The proposed Information and
Communication Standard is not as prescriptive. Let us not forget that the OHRC
has primacy over such legislation and students have a right to be accommodated
and in a timely manner. Which is why around 1992, the offices for students with
disabilities were set up in post secondary institutions. Having said this, what
I can share as the AODA coordinator at George Brown College and member of the
Post Secondary Advisory Committee on Disability Issues(PACDI) - (MTCU) is that
there is a very exciting pilot project that is supported by the Ministry of Ed
- where some (not all) colleges and some of the major publishers are involved,
whereby a repository is being currently set up so that all e-texts can be
readily accessed by higher educational institutions to ensure students have
access to accessible texts and in a timely manner. Of course the project is
much more involved and there is a lot of work being done - the goal is that
eventually all accessible reading material will be available in one central
location and thereby making it easy for access to students with disabilities.
It was presented in our last PACDI meeting that pending all goes well, this
project may be ready to be rolled out to other institutions in a couple of
years. If you would like further information, I would be happy to send you more
on this very exciting project
Is your organization following
these guidelines??
If you are interested in learning more about Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disabilities Act (AODA) or how
to make accessibility a natural part of your business through the application
of Corporate Social
Responsibility, please
contact Sandra Broekhof
@ 416-579-1035 orsandra_broekhof@sympatico.ca
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