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Count Us In: Removing Barriers to Political Participation
Quick Reference Guide to Accessible Campaign Information and Communication

 

Table of Contents

 

People With Disabilities Are Voters

How to use this Guide

Communication Strategies: Person to Person

• Tips for Communicating with a Person who is Deaf, Deafened, or Hard of Hearing
• Tips for Communicating with a Person who is Deaf-blind
• Tips for Communicating with a Person who is Blind or Visually Impaired
• Tips for Communicating with a Person who has a Cognitive Disability
• Tips for Communicating with a Person who has a Speech Disability
• Tips for Communicating with a Person who has a Mental Illness

Accessible Communication Strategies

• Campaign Literature
• Campaign Advertising
• Web Accessibility
• E-mail Accessibility

Accessible Information Strategies

• Alternate Formats
• Braille
• Large Print
• Captioning
• Electronic Text
• Audio Format
• Descriptive Video Service
• Sign Language Video Format
• Assistive Technologies and Services
• Sign Language Interpreting
• Real-time Captioning
• Assistive Listening Technology and Systems
• Telecommunications

Budgeting for Accessible Information and Communication

• Braille and Large Print
• Sign Language Interpreting
• Real-time Captioning

Understanding Disability

• Physical Disabilities
• Vision Loss
• Deafness and Hearing Loss
• Deaf-Blindness
• Speech Disabilities
• Cognitive Disabilities
• Mental Illness

More Information

• Resources
• Who Can Help?

Published by Accessibility Directorate of Ontario
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Province of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

© Queen’s Printer for Ontario, July 2007

ISBN 978-1-4249-4777-5

The development of this guide has been made possible through an EnAbling Change Partnership Program provided by the Government of Ontario.

We wish to thank Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario; CNIB; The Canadian Hearing Society; and Ontario March of Dimes for the development of this guide.