Oxfam Canada Accessibility Plan 2023-2028 Oxfam Canada is committed to providing a barrier-free environment for anyone who seeks to enter Oxfam Canada’s offices, interact with Oxfam Canada staff in Canada, or access our information and services. We are committed to making every reasonable effort to ensure that people with disabilities are treated with dignity and respect, and to providing people with disabilities with the same opportunities to access our services and opportunities for employment, retention and promotion. Oxfam Canada has established and will maintain policies, practices and procedures to support our commitment to the accessibility standards defined in the, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 – O. Reg. 429/07 and applies to all of Oxfam Canada’s operations in Canada. We are dedicated to accommodating people with disabilities who access Oxfam Canada services, who are employed or applying to work for Oxfam Canada, in a manner that respects their dignity and that is equitable in relation to the broader public. In order to do this, Oxfam Canada will establish, maintain and implement a multi-year accessibility plan to outline our strategy to prevent and remove barriers to accessibility and meet our requirements under the AODA. The plan will: 1. Identify what steps have been taken to improve accessibility at Oxfam Canada. 2. Outline our framework for addressing accessibility initiatives 3. Establish goals for specific improvements to accessibility. 4. Develop action plans for meeting our goals, in accordance with the deadlines set by the AODA. 5. Seek input and suggestions on the Accessibility Plan from the disability community. 6. Present Annual progress report to all staff As a progressive document, the multi-year accessibility plan will be reviewed at a minimum every 5 years, or as needed. It will report on progress being made on the implementation of the planned activities.
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