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[jazz music]
The Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation
helps make Ontario accessible to people with disabilities
and is part of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
This video deals with one of the general requirements
of the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation.
[jazz music fades] [upbeat orchestral music]
The Human Resources Professionals Association
presents today’s exciting episode – Harold Jeepers [chimes] in
Developing a Multi-Year Accessibility Plan. [typing]
This is Harold. [ding]
He is a manager at Jiffy Brothers Industries.
[exhales] He is admiring his shiny new button –
Accessibility Team Leader.
This is Sonja.
She is Jiffy Brothers’ go-to HR person
and a Certified Human Resources Professional.
Sonja asks how the accessibility plan is coming.
Harold shows Sonja his shiny new button.
“Is that it?” says Sonja.
Harold tells her, “Button first, then plan.”
Sonja isn’t convinced. “Very nice,” she says.
Harold tells her it’s just part of his communications strategy.
Sonja tells him that’s a very bold start,
and asks if he's planning on sending that button
to all of Jiffy Brothers divisions.
“What divisions?” asks Harold.
Harold looks puzzled. [jazz music]
Jiffy Brothers’ video games, hair salons, oil pipelines, insurance
and agronomist consultancy, to name just a few.
Sonja says Jiffy Brothers’ multi-year accessibility plan
must include all their divisions
and that it needs to outline the policies and actions
that they will put into place to improve opportunities
for people with disabilities.
Sonja says she has to go to a meeting, but she’ll be back.
Harold looks at the chart, stunned.
"This is going to take me forever!"
[heavy metal music] [sinister laughter]
[howl] [machine guns]
Harold is in the Jiffy Brothers video game testing division.
He's getting his butt kicked,
but how is he going to create a multi-year accessibility plan
when he knows nothing about video games?
I mean, obviously. [music ends]
[chimes] [jazz music] Harold is startled
to find himself in a Jiffy Brothers hair salon.
“I know nothing about highlighting, mousse or manicures,” yells Harold,
as he looks down to see Tricia giving him a nail buffing.
[buffer whirs]
Ahhhh. [jazz music abruptly ends]
And Harold has absolutely no idea what an agronomist is.
Alex comes over and tells Harold
that an agronomist is an expert in growing crops.
[banjo music]
Harold tells Alex that maybe no one will find them here
and he won’t have to put an accessibility plan together.
[crickets chirping]
[country music ends] [Harold snores]
Harold tells Sonja that he's had a terrible dream.
He has no idea how he’s going to create accessibility plans
for all the different businesses Jiffy Brothers are in.
Sonja says, "It’s simple, just follow these five steps.
[jazz music] One – pull together a team to help you out
and make sure you all know what the law says you have to do, and by when.
A great tool is the AODA Compliance Wizard
found at www.hrpa.ca/AODAwizard.
Two – assess where there are barriers to accessibility
to your employees and customers, and then prioritize them.
[video game sounds]
Three – [marker squeaks] develop policies and a plan.
The policies will set out the rules
for how your business will become more accessible,
while the plan is your roadmap
for how your business will meet Ontario’s accessibility laws,
remove accessibility barriers and prevent future barriers.
Four – [beeping] let everyone know about your plan.
Post it on your website or in another public location.
Give the information to anyone who asks for it
and provide it in an accessible format when asked.
Five – [party horns] follow up and update the plan every five years."
[music ends] Sonja points out that Jiffy Brothers
must supply a Statement of Commitment
indicating the vision and goals the company has for accessibility.
Harold is relieved
that he doesn't have to finish it all at once.
Sonja points out that Jiffy Brothers
does need to make the statement of commitment and policies
available to the public.
Sonja then asks Harold if he's going out that night.
Harold looks at Sonja, puzzled.
“No,” he says. “Why?"
Sonja points to Harold’s hands.
“You’ve had your nails done,” she says.
[music]
You have been watching Developing a Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.
The story you have just seen is real but the names have been changed
because they don’t want their regular hairstylist
to know they’ve used another person.
[music fades out]