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Submission of ARCH Disability Law Centre to Accessibility Standards Canada

Priorities for Engagement, Accessibility Standards and Research from 2020 to 2022

September 30, 2020

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Executive Summary
  • The ACA, the Mandate of the ASC, and Substantive Equality
  • Barriers in Standards Development Processes and Section 6 Principles of the ACA
  • Barriers Raised by Independent Reviews of Provincial Accessibility Legislation in Ontario and Manitoba
  • Using the CRPD to Interpret and Apply the ACA
  • Section 6(f): Involvement of Persons with Disabilities in the Design of Laws, Policies, Programs, Services and Structures
    • i) A Continuous and Transparent Process
    • ii) Facilitated Discussion with Meaningful Dialogue
    • iii) Resources and Supports Relevant to the Proposed Regulation
  • Section 6(a): Dignity, Respect for Expertise, and Compensation
  • Section 6(e): Diverse Participation and Recognition of Intersectional Experiences
  • Section 6(g): Accountability and Achieving the Highest Level of Accessibility
  • Conclusion

Introduction

ARCH provides this submission to Accessibility Standards Canada (ASC) regarding its survey entitled “Priorities for engagement, accessibility standards and research from 2020 to 2022”. ARCH’s submission focuses on Part 2 of the ASC’s consultation, relating to engagement preferences. In ARCH’s submission, substantive equality and the principles in section 6 of the Accessible Canada Act (ACA)[1] should guide the ASC’s approach to involving persons with disabilities in a meaningful way in the creation of accessibility standards.

[1]Accessible Canada Act, SC 2019, c 10 [ACA], preamble



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