Basic Information

Reference Number

PW-21-00940928

Issuing Organization

Employment and Social Development Canada

Owner Organization

Employment and Social Development Canada

Solicitation Type

NPP - Notice of Proposed Procurement (Formal)

Solicitation Number

100016323

Title

Learning Designer (100016323)

Source ID

PWGSC

Agreement Type

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)

Details

Location

National Capital Region

Dates

Publication

2021/01/11 12:00:00 AM EST

Closing Date

2021/02/03 02:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Carty, Cynthia

819-654-5925

cynthia.carty@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca

Description

The services required will support the department in complying with the accessibility standards in accordance with the Accessible Canada Act.

The primary objectives of the services sought are to obtain an expert who will be able to review, edit and format currently non-accessible documents. It will also require writing descriptive text as well as ensuring the documents meet the plain language requirements (reading level grade 8 - when impossible, reading level should not exceed grade 10 for external documents and grade 12 for internal documents) and respecting the

Canada.ca Content Style Guide

in both official languages.

The project aims to accelerate the transition towards the compliance to the accessibility standards.

To prevent barriers faced by people with disabilities, documents will have to be accessible by using a screen reader i.e. JAWS.

Critical output and outcome for the project is:

Accessible documents in compliance with accessibility standards in both official languages

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