"Dublin Core:Title","Dublin Core:Creator","Dublin Core:Contributor","Dublin Core:Relation","Dublin Core:Identifier","Dublin Core:Date","Dublin Core:Source","Dublin Core:Spatial Coverage","Dublin Core:Subject","Dublin Core:Description","Dublin Core:Abstract","Dublin Core:Publisher","Dublin Core:Rights","Dublin Core:Format","Dublin Core:Language","Dublin Core:Type","Dublin Core:Coverage","Dublin Core:Alternative Title","Dublin Core:Access Rights","Dublin Core:Table Of Contents","Dublin Core:Date Available","Dublin Core:Date Created","Dublin Core:Date Accepted","Dublin Core:Date Copyrighted","Dublin Core:Date Submitted","Dublin Core:Date Issued","Dublin Core:Date Modified","Dublin Core:Date Valid","Dublin Core:License","Dublin Core:Conforms To","Dublin Core:Has Format","Dublin Core:Has Part","Dublin Core:Has Version","Dublin Core:Is Format Of","Dublin Core:Is Part Of","Dublin Core:Is Referenced By","Dublin Core:Is Replaced By","Dublin Core:Is Required By","Dublin Core:Is Version Of","Dublin Core:References","Dublin Core:Replaces","Dublin Core:Requires","Dublin Core:Extent","Dublin Core:Medium","Dublin Core:Bibliographic Citation","Dublin Core:Temporal Coverage","Dublin Core:Accrual Method","Dublin Core:Accrual Periodicity","Dublin Core:Accrual Policy","Dublin Core:Audience","Dublin Core:Audience Education Level","Dublin Core:Mediator","Dublin Core:Instructional Method","Dublin Core:Provenance","Dublin Core:Rights Holder","Item Type Metadata:Text","Item Type Metadata:Interviewer","Item Type Metadata:Location","Item Type Metadata:Local URL","Item Type Metadata:Original Format","Item Type Metadata:Physical Dimensions","Item Type Metadata:Compression","Item Type Metadata:Producer","Item Type Metadata:Director","Item Type Metadata:Number of Attachments","Item Type Metadata:Objectives","Item Type Metadata:Materials","Item Type Metadata:URL","Item Type Metadata:Participants","Item Type Metadata:Occupation","Item Type Metadata:Biographical Text","Item Type Metadata:Bibliography","Item Type Metadata:Subtitle","Item Type Metadata:Lede","Item Type Metadata:Story","Item Type Metadata:Sponsor","Item Type Metadata:Factoid","Item Type Metadata:Related Resources","Item Type Metadata:Official Website","Item Type Metadata:Street Address","Item Type Metadata:Access Information","PDF Text:Text",tags,file,itemType,collection,public,featured "Accessibility Standards: Raising Awareness about the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)","Polnick, Heather","County of Haliburton Joint Accessibility Committee
Host contact: Balle, Angela","Skinner, Mark
Department: Geography",TP-614,2010,"U-Links Office and online","Haliburton County","Compliance with accessibility standards","Accessibility background research and informal interviews with key-informants from Haliburton County's Business Community.","In 2005, Ontario introduced new legislation around Accessibility called the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Over the next few years, this legislation will begin to have an impact at the community level as compliance becomes mandatory. Part of this act is a new accessible customer service standard which the public sector is expected to comply with by Jan 2010 and the private sector by Jan 2012. The purpose of this project was to help spread awareness of the customer service standard to the private sector to ensure they are aware of their responsibilities as business owners. The deliverables of the project are an informational brochure, a pilot survey for Haliburton County to determine the attitudes and level of preparedness of business owners and a report outlining some suggestions for preparing the private sector for compliance. The previously mentioned deliverables were created using background research and informal interviews with key-informants from Haliburton County’s business community. The project concluded that accessibility concerns are of particular importance to the region because of its aging population and large tourism industry.","Trent University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Accessibility,business,Disability,Haliburton Business Community,Seniors,Social and Health Studies,tourism",https://database.ulinks.ca/files/original/2edf4865be4f13e474883c6bb2b8b0e3.pdf,,"Trent University - Community Based Research",1,0