Term/Acronym | Definition |
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Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) | An official group established by one or more Prescribed Organizations in collaboration with people with disabilities to develop an accessibility plan and feedback mechanism |
Accessibility Plan | A plan, developed by an AAC, that identify accessibility challenges and solutions for addressing those challenges |
Assistive Device | any device that is designed, made, or adapted to assist a person to perform a particular task |
Barrier | Anything that hinders the full and equal participation in society of a person with a disability (a)caused by environments, attitudes, practices, policies, information, communications or technologies, and (b) affected by intersecting forms of discrimination |
Disability | an inability to participate fully and equally in society as a result of the interaction of an impairment and a barrier; |
Impairment | includes a physical, sensory, mental, intellectual or cognitive impairment, whether permanent, temporary or episodic |
Indigenous Peoples | has the same meaning as in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (from Constitution Act) includes the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada |
Prescribed Organizations | An organization designated by the Regulations |
Sectoral Hubs | An organization that is an association with members in a sector that is assisting with coordinating the Accessible Organization Project |
Self-Determination | |
Service Animal | animal can be readily identified as one that is being used by the person for reasons relating to the person’s disability, as a result of visual indicators such as the vest or harness worn by the animal |
Support Person | A support person, in relation to a person with a disability, is another person who accompanies the person with a disability in order to help with communication, mobility, personal care, medical needs, or access to goods, services or facilities |
Universal Design | process of creating services and environments that are accessible to people with a wide range of abilities, disabilities, and other characteristics |