Thu, Sep 19
|Virtual Course
Accessibility Assessment for Buildings
How accessible is your building? Learn what it takes to be compliant for the new 2025 accessibility legislation and how to make meaningful improvements for your staff and customers.
Time & Location
Sep 19, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – Sep 26, 2024, 4:00 p.m.
Virtual Course
About the event
Dates:
September 19, 2024 - 9:00AM - 4:00PM (1 Hour Lunch)
September 26, 2024 - 9:00AM - 4:00PM (1 Hour Lunch)
Online: Zoom
Course Details:
How accessible are the buildings that you manage?
According to Statistics Canada one in four Canadians currently lives with a disability, and the number is growing every day as our population ages. In this interactive course, you’ll familiarize yourself with the upcoming 2025 accessibility legislation. Including knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and Ontario Building Code (OBC) requirements. You’ll learn how to conduct quality accessibility assessments, identify gaps and barriers within and outside the buildings, and make meaningful recommendations for improvement. Promote disability awareness within your organization, improve access within your facilities or ensure new buildings are designed to the highest accessibility standards.
Course Modules:
- Global Trends, Why Accessibility is Important, Overview of AODA/OBC Legislation
- Accessibility Assessment Process
- Review Homeowkr Assignment and Determine AODA compliance
- Best Practices beyond AODA/OBC, Addressing Immediate Issues with Work-Arounds, Areas that Appear to be Adequate, Tips: Accessibility Construction Projects, Wrap up