Accessibility
THE ACCESSIBLE BC ACT
The Accessible British Columbia Act aims to support identifying, preventing, and removing barriers that people with disabilities face in their day-to-day lives.
Nak’al Bun Elementary School Accessibility Committee is looking for your input about specific barriers people with disabilities have faced in the past or face today when at Nak’al Bun Elementary School. With this in mind we have put together a survey to gather information and allow members of the public to provide feedback and recommendations about accessibility at our school.
All the questions in this survey form are optional. You can share as much or as little as you want. The feedback we receive will be shared with both our Accessibility Advisory Committee and our Accessibility Working Group. Please click on the survey link below to start.
NAK’AL BUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAN
- Establish an Accessibility Committee
- Develop an Accessibility Plan, and
- Establish a process for receiving public feedback
- Work with information to make improvements
MORE ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY
Key Themes of the Act:
- Breaking down barriers
- Advancing human rights
- Promoting fairness and equity
Themes Specific to Education:
- Increased visibility of those with disabilities
- Public education campaigns to include those with disabilities in the education system
- Development of targeted education and training programs
- Increase integration in schools
- Found on accessibility, empathy, and sensitivity training
IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
Accessibility: How easily can this thing be reached, entered, or used by a person with a disability?
Disability: An inability to participate fully and equally in society as a result of the interaction of an impairment or barrier.
Barrier: Anything that hinders someone with an impairment from easily accessing something or taking part equally and/or fully
Impairment: A physical, sensory, mental, intellectual, or cognitive impairment, which is permanent, temporary, or episodic.
EXAMPLES OF BARRIERS TO ACCESSIBILITY
- Buildings with no wheelchair ramps at entrances
- Floors without wheelchair-accessible washrooms
- Information that is hard to understand
- Forms that are not available in a different form, like Braille or large print
- Important videos without captions or ASL alternatives
- A government employee that uses language that is rude about your disability or difference
Other Sources of Information:
