WHY CANADA NEEDS ACCESSIBILITY LEGISLATION As Canadians, we all benefit from accessibility when we our family members, friends, and neighbours, classmates and co-workers are able to fully participate and contribute in our communities and workplaces without barriers. These barriers, however, continue to exist today and limit the social, political and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities across Canada. to dream about a better world. “We need people How this government responds to your views about important not just over the next what’s – couple of years, or the next election cycle, but for the next decade and generation will help – us remain focused on what really matters.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, – Accessible Canada National Youth Forum Examples of these barriers include: negative attitudes or beliefs about what a person with a disability can or cannot do; buildings and spaces that cannot be accessed or are not easy to navigate; information that is difficult or impossible to access, read or understand either due to technology or the way it is presented; computers, equipment and web applications that are difficult or impossible to use; and rules and practices that leave individuals out. ACCESSIBLE CANADA Creating new national accessibility legislation What we learned from Canadians
WHY CANADA NEEDS ACCESSIBILITY LEGISLATION As Canadians, we all benefit from accessibility when we and our family members, friends, neighbours, classmates and co-workers are able to fully participate and contribute in our communities and workplaces without barriers. These barriers, however, continue to exist today and limit the social, political and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities across Canada. “We need people to dream about a better world. How this government responds to your views about what’s important – not just over the next couple of years, or the next election cycle, but for the next decade and generation – will help us remain focused on what really matters.” – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Accessible Canada National Youth Forum Examples of these barriers include: negative attitudes or beliefs about what a person with a disability can or cannot do; buildings and spaces that cannot be accessed or are not easy to navigate; information that is difficult or impossible to access, read or understand either due to technology or the way it is presented; computers, equipment and web applications that are difficult or impossible to use; and rules and practices that leave individuals out. ACCESSIBLE CANADA Creating new national accessibility legislation What we learned from Canadians
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