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Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Policy & Procedure

28 Mar 2023

We are committed to making every reasonable effort to ensure that people with disabilities are treated with dignity and respect, and to providing people with disabilities with the same opportunities to access our services and opportunities for employment, retention and promotion. [...] Oxfam Canada will: o Ensure that all people are treated equally and with dignity and respect; o Ensure that persons with disabilities are able to access and experience any of Oxfam’s activities, services and information; o Ensure that persons with disabilities receive the same value and quality of activities, services and information; o Allow people with disabilities to do things their own way, at. [...] Service Animal: An animal used by a person with a disability if: o It is apparent that the animal is used by the person for reasons relating to her or his disability; or o It is apparent that the animal is used by the person for reasons relating to her or his disability; or If the person provides a letter from a physician or nurse confirming that the person requires the animal for reasons relating. [...] Support Person If a person with a disability is accompanied by a support person, Oxfam Canada will ensure that both persons have access to the premises together and that the person with the disability is not prevented from having access to the support person. [...] Training will cover the following: o A review of the purpose of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005; o Instructions on how to interact and communicate with people with various types of disabilities; o Instructions on how to interact with people with disabilities who use assistive devices or require the assistance of a service animal or support person.

Authors

colleenk

Pages
11
Published in
Canada

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