Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation under the Human Rights Code means allowing for changes to the way things are usually done. An example would be a landlord installing automatic doors to ensure access for a person with a physical disability or installing a ramp or elevator. We help you write your policies to put you in compliance with the law.
Customized Online Training
This practical, easy to use online training program will answer the following: What are the Accessibility for Manitobans Act, the Customer Service Standard Regulation and the Human Rights Code? How to interact and communicate with persons disabled by barriers. Which assistive devices are used by persons disabled by barriers? What to do if a person disabled by a barrier needs the assistance of a support person or service animal. What are the ten disabilities recognized by the Manitoba Disabilities Office for purposes of training under the Customer Service Standard Regulation?
Multi-Year Accessibility Plans
Public sector organizations must create multi-year accessibility plans. Our experienced consultants will help you assess your level of accessibility to create and develop the required plans. Barriers to be addressed will include attitudinal, communications, systemic, physical, and technological.
Our Consulting Services
Accessible Formats & Communication Supports
Organizations are required to make reasonable efforts to ensure when communicating with a person who self-identifies as being disabled by a barrier, the communication is done in a manner that takes into account the barrier. We help you determine the most appropriate accessible format or communication support to meet any particular requirement.
Public Consultations
We help you engage the public to review and discuss your accessibility plans, develop alternatives and identify preferred solutions. We also track, evaluate and provide comprehensive, practical reports. We then assist you to embed the entire accessible public engagement process into your on-going communications processes.
Service Animals
A service animal is any animal trained to assist a person with a disability. The disability may be visible, for example, blindness or it may be invisible, such as, post-traumatic stress disorder. We help you write your service animals policy such as what employees should ask if they are not sure if an animal is a service animal or not.
Support Persons
Some people with disabilities may be accompanied by a support person who assists with mobility, communication, personal care or medical needs. A Support Person can be a paid professional or a volunteer, family member or friend. We help you think through your policy on support persons in terms of access and fees.
Assistive Devices
A person who is disabled by a barrier may use assistive devices to remove or reduce the barrier. We help you identify a wide range of assistive devices currently being used such as, ergonomic keyboards, laptops with speech output, e-paging, large print watches hearing aids with built-in FM systems, talking calculators, voice activated recorders,specialized computer software programs.
Web Accessibility
Many Internet users have vision, hearing, sight, intellectual, and physical disabilities. They all want the same opportunities to access your website. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level A (WCAG) set out the requirements your website must meet to better serve Manitobans facing disability barriers. Request a Web Accessibility Audit today to identify and remove any barriers to WCAG compliance.
About Us Accessibility Canada
Accessibility Canada is a consulting and training firm set up specifically to ensure your organization’s full compliance with the Accessibility for Manitobans Act.
Our team of experts has been hand-picked to provide the specialized skills needed to address your organization’s unique needs. We come from all backgrounds in the key areas addressed by the legislation, including the following standards:
- Customer Service
- Employment Accessibility
- Information and Communication
- Built Environment
- Transportation
Each standard has specific requirements and timelines – all designed to eliminate barriers.
If you or your staff do not have the dedicated time necessary to address the detailed Accessibility Plan required, then we can make the task a lot easier. And we will ensure your organization’s full compliance with the law, every step of the way.
We are confident that a brief online demonstration will establish are unique position to ensure you comply with the Accessibility for Manitobans Act, including additional optional services to focus right in on your unique needs.
We will work with you to identify gaps and develop strategies to remove barriers including:
- Architectural or structural
- Information and communications
- Technology
- Systemic
- Attitudinal
Rather than offering ‘one size fits all’, we offer an extensive suite of services that can be bundled specifically for your organization beginning with your online training.
Contact our president, Steve Gibson B.Sc., LL. B at (204) 816-1510 or email sgibson@accessibilityincanada.com
Accessibility Canada is a national organization with offices in Winnipeg and Toronto.