The Corporation of the Township of Laird
Accessibility Compliance Report 2023
Ontario Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility
2023 Accessibility Compliance Report
Pages 1 and 2 of the PDF are the Province’s general instructions for completing the form. They are not repeated here.
A. Organization information
| Organization category | Designated Public Sector |
|---|---|
| Number of employees range | 1-49 employees |
| Reporting year | 2023 |
| Organization legal name | Township of Laird |
| Number of employees in Ontario | 19 |
| Business number (BN9) | 108133018 |
| Organization operating/business name | Township of Laird (same as legal name) |
| Sector | (left blank) |
| Mailing address | 3 Pumpkin Point Road W (West), Sault Ste. Marie, ON P0S 1C0, Canada |
| Business address | Same as mailing address |
B. Understand your accessibility requirements
Before you begin your report, you can learn about your accessibility requirements at ontario.ca/accessibility.
Additional accessibility requirements apply if you are:
- a library board
- a producer of education material (e.g. textbooks)
- an education institution (e.g. school board, college, university or school)
- a municipality
If you are a municipality submitting this report, and submitting on behalf of local boards, please indicate which boards below. (No local boards were listed.)
C. Accessibility compliance report certification
Section 15 of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 requires that accessibility reports include a statement certifying that all the required information has been provided and is accurate, signed by a person with authority to bind the organization(s).
Note: It is an offence under the Act to provide false or misleading information in an accessibility report filed under the AODA.
The certifier may designate a primary contact for the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility to contact the organization(s); otherwise the certifier will be the main contact.
Acknowledgement
Checked: I certify that all the information is accurate and I have the authority to bind the organization.
| Certification date | 2023-12-04 |
|---|
Certifier information
| Name | Jennifer Errington |
|---|---|
| Position title | Clerk Administrator |
| Business phone number | 705-248-2395 |
| Fax number | 705-248-1138 |
| clerk@lairdtownship.ca |
Primary contact for the organization(s)
Same as the certifier (Jennifer Errington, Clerk Administrator).
D. Accessibility compliance report questions
General
1. Has your organization created and implemented written policies on how to achieve accessibility by meeting all applicable accessibility requirements in the IASR?
Answer: Yes
2. Has your organization established and implemented a multi-year accessibility plan?
Answer: Yes
2.a. Does your organization have a website?
Answer: Yes
2.a.i Is your organization’s accessibility plan posted on your organization’s website?
Answer: Yes
2.a.ii Does your organization provide the accessibility plan in an accessible format when requested?
Answer: Yes
2.b Does your organization update the accessibility plan at least once every 5 years?
Answer: Yes
3. Does your organization provide appropriate training on:
3.a. The AODA Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation?
Answer: Yes
3.b The Human Rights Code as it pertains to people with disabilities?
Answer: Yes
Information and communications
4. Does your organization have a process for receiving and responding to feedback that is accessible to people with disabilities? (Note: This requirement is applicable regardless of whether customers are permitted on your premises.)
Answer: Yes
4.a. Does your organization notify the public about the availability of accessible formats and communications supports with respect to the feedback process? (Note: This requirement is applicable regardless of whether customers are permitted on your premises.)
Answer: Yes
5. Does your organization have one (or more) website(s) which it controls directly or indirectly (‘controls’ means that your organization is able to add, remove and/or modify content and functionality of the website)?
Answer: Yes
5.a. Do all your organization’s internet websites conform to World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA (except for live captions and pre-recorded audio descriptions)? In the comments box, please list the complete names and addresses of your publicly available web content, including websites, social media pages, and apps.
Answer: Yes
Comments: www.lairdtownship.ca
Customer Service
6. Does your organization provide training about providing goods, services or facilities to persons with disabilities to the following?
- Staff and volunteers
- People involved in developing accessibility policies
- People providing goods, services or facilities on behalf of the organization
Answer: Yes
6.a. Does the training include all of the following:
- A review of the purposes of the AODA?
