Priority Area: Redesigning Access

The purpose of this project was to contribute to the development of a Government of Canada culture change strategy with respect to accessibility and the social inclusion of persons with disabilities. The work involved the identification and analysis of exemplary initiatives for achieving culture change related to accessibility and social inclusion.

This project was led by Sherri Torjman, a long term IRIS collaborator.

This project aimed to identify key lessons for inclusion and accessibility culture change initiatives that address barriers faced by people with intellectual disabilities, and increase awareness at the federal level of the need for a comprehensive, robust, and targeted culture change strategy to advance goals of the Accessible Canada Act.

The Accessibility Exchange is an online platform that assists federally regulated organizations in finding and recruiting diverse people with disabilities and Deaf persons, their supporters, and their organizations to participate in consultations to build effective accessibility plans.