Examples of Communication Supports in a sentence
As a reference, guidelines for communicating with people who have various types of disabilities are provided in Appendix B of the City of Ottawa’s Accessible Formats and Communication Supports Procedures.
Acessible formats and communication supports shall be provided in a timely manner, taking into account the person’s accessibility needs and at a cost that is no more than the regular cost charged to other persons, in accordance with the Accessible Formats and Communication Supports Procedures of the City of Ottawa.
Communication Supports – Include but are not limited to captioning, alternative and augmentative communication supports, plain language, sign language and other supports that facilitate effective communications.
Access to Accessible Formats and Communication Supports (IASR – Information and Communication s.12) • Barrier Type: Information • Department: Customer Service/Corporate Information • Method of Addressing: The Municipality will develop has developed a procedure that addresses the process related to providing accessible formats and communication supports for persons with disabilities in a timely manner and at no extra cost.
SectionInitiative 12 Accessible Formats & Communication Supports 12.(1) Except as otherwise provided, every obligated organization shall upon request provide or arrange for the provision of accessible formats and communication supports for persons with disabilities,a) in a timely manner that takes into account the person‘s accessibility needs due to disability; andb) at a cost that is no more than the regular cost charged to other persons.
QHR will attempt to accommodate requests to provide or to receive responses to feedback in an Accessible Format or with Communication Supports.
A Contractor who receives a request from a client or the public for information in an Accessible Format or with Communication Supports should report the request to their contact at QHR immediately.
Compliance Deadline: January 1, 2016Policy Statement: By January 1, 2016 QHR will, upon request, provide or arrange for the provision of Accessible Formats and Communication Supports in order to make its communications or information about the goods, services and/or facilities it offers accessible to persons with disabilities.
Accessible Formats and Communication Supports for Employees Compliance Deadline: January 1, 2016Policy Statement: By January 1, 2016 QHR will, upon the request of an employee with a disability, provide or arrange for the provision of Accessible Formats and Communication Supports in order to ensure that (i) information required by the employee to perform his/her job; and (ii) information generally available to employees in the workplace, is accessible to the employee with a disability.
Accessible Formats and Communication Supports will be provided in a timely manner and at a cost no more than the regular cost charged to any other person.