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Welcome to the Accessibility Resource Centre. Each of the following six tabs will lead you to federal resources and tools to help improve accessibility for people with disabilities. Many of these materials also raise awareness of the importance of being inclusive of people with disabilities. On this page. Awareness. Employment. Housing.
- Disability Reference Guide
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- A 2006 Profile
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- Accessible Office Virtual Tour
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- Rethinking Disability in The Private Sector
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- Guide to Planning Inclusive Meetings
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- Improving accessibility in procurement
We established the Accessible Procurement Resource Centre...
- Disability Reference Guide
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- Video gallery: Incorporating accessibility into the procurement process
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Contribute to the government’s social and economic objectives by ensuring the goods and services purchased are accessible by design, where possible, so that Canadians with disabilities can use them without adaptation.
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is developing guidelines to ensure that procurement opportunities in the future will have accessibility criteria incorporated, and looks forward to working with suppliers to contribute to a barrier-free Canada.
Achievements to date
We established the Accessible Procurement Resource Centre (APRC), which serves two main roles: creating and maintaining a list of commodities across government for which accessibility considerations are relevant; and providing direction, guidance and advice on accessible procurement to all federal organizations The APRC has developed guidelines to help federal procurement officers consider accessibility at the early stages of the procurement process. We have developed a number of learning resources, including a short video explaining the impact of the Accessible Canada Act and tip sheets for government procurement professionals We issued a Request for Information on accessibility standards in information and communications technology (ICT) that gathered suppliers’ feedback on their experience with international accessible ICT standards and ICT procurement tools. The results of this request for information supported the guidance on Information and communications technology standards issued by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat We supported the Canada School of Public Service in delivering their Spotlight on ACCESSibility Series with a procurement-specific event where procurement officers learned more about accessible procurement An Ideation Day was held on March 10th, 2020 at the Museum of Nature in Ottawa. The day brought together procurement officers, policy analysts, advocates, and persons with disabilities to discuss the barriers and challenges the Government of Canada faces when including accessibility in the procurement process. The main goal of the event was to develop several different problem statements to present to Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC)
Activities underway
The APRC is undertaking a number of initiatives to further support the Government of Canada in achieving accessible procurement including: Identifying the key goods and services that the federal government buys to include accessibility considerations Identifying the key accessibility considerations for a number of goods and services that the federal government buys on a regular basis Research and development of key performance indicators
PSPC continues to consider international best practices in accessible procurement and is collaborating with persons with disabilities, our government partners and stakeholders.
Learn more about how we are incorporating accessibility in the goods and services we purchase by watching these videos developed by the APRC.
Nov 30, 2023 · Accessibility plans and progress reports are a significant step toward sustainable, measurable and transformative accessibility change and disability inclusion.
Mar 25, 2024 · The Accessible Libraries website was developed by the Public Library Accessibility Resource Centre (PLARC) as a support for libraries while they do the important work of nurturing accessible spaces in their communities.
Indigenous Cultures, Protocols and Accessibility Resource Centre. We are pleased to introduce the first iteration of Indigenous Services Canada's Accessibility Plan. We share this Plan with you with humility, recognizing that much more effort remains before us.
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Accessible Canada Act. Organizational obligations. Is your organization covered by the Accessible Canada Act(ACA)? If so, you must publish: An accessibility plan. A feedback process. Progress reports. You must notifythe Accessibility Commissioner through My Accessibility Portalwhen you publish your documents.
