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The Township of Perth East is committed to ensuring that our goods, services and facilities are barrier-free to everyone.
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
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The Province of Ontario released Provincial legislation called the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in 2005. The County and the Member Municipalities must meet the requirements of accessibility standards including:
The Township of Perth East is responsible for filing a bi-annual Accessibility Compliance Report with the Provincial Government. Members of the public may request a copy of the Township of Perth East Accessibility Compliance Report. |
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Policies and Plans
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In order to help us meet the requirements of the AODA, we have created:
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Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee (JAAC)
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The County of Perth has a Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee (JAAC) made up of people who live across the County. Under the law, the majority of AAC members must be people with a disability. Some of the activities of the Perth County JAAC include:
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Accessible Service and Alternate Formats
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As outlined in our Corporate Accessibility Policy, we are committed to providing accessible customer service. Upon request, we can help you if you need a different format of a document, or communication supports. |
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Feedback | ||||||||||||||
Please use our Feedback Form if you have comments or questions related to the accessibility of our services to customers with disabilities. |
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#RespectTheSpace Campaign
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Do you Respect Accessible Parking Spaces?It is important to leave accessible parking spaces open for those who are legally entitled to use them. Please respect the space.
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Background | ||||||||
The Province of Ontario enacted the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) on June 13, 2005. The Integrated Accessibiity Standards are available through the link to elaws. The AODA focuses on improving Accessibility in areas such as buildings and spaces, employment, customer service, communications and transportation. The AODA includes:
The Ministry of Community and Social Services is currently developing standards for the areas identified in the AODA. The proposed standards are intended to make it possible for persons with disabilities to participate fully in the social and economic life of our community and throughout the province. |
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Perth County Joint Accessibility Plan | ||||||||
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (A.O.D.A.) requires demonstrated action to reduce and remove barriers, not just planning. It will also provide a clear vision with tangible standards to measure results. This will ultimately ensure improved opportunities for persons with disabilities and to provide for their involvement in the identification, removal and prevention of barriers to their full participation in the life of the province. The A.O.D.A. mandates that each municipality prepare an annual accessibility plan ensuring progress and obtaining mandatory standards thus moving towards an accessible Ontario. This is a joint plan prepared by the Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) of the County of Perth and Member Municipalities. The report describes the measures/achievements over the past reporting period, and the measures that each member municipality will take during the current reporting period, to identify, remove and prevent barriers to people with disabilities who use the facilities and services, including Councils, staff, contract workers, contractors and members of the community. This plan covers all the member municipal corporations within the County of Perth. Operated within these municipalities are recreation/culture, fire, planning and development, emergency management and public works services. View the complete Perth County Joint Accessibility Plan (2023-2027) and the Annual Status Update (2023) |
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Website Accessibility | ||||||||
The Township of Perth East is actively working towards achieving a fully accessible website that conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. If you use assistive technology and the format of any content on this web site interferes with your ability to access the information, please contact our Webmaster and we will make every effort to provide you with a format that is accessible to you. This website allows people using text-only browsers or other assistive technology to read the content on the page, including text descriptions for all images. To view a PDF document with suggestions on modifications you can make in your operating system and browser to help access the website, click here.
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Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 View the complete County of Perth Joint Accessibility Plan (2018-2022) View the Corporate Accessibility Policy & Procedures - Township of Perth East Policy CA.01.28.01 (A) |
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Feedback and Contact Us | ||||||||
While we make every effort to keep all content on this website accessible to all visitors, please contact us for help if you find any information on this website that you cannot access. Building an accessible website is an ongoing process and we welcome any comments on how to improve our site's accessibility. To view a PDF document with suggestions on modifications you can make in your operating system and browser to help access the website, click here. Provide feedback on our accessibility using the Feedback Notice. |