Accessibility

Did you know?

About 1.85 million people in Ontario (that’s 15.5% of the population) have a disability.
47.2% of people over the age of 65 have disabilities.

Predictions are that the number of people with disabilities will continue to grow as the population ages. Ontario needs to be more accessible to people with disabilities. It is the right thing to do. It also makes good sense economically and socially. When barriers get in the way of people with disabilities participating fully in society as a result of their disabilities, everyone loses.

In 2001, the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 (ODA) became law and municipalities across Ontario, including the Town of Amherstburg were required to develop annual accessibility plans to address the identification, removal and prevention of barriers to persons with disabilities; make the accessibility plan available to the public; and consult with people with disabilities in planning processes.

In 2005, the provincial government passed the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). This legislation requires the development and implementation of accessibility standards for the private and public sector, with a goal of being a barrier-free Ontario for individuals with disabilities by the year 2025. Currently, municipalities must follow the regulations set out in both the ODA, 2001 and the AODA, 2005.

For further information regarding accessibility, please contact us at:
Phone: (519) 736-0012
TTY: (519) 736-9860

Request for Town of Amherstburg Documentation in Alternative format

Upon request you may be provided documentation in an alternative format. Please fill out the following form.
Request for Town of Amherstburg Documentation in Alternative Format (PDF,0.37MB)

W3C - Web Accessibility Initiative

Currently the Town of Amherstburg meets level 2+ of the W3C recommended guidelines.
The town uses the following tools to monitor and check our site for accessibility. These tools are free to download and use. Please note that a Firefox web browser is required to use this software.

Web Developer - this software assists in designing sites for different browser types and screen resolutions as well provides the ability to remove CSS formatting providing a "striped down" version a site.

T.A.W3 - TAW3 with a click allows to verify, with just a click, the accessibility of the Web sites that you are visiting, by means of the TAW3 online service (www.tawdis.net) and making use of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1.0)

Software Utilities - Converting PDF to text where applicable

Adobe's PDF Converter allows you to convert regular PDF files to HTML.or text as an alternative to PDF files.

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_onlinetools.html

Browsealoud Text Reader Software

Our Website Is Speech Enabled - Introducing Browsealoud!

Browsealoud is a solution that allows you, the website visitor, the option of having website content read aloud. Browsealoud is free to download and you have control over the voice, speech highlighting and word pronunciations.
Visit our Browsealoud page for further details

How to adjust your browser font size?

Internet Explorer (IE)

Select View Text Size (select the font size Largest, Larger, Medium, Smaller, Smallest)

Safari

Select View   Make Text Bigger (or Press & hold the CTRL and press +)

Select View   Make Text Normal Size (or Press & hold the CTRL and press 0 (zero))

Select View   Make Text Smaller (or Press & hold the CTRL and press -)

Shortcuts

To make Text Bigger press & hold the CTRL and press +

To make Text Normal Size press & hold the CTRL and press 0 (zero)

To make Text Smaller press & hold the CTRL and press -

Firefox

Select View   Text Size   (select Increase, Decrease, Normal)

Shortcuts

To make Text Bigger press & hold the CTRL and press +

To make Text Normal Size press & hold the CTRL and press 0 (zero)

To make Text Smaller press & hold the CTRL and press -

Netscape

Select View Text Zoom (select Smaller, Larger)

Select View Text Zoom (90%) - indicates text size is selected to be 90% - 100% is considered Original font size.

Select View Text Zoom (select a percentage you want text displayed)

Shortcuts

To make Text Smaller press & hold the CTRL and press -

To make Text Larger press & hold the CTRL and press +

To return Text to Original Size press & hold the CTRL and press 0 (zero)

Transportation Concerns

Jeff Watson’s office has advised of the following contact:
1-800-O-CANADA
1-800-622-6232

Accessibility

W3C - Web Accessibility Initiative

Browsealoud Text Reader Software

Text Size

Transportation Concerns

Community Partners