Learn how the Â鶹´«Ã½ Essex County District School Board is working to remove barriers and enhance accessibility for those with disabilities with our Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.
2022-2026 Multi-Year Accessibility Plan
This plan describes how GECDSB will meet the , the and the .
Our objectives
Our objectives within the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan will be to define:
- Process by which we will identify, remove and prevent barriers
- Our recent efforts to remove and prevent barriers
- Measures we will take in the five-year cycle to identify, remove and prevent barriers
- Our commitment to provide an annual status report on the plan implementation
- Our commitment to review and update the plan at least once every five years
- How we will make the plan available to the public
Identified barriers
The plan identifies accessibility barriers that will be addressed and improved throughout the plan's timeline:
- Architectural
- Attitudinal
- Built Environment
- Informational
- Learning
- Physical
- Policy/Practice
- Systemic
- Technological
- Transportation
Review and monitoring
To review and monitor the plan's progress, the Accessibility Planning Committee will:
- Meet to review and evaluate the effectiveness of the barrier removal and protection strategies twice a year
- Prepare an annual accessibility status report to document the process
- Review and update the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan every five years