Ontario’s
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (the act) came into force in
2005 and sets out a clear goal and timeframe to make Ontario accessible by
2025. The next few blogs will talk about
how the province and your own organization can do to work towards
compliance.
Helping organizations comply
- Supporting organizations by providing them with free web-based tools and resources, including guides, toolkits and checklists to help organizations understand and meet their requirements.
- Offering a help desk to provide assistance to organizations and the public about the act and its regulations.
- Auditing organizations to confirm they are in compliance with the act.
- Working directly with organizations that are non-compliant, to help them comply.
To meet
their obligations under the Integrated Accessibility Standard, employers will
have to develop an organizational accessible employment policy statement.
Employers will also be required to develop, adopt, document and maintain
policies that support the implementation of the commitments in the policy
statement, including:
- Prevention, identification and removal of barriers throughout the entire employment cycle
- Inclusive design of employment systems and processes
- Support of persons with disabilities from recruitment through hiring
- Individual accommodation plans
- Respect for privacy of information related to accommodation
- Provision of information in accessible formats and methods
- Provision of disability awareness training to employee
· Has
your organization been complying with all parts of the AODA?
·
What barriers (systemic or
individual) has your organization removed to ensure compliance with the AODA?
·
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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