A person or organization to whom
an accessibility standard applies shall comply with the standard within the time period set out in the standard.
(1) For the purposes of determining whether
an accessibility standard applies to a person or organization, a director may order that,
Not exact matches
It is expected that the new legislation will incorporate many features from Ontario and Manitoba's
accessibility laws that would include the process or processes that the Government would use to develop the
accessibility standards, as well as the areas or activities to which the
standards would
apply... [more]
In addition to certain other persons and organizations, the Act establishes
accessibility standards that
apply to those who employ people in Ontario.
As a result, the previous definition of 20 or more employees for a large organization under the customer service
standard no longer
applies and fits the definition under the Integrated
Accessibility Standards Regulation.
Ontario's
standards under the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act are
applying to the private sector more and more broadly, government often being the first to have to comply.
On June 6, 2016, the Ontario government announced that changes to the Customer Service
Standard under the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) will come into force on July 1, 2016, and
apply to all organizations providing goods, services or facilities in the province... [more]
It is expected that the new legislation will incorporate many features from Ontario and Manitoba's
accessibility laws that would include the process or processes that the Government would use to develop the
accessibility standards, as well as the areas or activities to which the
standards would
apply.
This policy has been developed to address the Accessible Customer Service
Standard of the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the «AODA») and
applies in conjunction with and should be read together with other policies that affect the provision of services to our clients and visitors.
The
Accessibility Standard for Customer Service
applies to Firm services that are provided externally to the public or third parties.
Representatives of ministries that have responsibilities relating to the industries, sectors of the economy or classes of persons or organizations to which the
accessibility standard is intended to
apply.
(2) An
accessibility standard shall name or describe the persons or organizations to which it
applies.
Representatives of the industries, sectors of the economy or classes of persons or organizations to which the
accessibility standard is intended to
apply.
The proposed Nova Scotia
accessibility legislation decides broadly on what must be included in the
standards, what organization it can
apply to and who must be consulted on the
standards, among other things.
(1) For the purposes of filing an
accessibility report under section 14 of the Act, section 86.1 of Ontario Regulation 191/11 (Integrated Accessibility Standards) made under the Act, applies with necessary modifications to the filing of a report with respect to the accessibility standard for cust
accessibility report under section 14 of the Act, section 86.1 of Ontario Regulation 191/11 (Integrated
Accessibility Standards) made under the Act, applies with necessary modifications to the filing of a report with respect to the accessibility standard for cust
Accessibility Standards) made under the Act,
applies with necessary modifications to the filing of a report with respect to the
accessibility standard for cust
accessibility standard for customer service.