Accessibility

Accessibility

The Ontarians with Disabilities Act, (ODA) 2001 is provincial legislation requiring municipalities to address issues around disabilities and barriers to accessibility.

The ODA requires all Ontario Municipalities to:

1. Develop an Annual accessibility Plan, in consultation with people with disabilities
2. Appoint an Accessibility Advisory Committee if Over 10,00 in population
3. Make the Accessibility Plan available to the public

Customer Service Accessibility Reporting

To ensure that businesses and organization comply with requirements for the AODA’s Accessibility Standards for Customer Service, all Public and private organizations are required to file annual online accessibility reports with the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario. In 2010 the Municipality of South Bruce submitted its report

Customer Service Accessiblity Policy

Integrated Accessibilty Standards Policy

Multi Year Accessibility Plan