By Sue Tiffin
Published Feb. 26, 2019
When Anna Froebe, an independent HR consultant who works with business owners in this community, is asked how many businesses are likely not compliant with the rules and deadlines they must follow to meet provincial accessibility standards under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, she doesn’t hesitate to offer a guess.
Under the Customer Service Standard of the AODA, service providers’ policies must state that they welcome service animals. The Standard discusses how service providers must allow service animals in almost all public places. It also outlines what providers must do to accommodate customers who need to go to places where their service animals are excluded by law. However, service providers committed to obeying these laws may still have many questions about service animals, such as what they do and how to behave around them. Here we offer some best practices for understanding service animals that service providers should follow.
By Jules Knox
Reporter/Anchor Global News
In the midst of a digital revolution with smartphones and apps, there are some people who are fighting a battle so they don’t get left behind. A blind Okanagan parent is speaking out after School District 23 introduced an app that he says makes it difficult for him to report his daughters’ absences from class.
Under the Customer Service Standard of the AODA, service providers’ policies must state that they welcome service animals. Here we outline service animal laws that service providers must follow.
Under the Customer Service Standard of the AODA, service providers’ accessibility policies must outline how providers will communicate with customers who have disabilities. Communicating with customers with disabilities involves knowing that people sometimes give, understand, and receive information in different ways. Providers can start by making any written or multi-media information available using accessible formats or communication supports. Examples of this information include:
