WATS.ca

WATS.ca

The Canadian Web Accessibility Experts. We work with both public and private sector clients to create web sites that are universally accessible, fast, focused and easy to use. We provide assesment and auditting services, training, accessible web development and policy and strategy development services. The principals of WATS.ca who previously delivered extensive technical consulting to the former TBS / WATS Accessibility testing service are now making their expertise available to your organization. Our informative seminars, and practical hands-on training courses in building universally accessible web sites can be tailored to the seasoned developer or to content creators and management decision makers. Our diverse experience ensures we are comfortable in most web environments. We are hands on developers; we deliver more than just theory or vague promises.WATS.ca web developers are well-versed with both accessibility and Government of Canada Common Look and Feel Guidelines, and are committed to Web Standards.

Company Details

Year Established: 2003

Company Information

John Foliot
Title: Co-Founder
Telephone: (613) 482-7053
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Derek Featherstone
Title: Co-Founder
Telephone: (613) 599-9784
Email: Click Here

Services

Internet Consulting

Web Accessibility As the growth of the Internet increases, so does the public's reliance on it as a communications medium; organizations are becoming more aware of Web Accessibility and its implications to their organization. We work with organizations to integrate Web Accessibility into their overall Accessibility Strategy. These include consulting on items such as: * developing Web publishing standards and style guides * developing Web Accessibility Policies * development of Training Plans * analysis of business processes and policies related to Accessibility * development of software procurement and use policies as related to Accessibility

Web Development Our firm grasp of W3C Standards, client and server side development, coupled with practical, hands-on experience with Government of Canada Common Look and Feel Guidelines, make us an invaluable addition to your team. Further, our Senior Developers are pre-screened for Security, with either Enhanced or Secret Clearances. Our list of clients reflects the diverse types of projects we have worked on, assuring you of a creative, robust, functional and engaging web site/project while maintaining a committed adherence to Internet standards.

Training And Seminars We have also developed and delivered training session in web development and Internet technologies. All courses can be customized to your needs, and delivered at your site if necessary. Alternatively, your training could be offsite in a local computer training facility. All of our web development courses include accessibility and web standards as a common thread throughout. Currently courses delivered include: * Building Accessible Web Sites * Open Source Web Development (Apache, PHP, mySQL) * Strategies for Constructing Accessible Web Sites * HTML & XHTML Essentials * JavaScript * Cascading Style Sheets * Active Server Pages * Dynamic HTML * Web Site Management * Overview of Internet Technologies

Web Auditing And Testing Services Ensure compliance to established Standards in web accessibility, Canadian Common Look and Feel Standards or internal requirements. Executive overviews to detailed reports.