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KFL&A Public Health is committed to serving everyone in our community regardless of ability. We will make reasonable efforts to:

  • Provide programs and services in a way that respects your dignity and independence.
  • Provide programs and services in the same way(s) that we provide them to other people (unless a temporary or permanent alternate measure is necessary).
  • Communicate with you in a way that takes your health condition or impairment into account.
  • Allow you to use your own assistive devices as much as possible, including your support person, service animal, communication aid, cognition aid, mobility aid, or medical aid.
  • Provide equal opportunity for you to access our programs and services.

Accessibility policies

KFL&A Public Health policies and procedures comply with the Integrated Accessibility Standards under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act.  

Multi-year accessibility plan

This multi-year accessibility plan builds on our previous work in creating an accessible environment, identifies our accomplishments to date, and outlines the next steps in our efforts to identify and remove barriers for persons with disabilities. The current plan covers the period from 2019 to 2023. This document will be reviewed and updated as least once every five years.

Regulatory requirements and proposed and completed Actions


Customer service standards
  • Develop accessible customer service policies
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2012
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Review and revise policies as required.

  • Provide accessible customer service training
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2012
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Training provided for all existing employees and new employees and volunteers. Attendance records are kept.

Integrated Accessibility Standards: General requirements
  • Develop accessibility policies, including a statement of organizational commitment and make the policies publicly available
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2014
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Reviewed existing policies and revised as required. Accessibility policies are available through the website or in an accessible format upon request.

  • Develop multi-year accessibility plans 
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2014
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Developed and update multi-year accessibility plan. Provide plan in accessible format, upon request.

  • Incorporate accessibility in procuring goods, services or facilities, except where it is not practicable to do so
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2014
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Incorporated into existing Request for Proposal process and purchasing policy.

  • Training as required under the Integrated Standard
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2015
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Training provided to all existing employees and new employees and volunteers. Attendance records are kept.
Integrated Accessibility Standards: Information and communication requirements
  • Accessible feedback processes
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2015
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Information on feedback options is available on the website and upon request. Individuals may provide feedback through online form, email, mail or telephone.

  • Accessible formats and communication supports
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2016
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Information on different communication medium options is available on the website and upon request. Every effort will be made to meet the needs and to provide the requested accessible formats and communication supports in a timely manner.

  • Emergency procedure, plans or public safety information
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2012
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Information on response to external emergencies and emergency procedures, plans and public safety is available on the website and upon request. Every effort will be made to meet the needs and to provide the requested information in a timely manner.

  • Accessible websites and web content
    • Required compliance dates: Level AA – January 1, 2021
    • Status: Compliant Level AA 
    • Action: Information on the website will continue to meet WCAG 2.0 level AA technical requirements.
Integrated Accessibility Standards: Employment requirements
  • Recruitment, general
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2016
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Information on general recruitment process, including accommodation is available for  applicants with disabilities through position postings on the website.

  • Recruitment, assessment or selection process
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2016
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Information on assessment and selection recruitment process, including accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities through position postings on the website and upon notification when an individual is selected to participate in an assessment or selection process.

  • Notice to successful applicants
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2016
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Successful applicants are notified of the agency’s policy on accommodation.

  • Informing employees of accommodation supports
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2016
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Inform employees of accessibility supports through internal communication methods (e.g., memos, newsletters, electronic updates, team meetings, orientation, and staff website).

  • Accessible formats and communication supports for employees
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2016
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Provide accessible formats and communication supports when it is requested by an employee with a disability and the information is needed to perform the employee’s job and is generally available to employees in the workplace.

  • Workplace emergency response information
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2012
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Provide individualized workplace emergency response information to employees who have a disability in accordance with the process outlined in the accommodation policy.

  • Documented individual accommodation plans
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2016
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Develop individualized accommodation plans for employees with disabilities in accordance with the process outlined in the accommodation policy.

  • Return to work process
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2016
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: Develop return to work process for employees absent due to a disability who require disability-related accommodations in order to return to work.

  • Performance management, career development and advancement, and redeployment
    • Required compliance date: January 1, 2016
    • Status: Compliant
    • Action: The accessibility needs of employees with disabilities and, as applicable, their individualized accommodation plans, are considered when assessing performance, managing career development and advancement, and when redeployment is required. Internal position postings include notification of the ability to provide accommodation.

Compliance reporting

An accessibility compliance report is submitted every three years. The compliance report confirms that our agency has met the current accessibility requirements under the AODA. The last compliance report was completed in December 2023.


Request information in other formats or tell us how we’re doing

If you require information in an accessible format or communication supports or want to provide comments about how we provide programs and services, please contact us. When a response to the feedback is required, it shall be provided within seven business days.

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