The Accessibility for Manitobans Act
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Goals
The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA) was enacted in 2013. The AMA has two main goals.
- Goal 1: Identify, prevent and remove barriers to participation.
- Goal 2: Make significant progress towards achieving accessibility in Manitoba by 2023.
Manitoba’s efforts will focus on collaboration, awareness-raising and the training of organizations to fulfill the requirements set out in the law. Like other laws, the AMA also sets out enforcement measures, including orders to comply and monetary penalties.
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The Five Accessibility Standards
Accessibility Standards, or regulations, are the building blocks of the AMA. They outline who has to do what and by when to enhance accessibility.
To fulfill the AMA, the Manitoba government appointed an Accessibility Advisory Council to assist in developing five standards affecting accessibility in customer service, employment, information and communications, the design of public spaces and transportation.
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The Standards
- Standard 1: Customer Service (enacted November 2015)
- Standard 2: Employment (enacted May 2019)
- Standard 3: Information and Communications
- Standard 4: Design of Public Spaces
- Standard 5: Transportation
Public consultation is key to the development of the standards.
Learn More
To learn more about each of these standards, select their titles below.
The Customer Service Accessibility Standard
The Customer Service accessibility standard addresses business practices and training
requirements to provide better customer service to people with disabilities. It is now law.
The Employment Accessibility Standard
The Employment accessibility standard addresses practices related to employee recruitment, hiring and retention.
The Information and Communications Accessibility Standard
The Information and Communications accessibility standard will address barriers to accessing information – information provided in print, in person, on websites or in other formats.
The Design of Public Spaces Accessibility Standard
The Design of Public Spaces accessibility standard will deal with access to those areas outside the jurisdiction of The Manitoba Building Code, such as sidewalks, pathways, parks and other aspects of the environment that we design and construct.
The Transportation Accessibility Standard
The Transportation accessibility standard will apply to public transportation to address barriers Manitobans might encounter while getting to work or school, shopping, socializing and other aspects of daily life.
Source: http://accessibilitymb.ca/law.html