CSA. Refreshed from a basic wordpress template.

Lighthouse 51 97
Load time 4.4s 1.0s
Online orders up in the first season

Two ways to work together. No surprise invoices.

Monthly if you want ongoing help. Flat rate if you want the site handed over. Same build quality either way.

Monthly

  • Design and development
  • Plausible analytics included
  • Hosting included
  • Unlimited edits included
  • +$100 per page after 5
  • +$250 to add a blog
  • 24/7 support
  • Lifetime updates
$200/ month
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One-off

  • Design and development
  • Plausible analytics included
  • +$25/mo hosting
  • +$50/mo unlimited edits add-on
  • +$100 per page after 5
  • +$250 to add a blog
  • 24/7 support
  • Lifetime updates
$3,200flat
Get started
Fair and simple. The monthly plan runs for the first year, then it's month-to-month. Cancel anytime after the first year and the site is yours. With the flat rate, the code, content, and domain are yours from day one.

AODA web design, common questions.

What is AODA-compliant web design?
It means designing and building a website so it meets WCAG 2.0 Level AA, the accessibility standard Ontario's AODA references. I build every site to WCAG 2.1 AA, the newer version, which covers everything in 2.0 AA. In practice that means readable contrast, keyboard access, labelled forms, image descriptions, and layouts that hold up when zoomed.
Does my small business website legally need to be AODA compliant?
Only if you have 50 or more employees, or you're a public sector organization. Then your public website must meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Under 50 employees there's no legal WCAG requirement for your site, though businesses with 20 or more employees must still file an accessibility compliance report by December 31, 2026.
Why build to the standard if the law doesn't require it for my business?
Because the barriers cost you customers either way. Older visitors, people on small phones, and anyone with a disability hit the same problems the standard is designed to prevent. Building to it from the start costs nothing extra, and it means you're already covered if your business grows past 50 employees.
How much does an accessible website cost?
The same as any site I build: $200/month for the build plus ongoing updates, or $3,200 flat for a clean hand-off. Accessibility is included, not an add-on. Both options are shown in the pricing section above.
Will an accessibility plugin or overlay make my current site compliant?
Not on its own. A toolbar or widget sits on top of your site and can't rewrite what's underneath, like low-contrast colours in your template, form fields without labels, or menus that only work with a mouse. Those need fixing in the site itself, which is why I build them right from the start.
Can you make my existing website AODA compliant?
My work is new builds and redesigns, so for a site with deep accessibility problems the path I offer is a rebuild to WCAG 2.1 AA. If your site is mostly fine, run the free scan first and work through the hands-on checks in my AODA self-check guide. You may only need a few fixes you can make yourself.

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