Accessible Planning Consultation

Guidelines and best practices by Employment and Social Development Canada

Languages: English, French

A guide to conducting consultations with disabled people, created by Employment and Social Development Canada for organizations regulated by the Accessible Canada Act. The guide includes links along the left side of the page to several parts including: background, key concepts, planning your consultation, follow-up, and annexes related to understanding disability, intersectional/cultural considerations, and inclusive language.

Guidelines and best practices by Employment and Social Development Canada

Languages: English, French

This collection of guidance documents created by Employment and Social Development Canada for organizations regulated under the Accessible Canada Act. It includes an introduction/overview of accessibility plans, key concepts, recommended first steps, required headings, recommended content and formatting, and recommendations for evaluation.

Resource by Justine Lindner for McCarthy Tétrault Law Firm

Languages: English, French

Evaluating the Accessible Canada Act, this article by Justine Lindner at McCarthy Tétrault Law Firm underscores specific requirements for entities that carry on broadcasting undertakings, Canadian carriers or telecommunications service providers, or in the transportation network. These requirements entail operational, administrative, and financial matters.

Resource by Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work

Languages: English

An informational resource produced by the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work on how their conscious and unconscious attitudes, assumptions, beliefs, and actions can create barriers that prevent disabled people from getting hired. The purpose of this guide is to address the “intention-action gap” that is created when accessibility and inclusion policies are in place (such as in government departments or agencies), but barriers to employment and retention still exist. It dispels common myths about hiring people with disabilities, offers examples of common accommodations, describes some benefits and strategies for making workplaces more inclusive, and discusses ethical use of AI in hiring.

Guidelines and best practices by Inclusive Design Research Centre

Languages: English

A short article by the Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) on the purpose and benefits of co-design, with a few basic tips for getting started. The article discusses how community-led co-design can promote greater engagement between researchers, designers, and community members, ultimately leading to a more effective outcome and a more engaged citizenry. It also addresses how solutions created outside a community and then imposed on it can leave unmet needs for citizens. The article is on IDRC’s Community-Led Co-Design Kit website, so users can access all their related resources using the menus at the top of the page, as well.

Resource by Jheanelle M. Anderson for ÀṢẸ Community Foundation for People with Disabilities

Languages: English

A research report and statistics regarding disability and the experiences of Black Canadians, produced by Jheanelle M. Anderson for ÀṢẸ Community Foundation for People with Disabilities. The historical context of ableism in Canada, racialization, employment disparities, and poverty are also discussed.

Resource by Realize Canada

Languages: English, French

"This document provides an overview and summary of community-led engagements hosted by 12 diverse, disability-serving organizations in partnership with Realize and the IDEAL (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, Leading to belonging) Project. … The primary goal of this initiative was to ... provide an intersectional examination into the living realities and various aspects of access barriers to health services, community-based organizations and employment for people living with episodic disabilities in the Canadian landscape".

Resource by Natalia Hicks for Inclusion Canada

Languages: English, French

A short article by Natalia Hicks for Inclusion Canada that discusses how non-disabled supporters can be better allies for the disabled people in their lives.

Resource by Shane Haddad and Manjeet for Inclusion Canada

Languages: English, French

A document by Shane Haddad and Manjeet for Inclusion Canada featuring advice from people with intellectual disabilities on how others can make them feel more respected, address mistakes, improve inclusion in the workplace, address a lack of inclusion in schools, and expand their commitment to inclusion in their home and community.

Resource by ARCH Disability Law Centre

Languages: English, French, ASL, LSQ

“This fifth video explains where you can find federal regulations once they are made. It will tell you why these rules are important. It will also tell you when you might want to use them. It will tell you what you can do if a federal organization, company, or government office doesn’t follow accessibility rules”

Resource by ARCH Disability Law Centre

Languages: English, French, ASL, LSQ

“This video gives tips about how to give input to the Government of Canada, Canadian Transportation Agency, and CRTC when new regulations are being made. It explains how to get ready to give feedback. It tells you how to get the information you need. It also describes how to relate your living experiences to regulations when you give your input”.

Resource by ARCH Disability Law Centre

Languages: English, French, ASL, LSQ

“This video explains how to find out about accessibility regulations. The video discusses what parts of the regulation making process you can take part in. In the video, we give tips on how you can contribute. We also tell you what happens after you have given input about an accessibility rule”.

Resource by Klondike Visitors Association

Languages: English

This initiative by the Klondike Visitors Association aims to promote “inclusivity by recognizing and registering businesses that meet basic accessibility standards”. There are currently 10 businesses registered, and the public can provide feedback through a survey on this webpage.

Resource by Yukon Human Rights Commission

Languages: English, French

This webpage by the Yukon Human Rights Commission discusses what the duty to accommodate means in the Yukon Human Rights Act. It also gives some examples of what an accommodation might be, outlines the process of accommodating someone, and talks about the limits of the duty to accommodate.

Resource by Creative Options Regina

Languages: English

This web-based toolkit by Creative Options Regina offers a comprehensive look at how to best support and include persons with intellectual disabilities and complex support needs. It describes how to best include and respect persons with disabilities when planning for the betterment of accessibility, focusing on valuing their expertise while also acknowledging their experience.

Resource by Barrier Free Saskatchewan

Languages: English

This report by Barrier Free Saskatchewan outlines the main provisions of the Saskatchewan Accessibility Act, by chapter, in plain and simple language. It looks at both legal and policy implications of the legislation for all levels of accessibility stakeholders in the province.

Case studies by Gouvernement du Québec

Languages: French

Ceci est le plan d'action à l'égard des personnes handicapées plus récent par le Gouvernement du Québec; il décrit comment le gouvernement progressent leur vision pour une province plus accessible. Ils racontent combien d'objectifs de l'année passée avaient réalisé, décrivent le groupe qui a créé le plan pour cette année, et présentent les nouvelles mesures qu'avaient ajouté au plan pour cette année.

Resource by Gouvernement du Québec

Languages: French

Ce document par le Gouvernement du Québec offre d’information sur leur engagement à long terme, aussi que leurs valeurs et plan d’action avec les indicateurs mesurables, pour progresser l’inclusion des personnes en situation de handicap à la province. Cette vision a l’intention de progresser la Loi assurant l’exercice des droits des personnes handicapées en vue de leur intégration scolaire, professionnelle et sociale du Québec.

Resource by ResourceAbilities

Languages: English

ResourceAbilities is a non-profit organization in Prince Edward Island. They offer workshops to businesses, government departments, community organizations, and other groups to help them better understand topics like equity, diversity, disability, inclusion, and intersectionality.

Guidelines and best practices by PEI HR Toolkit

Languages: English, French

This resource by PEI HR Toolkit is designed primarily for persons in authoritative positions within organizations. It prompts them to question the flexibility of the nature of work that they do, and to examine jobs to see if they can be adapted to transpire differently to accommodate those with disabilities. The webpage also provides a link on the far-left side to their “Ready, Willing, and Able Business Case” document that dispels myths about employing people with disabilities.