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AODA WCAG 2.1 AA is mandatory for Ontario stores, how do you ensure compliance?

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) makes WCAG 2.1 AA legally required for any organisation in Ontario with 50+ employees, and increasingly enforced against smaller stores serving Ontario residents. Non-compliance can mean fines up to $100,000 per day per breach. We bake AODA into every Toronto Magento build: (1) axe-core + Pa11y CI running on every PR, catches contrast, alt-text, label, focus-ring, ARIA, and heading-order issues automatically; (2) manual keyboard-only navigation test through the entire checkout (Tab + Enter + Esc only, no mouse); (3) NVDA + VoiceOver screen-reader pass on PDP + cart + checkout; (4) Lighthouse Accessibility score >= 95 guarantee on every page we ship; (5) AODA-compliant cookie banner (focus-trap, ESC-close, AAA-contrast). For luxury Yorkville and Financial District stores, we also do annual AODA re-audits as part of retainer, legal landscape is tightening every year.

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