For our purposes, accessibility means the removal of barriers for people with disabilities.
VAD uses the Accessible Canada Act to focus our accessibility awareness and education to further the inclusions and full participation in the community. We can assist with accessibility in:
Physical
(e.g. high shelves)
Architectural
(e.g. narrow doorways)
Technological
(e.g. unreliable internet)
Attitudinal
(assumptions on someone’s capability)
Information/Communications
(e.g. unclear signage, masks)
Policies or Practices
(you must phone to make an appointment)
Vision
(e.g. color blindness, low vision)
Motor/Mobility
(e.g. wheelchair-user or walker concerns)
Auditory
(hearing difficulties)
Seizures
(especially photosensitive epilepsy)
Learning/Cognitive
(e.g. dyslexia, TBI)
Episodic Disabilities
(life-long conditions, such as diabetes, HIV, Cancer, and Multiple Sclerosis)
Invisible Disabilities
(Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, mental health)
Barriers can also arise for any user:
Incidental
(e.g, sleep-deprivation)
Environmental
(e.g. using a mobile device underground)
VOICE OF ALBERTANS WITH DISABILITIES (VAD) is fueled by sponsors and donors. It’s because of the amazing sponsors that support VAD and our efforts to continue to make a difference for Albertans with Disabilities is a reality. Contact us to get involved and please, support our sponsors, these business and organization are imperative to ensuring that VAD can continue to provide the resources and support that’s so desperately needed in Alberta.
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