NOTE: This tool was forked off an existing tool ongov / covid-19-self-assessment - most info here is taken from it, too
This tool is supposed to help persons navigate the Canada Emergency Response Beenfit and Employment Insurance measures by answering simple questions. This will help to easily identify which financial support an individual might be eligible for. Its parent is based on a modified version of the Alberta Health Services tool to which we have applied Ontario design system styling and made a number of functional changes. Those changes include but are not limited to:
- Changed logic and flow of the application to fit the message Ontario Health wanted to convey
- Changed markup to fit our design and to conform to HTML standards
- Applied Ontario Design System styling to everything
- Moved third party assets from CDN links to the static folder included with the app
- Added handling for browser back/forward buttons
- Added in-page anchors to aid with analytics
- Added and tested accessibility features allowing for screen readers and other assistive technologies to be used
Because the tool is comprised of static HTML/JS/CSS files, it can be hosted anywhere and cached in the CDN for optimum performance. We have verified compatibility with a range of desktop and mobile browsers. Internet Explorer 10 and higher and Edge (all versions) are supported in addition to more popular browsers.
- There is a bug in using back/forward buttons on Internet Explorer 10 and 11
- There is an issue with some screen readers with the skip to main content button
We are working on addressing these issues in the tool and will update the repo accordingly