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1/1/2008
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2008 AAC YAK Newsletter
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<br />AAC YAK <br />VOLUME 3, SPRING 2008 <br />What a busy year 2007 was with the planning and consultations of some of the Standards Development <br />Committees. As of January 1, 2008, the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service, Ontario <br />Regulation 429/07 has become law. No doubt, the following year will also be very instrumental for the <br />futures of all persons with disabilities in Ontario. <br />Locally, our AAC’s have been working towards our vision of making Ontario completely accessible by <br />2025. As always, a thank you goes out to all of the Town, City and County Councils for their continued <br />support. To all the members of the AAC’s, a pat on the back is also due for their continued dedication <br />to our cause. <br />AAC(AAC) <br />ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATES <br /> <br />ESSEX COUNTY ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />The following initiatives, identified in the Essex County Accessibility Plan have been completed within <br />the past year: <br /> <br />Renovations to Civic Centre Committee rooms; <br /> <br />Purchased an adjustable table for the cafeteria; <br /> <br />Employee Accommodation Policy and Employee Safe and Early Return to Work Policy has been <br />approved; <br />Disability sensitivity training for all County employees; and <br />Ramp installed at rock fountain and garden area at south entrance of Civic Centre. <br />The following initiatives, identified in the Essex County Accessibility Plan are currently underway: <br />th <br />ECAAC planning the 6 Annual Accessibility Workshop with input from the Windsor <br />Accessibility Advisory Committee; <br /> <br />Improving communications for people with hearing and visual disabilities at the Civic Centre – <br />FM receivers, TDD/TTY/TEXTNET technology, improved signage, etc.; <br /> <br />Furthering work on providing a “quickplace” collaboration room on the Connecting Windsor – <br />Essex Portal for issues regarding people with disabilities; <br /> <br />Monitoring and participating in the planning of the new Accessibility Standards Committees; <br />Will be working on some office design modifications in 2008; <br />1 <br /> <br />
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