{"id":681,"date":"2021-05-28T13:10:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T18:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/?p=681"},"modified":"2021-05-28T13:19:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T18:19:56","slug":"accessible-service-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/2021\/05\/28\/accessible-service-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Service Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Ask &#8220;How can I help?&#8217;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Focus on removing the barrier, rather than identifying the disability<\/li>\n<li>Avoid acting on stereotypes or making assumptions about what a person can or cannot do<\/li>\n<li>Be patient when a person needs time to understand, respond, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Use person-focused language<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accessibilitymb.ca\/pdf\/words_with_dignity.pdf\">Words with Dignity card<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Include the Active Offer<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5>All Publications<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cThis publication is available in alternate formats upon request.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Communications<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cThis communication is available in alternate formats upon request.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Campus Events<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cTo ensure this event is accessible to all interested individuals, please advise of any accessibility needs in advance by contacting &lt;insert contact info&gt;.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h5>Employment\/Volunteer Opportunities<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cTo ensure this employment opportunity is accessible to all interested individuals, please advise of any accessibility needs by contacting &lt;insert contact info&gt;.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Create Accessible Documents<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the Accessibility Checker when creating documents in MS Office\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>File<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Info<\/strong> heading, click <strong>Check for Issues<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Check Accessibility<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Provide a description in alternate text for photos, icons, or graphs\n<ul>\n<li>Right click the image<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Format Picture<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Alt Text<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enter a Title and Description for the image<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Considerations for an easy-to-read document\n<ul>\n<li>Use 12 pt font size or larger<\/li>\n<li>Use sans serif fonts (no lines at the end of the letters) such as Arial, Calibri, Helvetica<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For regularly used forms or publications, save a plain text version to make responding to requests for alternate formats such as large print or braille copies easier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Plan Accessible Events<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Assess the venue before booking an event\n<ul>\n<li>Check for accessible washrooms, entrance ways, doors, parking, signage, pathways, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure the space can accommodate service animals, support persons such as sign language interpreters or waived admission, assistive devices such as wheelchairs or FM systems.<\/li>\n<li>Check for any accessible services that may be temporarily unavailable such as an elevator or accessible washroom.\n<ul>\n<li>Provide notification with an explanation including the reason for disruption, how long the service will be unavailable, and a description of alternate facilities or services if available.<\/li>\n<li>Provide advance notice whenever possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Person accompanied by a Service Animal<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome service animals to the campus. Under the Human Rights Code, service animals have the right to enter any place where the public is allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Do not pet, feed, or distract a service animal. They are a working animal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Person accompanied by a Support Person<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome support persons to campus.<\/li>\n<li>Speak directly to and make eye contact with the person you are providing service to, not the support person.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid charging fees to a support person such as admission. If you must, clearly state the fee and advise in advance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Person using an Assistive Device<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask permission before touching or handling any assistive device.<\/li>\n<li>Do not move an assistive device out of the users reach.<\/li>\n<li>Let the public know what assistive devices you offer such as wheelchairs, elevators, stair lifts, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/files\/Accessible-Service-at-Brandon-University-Checklist.docx\">print format.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask &#8220;How can I help?&#8217; Focus on removing the barrier, rather than identifying the disability Avoid acting on stereotypes or making assumptions about what a person can or cannot do Be patient when a person needs time to understand, respond, etc. Use person-focused language See Words with Dignity card Include the Active Offer All Publications [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":692,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681\/revisions\/692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/ama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}