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Accessibility: Suggested References and Resources

Global, Canadian and Local Accessibility Context and Legislation

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Canada Ratifies the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

British Columbia Framework for Accessibility Legislation

Accessible British Columbia Act

BC Accessibility Legislation Plan Language Summary

            

Accessibility Planning Resources for Schools and School Boards:

BC Accessibility Hub

Developing Your First Accessibility Plan: A Guide for BC Prescribed Organizations

Creating an Accessibility Committee

Universal Design

SpecialInclusive Education Technology BC (SET BC)

Accessible Resource Centre - BC

Standards Council of Canada  

B6521-95 Barrier-Free Design

A Guide to Creating Accessible Play Spaces (Rick Hansen Foundation)

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) 

Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI

Canadian Hard of Hearing Association

Canadian Hearing Services

Provincial Outreach Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (POPDHH)

Auditory Outreach Provincial Resource Program

Provincial Outreach Program for Students with Deafblindness

Provincial Inclusion Outreach Program (Complex Needs)

Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders

Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

Learning Disabilities Association of Canada

Brain Injury Canada

Spinal Cord Injury Canada

Tourette Canada

Kelty Mental Health (BC Children’s Hospital)

Gifted Children’s Association of BC

Specialist Association of Gifted Educators in BC