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Additional Resources

There are many resources about accessible information and communication. The resources listed below support the recommendations made throughout this Guide:

More information on guidelines and suggestions for making Web sites accessible appears on the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) website at www.w3.org/WAI

More information on the Clear Print Accessibility Guidelines is available through the CNIB website at
www.cnib.ca/en/services/accessibility/text/clearprint/Default.aspx

More information about accessibility for print and electronic communications is available through the CNIB website at
www.cnib.ca/en/services/accessibility/design/Default.aspx

More information about interpreting services and providing access and accommodation to you and deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing voters is available through The Canadian Hearing Society’s website at www.chs.ca

More information about Ontario-based companies and organizations that provide services or assistance for people with disabilities, including assistive technology, transcription, captioning and Braille translation services is available through the Directory of Accessibility at www.accessibilitydirectory.ca

Additional suppliers for assistive technology, transcription, captioning and Braille translation services can be found through the online Canadian Company Capabilities Database maintained by Industry Canada at www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_coinf/ccc/engdoc/homepage.html

More information about VoicePrint, a division of The National Broadcast Reading Service is available at www.voiceprintcanada.com

More information about Clear Language and Design, including an online thesaurus is available through East End Literacy at www.eastendliteracy.on.ca/clearlanguageanddesign

Who Can Help?

There are many organizations, which work with and on behalf of people with disabilities that may be able to provide further guidance. The following organizations contributed to the development of this guide:

Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario
520 Sutherland Drive,
Toronto, Ontario M4G 3V9
Toll Free: 1-877-422-1112
Tel: 416-422-5644
Fax: 416-422-5943
E-mail: info@cpaont.org
www.cpaont.org

CNIB
1929 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 3E8
Tel: 416-486-2500
Toll Free: 1-800-563-2642
Fax: 416-480-7717
TTY: 416-480-8645
E-mail: ontario@cnib.ca
www.cnib.ca

The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS)
271 Spadina Road
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2V3
Tel: 416-928-2500
Toll-Free: 1-877-347-3427
TTY: 416-964-0023
Toll-Free TTY: 1-877-347-3429
Fax: 416-928-2506
E-mail: info@chs.ca
www.chs.ca

Ontario March of Dimes
10 Overlea Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario M4H 1A4
Tel: 416-425-3463
Toll-free: 1-800-263-3463
E-mail: info@dimes.on.ca
www.marchofdimes.ca

Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario
2301 - 180 Dundas Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8
Tel: 416-977-5580
Fax: 416-977-2813
E-mail: info@ontario.cmha.ca
www.ontario.cmha.ca

Accessibility Directorate of Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services
777 Bay Street, 6th Floor, Suite 601
Toronto, Ontario M7A 2J4
Tel: 416-326-0207
Toll-free: 1-888-520-5828
TTY: 416-326-0148
Toll-free 1-888-335-6611
Fax: 416-326-9725
E-mail: accessibility@css.gov.on.ca

Disclaimer

The material contained in this guide is for information and reference purposes only and is not intended as legal or professional advice. The adoption of the practices described in this guide may not meet the needs of your organization or a particular individual. The Government of Ontario does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or usefulness of any information contained in this guide and shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, in any way, for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of, or in connection with the use of, or reliance on, any such content.

In Ontario, legislation prescribes specific responsibilities related to the accommodation of persons with disabilities.

For the purposes of this guide, the following legislation is the minimum accommodation requirements service providers must be aware of and comply with (list not inclusive):

• Ontario Human Rights Code
• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA)
• Ontario Building Code

For full versions of these Codes and Acts please refer to www.e-laws.gov.on.ca