Planning for emergencies helps to keep people safe. You may have evacuation plans for your employees, or post warning signs for the public. The key is giving people the information they need; including people with disabilities.

Ontario’s accessibility standards can help you make information accessible so everyone has the information they need to stay safe. The standards apply to all organizations in Ontario with at least one employee, including:

• private companies
• non-profit organizations
• public sector organizations
• the Government of Ontario.

Starting January 1, 2012:

• work with your employees who have a disability to figure out what information they might need in an emergency
• make public emergency information accessible, upon request.

We’ve created some simple tip sheets to help you

Making emergency information accessible to the public  |  PDF version

Helping employees with disabilities stay safe  |  PDF version