Accessibility Statement

a) “Assistive Devices “are auxiliary aids such as communications aids, cognition aids, personal mobility aids and medical aids (e.g. canes, crutches, wheelchairs or hearing aids etc.).

 

b) "Disability” as per the British Columbia Human Rights Code, and the AODA means;

i. Any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a brain injury, any degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a guide dog or other animal or on a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device;

ii. A condition of mental impairment or a developmental disability;

iii. A learning disability or dysfunction in one or more of the processes involved in understanding or using symbols or spoken language;

iv. A mental disorder; or

v. An injury or disability for which benefits were claimed or received under the insurance plan established under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.

 

c) For the purposes of this policy only, “employees” means every person who deals with members of the public or other third parties on behalf of NCI whether the person does so as an employee, agent, intern, volunteer, or otherwise.

 

d) “Persons with Disabilities” are individuals who have a disability as defined under the British Columbia Human Rights Code (definition of “disabilities” s. 4(b) of this Policy).

 

e) “Support Persons” are any person, whether a paid professional, volunteer, family member, or a friend, who accompany a person with a disability in order to help with communications, personal care or medical needs, while accessing goods or services.

 

f) “Service Animals” are animals individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability. An animal is a “service animal” for a person with a disability if:

i. It is readily apparent that the animal is used by the person for reasons relating to his or her disability; or

ii. The person provides a letter from a physician or nurse confirming that the person requires the animal for reasons relating to the disability.