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Employment accessibility standard

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 3 Minutes Read April 2, 2018

Improving accessibility standards for employment

Accessibility signThe Ontario government is updating the accessibility standards for employment to make employment more accessible to people with disabilities.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Human Rights / Accessibility standards, accessibility standards for employment, AODA, duty to accommodate, Employment accessibility standard, employment law, employment life-cycle, individualized accommodation plans, Ontario Human Rights Code, people with disabilities

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minute Read April 6, 2011

Slaw: AODA era part IV: Employment standard

The employment standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is found under part III in the Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (PIAR), which is slated to become law around July 2011 (not confirmed). This standard requires an organization that is an employer to engage in the proactive identification, removal and prevention of barriers hindering the full participation in employment of persons with disabilities. It also requires...

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Human Rights / accessibility, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation, AODA, communication supports, Disability, disability awareness training, Employment accessibility standard, employment of persons with disabilities, employment standard, individual accommodation plans, information in accessible formats, policies and procedures, proposed integrated accessibility regulation, removal and prevention of barriers, Support of persons with disabilities

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read September 8, 2010

Proposed integrated accessibility standards under the AODA

On September 2, 2010, the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services published the proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (IAR) under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) for public consultation by interested stakeholders. The IAR combines the information and communications, employment and transportation standards into a single, integrated regulation. The proposed compliance timelines are also listed.

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