- A review of the purposes of the Customer Service Standards?
- How to interact and communicate with persons with various types of disability?
- How to interact with persons with disabilities who use an assistive device or require the assistance of a guide dog or other service animal or the assistance of a support person?
- How to use equipment or devices available on the provider’s premises or otherwise provided by the provider that may help with the provision of goods, services or facilities to a person with a disability?
- What to do if a person with a particular type of disability is having difficulty accessing the provider’s goods, services or facilities?
Answer: Yes
7. Does your organization provide information in an accessible format?
Answer: Yes
7.a. Is the provision of information in accessible format done so in a timely manner that takes into account the individual’s disability?
Answer: Yes
Comments: We don’t have things already in an accessible format, but would accommodate if requested in a timely manner.
7.b. Is the provision of information in accessible format at a cost no more than the regular cost charged to other persons?
Answer: Yes
Comments: We would not charge a person to convert documents into an accessible format. If we had a fee for a document, we would not charge an additional charge for an accommodation.
8. Does your organization ever require a person with a disability to be accompanied by a support person when on your premises?
Answer: No
8.a. Does your organization do all of the following before requiring a person with a disability to be accompanied by a support person on your premises:
- Consult with the person with a disability?
- Determine a support person is necessary to protect the health or safety of the person with a disability or others on premises?
- Determine that there is no other way to protect the health or safety of the person with a disability or others on premises?
Answer: Not answered (this follow-up question did not apply)
Employment
9. Does your organization employ any persons with disabilities for whom you have provided individualized workplace emergency response information?
Answer: No
9.a. Does your organization review the individualized workplace emergency response information for all of the following?
- When the employee moves to a different location in the organization?
- When the employee’s overall accommodation needs or plans are reviewed?
- When your organization reviews its general emergency policies?
Answer: Not answered (this follow-up question did not apply)
9.b. Do any of the employees for whom your organization has provided individualized workplace emergency response information require assistance?
Answer: Not answered (this follow-up question did not apply)
9.b.i Has your organization, with the employee’s consent, provided the workplace emergency response information to the person designated to provide assistance to the employee?
Answer: Not answered (this follow-up question did not apply)
9.b.ii Was the individualized workplace emergency response information provided as soon as practicable after your organization became aware of the need for accommodation due to the employee’s disability?
Answer: Not answered (this follow-up question did not apply)
Design of public spaces
10. Since January 1, 2017, has your organization constructed new or redeveloped any of the following items?
- Outdoor public use eating areas
- Outdoor play space
- Off-street parking
- Service counter
- Fixed queuing guides
- Waiting areas
Answer: No
10.a. Where applicable, do the newly constructed or redeveloped items meet the general requirements as outlined in the Design of Public Spaces Standards?
Answer: Not answered (this follow-up question did not apply)
10.b. Does your organization’s multi-year accessibility plan include procedures for preventative and emergency maintenance of the accessible elements in public spaces, and for dealing with temporary disruptions when accessible elements are not in working order?
Answer: Not answered (this follow-up question did not apply)
AODA
11. Is your organization a municipality with population of 10,000 or more?
Answer: No
11.a. Has your organization established an accessibility advisory committee as described in Section 29 of the AODA?
Answer: Not answered (this follow-up question did not apply)
11.a.i Is the majority of members in the committee persons with disabilities?
Answer: Not answered (this follow-up question did not apply)
11.a.ii Has the committee provided advice to council about site plans and drawings (as described in Section 41 of the Planning Act) as well as advice on the requirements and implementation of accessibility standards?
Answer: Not answered (this follow-up question did not apply)
E. Accessibility compliance report summary
Your responses to the questions on your accessibility report indicate that your organization is in compliance with AODA standards. Your organization may be audited to verify compliance.
For an accessible format or communication support, contact the Township office at 705-248-2395 or info@lairdtownship.ca.