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Visit [https://www.aoda.ca/ aoda.ca (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act)] and [https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/05a11 ontario.ca (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005)] to learn more.
==Accessibility Overlays, Toolbars and plugins==
Accessibility overlays for websites may be called by different names such as plugins, apps, software, and toolbars. They are marketed as a complete solution for accessibility. Unfortunately, this is not true. An overlay on your system or a public website will not make your system accessible or compliant. An overlay is not a substitute for good design, content, coding, or testing. Some people argue that overlays (toolbars) in themselves are discriminatory, other vendors have created plugins to disable these overlays. People with disabilities find overlays annoying, they effect performance and have the opposite effect of what is intended.
Here are some articles on the subject:
https://www.a11yproject.com/posts/should-i-use-an-accessibility-overlay/
https://www.siteimprove.com/glossary/accessibility-overlays/#:~:text=Accessibility%20overlay%20tools%20are%20automated,plugin%2C%20app%2C%20or%20widget.
https://krisrivenburgh.medium.com/toolbar-plugins-widgets-for-website-accessibility-arent-ada-508-compliant-7e7b649e20ba
https://karlgroves.com/automated-lies-with-one-line-of-code/
https://www.accessibyebye.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-get-scammed-why-you-should-avoid-quick-fix-web-alfredo-mercedes#:~:text=Accessibility%20Overlays%20are%20not%20a%20substitute%20for%20good%20design.,exist%20in%20the%20first%20place.
==Testing for Accessibility==
