Accessibility
The Township of Perth East is committed to ensuring that our services and facilities are barrier-free to everyone.
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
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:
- Customer Service
- Information and Communications
- Employment
- Transportation
- Design of Public Spaces
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.
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.
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 plan 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
Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee (JAAC)
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:
- Reviewing site plans and drawings for new or proposed improvements to a property.
- Reviewing designs for new or proposed improvements to outdoor play spaces, external pathways or recreational trails.
- Reviewing multi-year accessibility plans and annual status update reports.
JAAC Meetings
The County of Perth AAC meets at 1:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month.
Resources
Looking for accessible businesses in the area?
ASXMap and AccessNow are just two of many applications that find the accessible public locations like restaurants, so you don’t have to.
Southwest Healthline website, under “Huron-Perth – People with Disabilities”.
For a listing of accessible transportation services in the area visit the Southwest Healthline website, under “Transportation – Accessible – Huron and Perth.”
211 helps you navigate the network of human services quickly and easily, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 150 languages. Call 2-1-1 or visit www.211ontario.ca
Policies and Plans
In order to help us meet the requirements of the AODA, we have created:
- A Corporate Accessibility Policy
- Multi-Year Accessibility Plans and Annual Status Updates
- A Procurement Policy that considers accessibility when buying or acquiring goods, services or facilities.
- Training plans to ensure that all employees, volunteers and other persons are trained in the accessibility standards and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
More Resources:
Winter Accessibility Tip Sheet
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.
Feedback regarding the way the Township of Perth East provides goods and services to people with disabilities can be directed to the Township of Perth East by phone, mail, email or in person at:
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.
Contact Us
Ashley Carter
Manager of Legislative Services / Municipal Clerk
Township of Perth East
25 Mill Street East
Milverton, Ontario N0K 1M0
T.: 519-595-2800 x223
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