Accessibility

• 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,
• a condition of mental impairment or a developmental disability,
• a learning disability, or a dysfunction in one or more of the processes involved in understanding or using symbols or spoken language,
• a mental disorder, or
• an injury or disability for which benefits were claimed or received under the insurance plan established under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.

SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS

‍The Business shall have regard to the accessibility for persons with disabilities when designing, procuring or acquiring self-service kiosks. “Kiosk” means an interactive electronic terminal, including a point-of-sale device, intended for public use that allows users to access one or more services or products or both.

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STANDARDS

‍ACCESSIBLE FORMATS AND COMMUNICATION SUPPORTS

Upon request, and in accordance with the compliance schedule set out in the IAS Regulation, the Business will provide or arrange for the provision of accessible formats and communication supports for persons with disabilities in a timely manner and at a cost that is not greater than the cost charged to other persons, if any. The Business will consult with the person making the request to determine the suitability of an accessible format or communication support and notify the public about the availability of these formats and supports.

‍EMERGENCY INFORMATION

‍Where the Business prepares emergency procedures, plans or public safety information and makes such information available to the public, it shall provide the information in an accessible format or with appropriate communication supports, as soon as practicable, upon request.

RECRUITMENT

Accommodations for applicants (including existing employees) with disabilities are available in the Business’s recruitment processes.The Business shall notify applicants when they are individually selected to participate in an assessment or selection process that accommodations are available upon request. If a selected applicant requests an accommodation, the Business will consult with the applicant and provide or arrange for the provision of a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to a disability.

ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR OUR FACILITIES

‍The Business is committed to designing our facilities free from barriers and accessible to all persons we serve. The Business will comply with the Design of Public Spaces Standards with respect to public spaces that are newly constructed or redeveloped in accordance with the requirements of the IAS Regulation.

CUSTOMER SERVICE POLICY

The Business is committed to excellence in serving all customers, including people with disabilities. Our accessible customer service policies are consistent with the principles of independence, dignity, integration and equality of opportunity for people with disabilities.We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under Ontario’s accessibility laws and our obligations under the Human Rights Code.

ASSISTIVE DEVICES

‍People with disabilities may use their personal assistive devices when accessing our goods, services or facilities.In cases where the assistive device presents a significant and unavoidable health or safety concern or may not be permitted for other reasons, other measures will be used to ensure the person with a disability can access our goods, services or facilities.We will ensure that our staff are trained and familiar with various assistive devices we have on site or that we provide that may be used by customers with disabilities while accessing our goods, services or facilities.

COMMUNICATION

We will communicate with people with disabilities in ways that take into account their disability. We will work with the person with a disability to determine what method of communication works for them.

SERVICE ANIMALS

We welcome people with disabilities and their service animals. Service animals are allowed on the part of our premises which is open to the public. When we cannot easily identify whether an animal is a service animal, our staff may ask the person to provide documentation from a regulated health professional that confirms the person needs the service animal for reasons relating to their disability. A regulated health professional is defined as a member of one of the following colleges:

• College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario
• College of Chiropractors of Ontario
• College of Nurses of Ontario
• College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
• College of Optometrists of Ontario
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
• College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
• College of Psychologists of Ontario
• College of Registered Psychotherapists and Registered Mental Health Therapists of Ontario

If service animals are prohibited by another law, we will ensure the customer with disabilities can access our goods, services or facilities by explaining why the animal is excluded and discussing with the customer another way of providing goods, services or facilities.

SUPPORT PERSONS

‍A person with a disability who is accompanied by a support person will be allowed to have that person accompany them on our premises. In certain cases, we might require a person with a disability to be accompanied by a support person for the health or safety reasons of the person with a disability or others on the premises.

‍NOTICE OF TEMPORARY DISRUPTION

In the event of a planned or unexpected disruption to services or facilities for customers with disabilities, we will notify customers promptly. This clearly posted notice will include information about the reason for the disruption, its anticipated length of time, and a description of alternative facilities or services, if available.The notice will be made publicly available as follows: on the Business’ website, social media and/or by posted notice on the Business’ premises.

TRAINING

The Business will provide accessible customer service training to all employees and volunteers, any person involved in developing our policies and any person who provides goods, services or facilities to customers on the Business’s behalf.

The training will encompass:

• purpose of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the requirements of the customer service standard;
• the Business’s policies related to the customer service standard;
• how to interact and communicate with people with various types of disabilities;
• how to interact with people with disabilities who use an assistive device or require the assistance of a service animal or support person;
• how to use the equipment or devices available on-site or otherwise that may help with providing goods, services or facilities to people with disabilities; and
• what to do if a person with a disability is having difficulty accessing the Business’s goods, services or facilities.

Staff will be trained on accessible customer service as part of their training and again if changes are made to our accessible customer service policy.

FEEDBACK PROCESS

‍We welcome feedback. Customers who wish to provide feedback on the way the Business provides goods, services or facilities to people with disabilities can provide feedback in the following way(s):
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By telephone by calling: 647.469.6871
‍By email to: accessibility@wysemeter.com
‍By mail to: PO Box 418 RPO Steeles West, North York, ON, M3J 0J3

The Business will make sure our feedback process is accessible to people with disabilities by providing or arranging for accessible formats and communication supports on request.All feedback received will be reviewed within a reasonable time period and the Business will take all appropriate steps to address any issues raised.

REVIEW OF THE POLICY

This Policy will be reviewed and may be amended from time to time based on the needs and experiences of the Business.