Today’s post is all
about hearing from you! Questions arise as to how organizations are dealing
with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliance requirements in
Ontario. Let us know where you stand on compliance and what hurdles you
encountered or are still encountering. If it is a lack of funds, then which
creative ideas have you chosen as alternatives? If the issue is not funding,
but all the barriers you’ve identified that need a remedy, then share those
thoughts too. If you have a good secret, let it out. The broader the
discussion, the better the solutions we’ll come up with. The Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services also wants to hear from you, and may
showcase your organization in a YouTube video.
Lately, people have asked, how is everyone else doing with the
AODA? I hear so many different stories.
Each organization and each large and small sized company has a different
plan and different expectations.
In training staff, volunteers and decision-makers about the AODA,
do you feel the organization is going through the motions of compliance, or do
you see value in the training? Perhaps training began as something you just had
to do, and attitudes changed when staff and volunteers understood the lessons.
A good number of responses will give us a pulse on whether organizations are
seeing a positive or negative change in attitude toward people with
disabilities.
You can respond by
leaving a comment below. I believe we can all learn something new from each
other every day. Tell us about the good, the bad and the ugly you’ve
encountered when meeting compliance with the AODA. We are all moving in this
direction together.
Can you share some of your compliance stories?
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 or sandra_broekhof@sympatico.ca or
visit www.accessibilitycompliance.ca
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