The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA).
The AODA became law on June 13, 2005. Under this landmark legislation, the provincial government developed standards to identify, remove and prevent barriers for people with disabilities. The vision of the act is to have an accessible Ontario by 2025.

GHMS developed a five-year accessibility plan that outlined the policies and actions that GHMS would put in place to improve opportunities for people with disabilities. GHMS has developed its Accessibility Policy and implemented a number of initiatives aimed at improving accessibility for people with disabilities. Some of the highlights were:

accessibility training for all employees
implementation of practices to ensure accessible communications
an update to our website which conforms to level A of the accessibility guidelines established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
implementation of practices to make our workplace more accessible

Going forward, GHMS will continue to update its website to ensure that it conforms to level AA of the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines by January 1, 2021 as required by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. In addition, GHMS will monitor the success of its accessibility initiatives and look for ways to improve the way in which it interacts with people with disabilities.

Accessibility Policy

GHMS is committed to treating all individuals in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. GHMS values integration and equal opportunity and is committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner and will do so by preventing and removing barriers to accessibility and meeting accessibility requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. To view GHMS’s Accessibility Policy, click here.

Accessibility Initiatives

Training

GHMS’s employees receive annual accessibility training to enable them to recognize and assist people with accessibility needs annually. Any volunteers or contractors working with the public on behalf of GHMS will also receive accessibility training.

Feedback

GHMS values the input and feedback that it receives from its customers. Customers with disabilities who wish to provide feedback in another format or find out more about the ways in which GHMS provides services to persons with disabilities can contact us in one of the following ways:

by telephone at 905-825-4692
by email to info@ghms.ca
by mail or in person at our office at

861 Redwood Square

Oakville, Ontario L6L 6R6

Accessible Information and Communications

GHMS is committed to meeting the communication needs of people with disabilities. When asked, we will provide information about our goods, services and facilities and in accessible formats or with communication supports. GHMS will consult with people with disabilities to determine their information and communication needs.

Accessible Emergency Information

GHMS is committed to providing the customers and clients with publicly available emergency information in an accessible way upon request.

Accessible Website

GHMS website conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level A. The WCAG guidelines cover things such as:

writing web content in clear language
providing alternate text for images or
making sure someone can navigate our website with just a keyboard

GHMS is committed to improving the level of accessibility of its website and meeting the requirement to increase its level of accessibility to WCAG Level AA by January 1, 2021.

At GHMS, service animals are always welcome

Accessible Employment

GHMS has implemented practices and policies to ensure that it accommodates individuals with disabilities during recruitment and assessment processes and when people are hired. When needed, we provide customized workplace emergency information to employees who have a disability. If using performance management, career development and redeployment processes, we will take into account the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about GHMS’s accessibility policies, practices or initiatives please contact GHMS.