Knowledge

The Accessibility for Manitobans Act

Source πŸ“

1047: 44: 1053: 958: 989: 968: 132:
includes accessibility standards that act as regulations under law. As each new accessibility standard is introduced, there are new requirements and deadlines for affected employers, organizations, and businesses. As the AMA is not based on complaints, individual complaints are not investigated and
182:
The Accessibility Advisory Council advises and makes recommendations for accessibility standards to the Minister. The Council is made up of members of the disability community and affected stakeholders, including representatives of business, municipalities, and other organizations.
119:
The Act has been in effect since December 5, 2013, and its standards were implemented through the introduction of five key areas of daily life: customer service, information & communication, transportation, employment, and design of public spaces.
115:
The legislation includes accessibility standards that act as regulations under law. As each new accessibility standard is introduced, there are new requirements and deadlines for affected employers, organizations, and businesses.
146:
Information & Communication (effective May 1, 2022) β€” "addresses barriers to accessing and providing information," including information provided in print, in person, on websites, or in other formats.
140:
Accessibility Standard for Customer Service (effective November 1, 2015) β€” addresses business practices and training requirements to provide better customer service to people with disabilities.
193:, the Manitoba’s Accessibility Compliance Secretariat monitors compliance of accessibility legislation, including the AMA, among stakeholders in the private, non-profit, and public sectors. 547: 136:
Manitoba's accessibility standards revolve around 5 "key areas of daily living": customer service, information & communication, transportation, employment, and design of public spaces.
583: 166: 79: 149:
Design of Public Spaces β€” addresses access to areas outside the jurisdiction of The Manitoba Building Code, such as sidewalks, pathways, parks, and other aspects of the
563: 676: 573: 186:
The Manitoba Accessibility Office (MAO) is the administrative arm of the AMA, acting as secretary to the Accessibility Advisory Council and its committees.
604: 17: 578: 416: 1145: 767: 1096: 1155: 1030: 802: 666: 568: 247: 909: 635: 179:. The Compliance Director, who directly reports to the Minister, is responsible for the general administration of the AMA. 878: 772: 671: 625: 238: 1135: 971: 190: 470: 202: 61: 51: 1130: 873: 409: 224: 208: 176: 143:
Employment (effective May 1, 2019) β€” addresses practices related to employee recruitment, hiring, and retention.
787: 731: 1070: 1004: 1125: 1089: 838: 599: 475: 216: 843: 640: 1120: 1023: 645: 620: 449: 914: 706: 542: 454: 402: 1150: 630: 485: 379: 1082: 807: 782: 1115: 921: 868: 863: 792: 1016: 904: 797: 1140: 495: 232: 828: 812: 777: 711: 389: 8: 961: 480: 894: 716: 444: 848: 751: 701: 512: 171: 150: 941: 936: 833: 746: 490: 650: 1066: 1000: 899: 507: 43: 1109: 736: 502: 105: 1062: 1046: 853: 721: 681: 165:
The minister tasked with overseeing the administration of this Act is the
931: 926: 741: 439: 425: 109: 726: 156:
Transportation β€” addresses barriers related to public transportation.
996: 988: 858: 584:
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
537: 353: 324: 268: 108:
standards in Manitoba to prevent and remove barriers that affect
394: 384: 297: 133:
mediation services are not offered under this legislation.
104:) is the legislation concerned with the development of 574:
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
385:
The Accessibility for Manitobans Act - Official Site
390:Lainey Feingold's Global Law and Policy: Manitoba 1107: 1090: 1024: 579:Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons 410: 228:β€” corresponding British Columbia legislation. 380:Text of the Accessibility for Manitobans Act 1097: 1083: 1031: 1017: 967: 768:Augmentative and alternative communication 417: 403: 123: 42: 220:β€” corresponding Nova Scotia legislation. 803:Disproportionality in special education 248:Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 14: 1108: 354:"The Accessibility for Manitobans Act" 325:"The Accessibility for Manitobans Act" 269:"The Accessibility for Manitobans Act" 167:Minister responsible for Accessibility 80:Minister responsible for Accessibility 398: 251:β€” corresponding American legislation. 1040: 983: 358:The Accessibility for Manitobans Act 348: 346: 344: 329:The Accessibility for Manitobans Act 319: 317: 292: 290: 288: 273:The Accessibility for Manitobans Act 212:β€” corresponding Ontario legislation. 97:The Accessibility for Manitobans Act 910:Disability in children's literature 24: 773:Emotional or behavioral disability 25: 1167: 1146:Anti-discrimination law in Canada 373: 341: 314: 298:"Families | Province of Manitoba" 285: 160: 1051: 1045: 987: 966: 957: 956: 203:Manitoba Human Rights Commission 130:Accessibility for Manitobans Act 62:Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 52:Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 36:Accessibility for Manitobans Act 18:Accessibility for Manitobans Act 1156:Manitoba provincial legislation 302:Province of Manitoba - Families 243:β€” corresponding UK legislation. 225:Accessible British Columbia Act 209:Ontarians with Disabilities Act 788:Disability and LGBT identities 424: 261: 13: 1: 600:Services for mental disorders 255: 240:Disability Discrimination Act 217:Nova Scotia Accessibility Act 1069:. You can help Knowledge by 1003:. You can help Knowledge by 605:Services for disabled people 7: 888:Arts, media, culture, sport 196: 10: 1172: 1039: 982: 915:Disability in horror films 707:Activities of daily living 952: 887: 821: 760: 694: 659: 613: 592: 556: 530: 523: 463: 432: 110:persons with disabilities 85: 75: 67: 57: 50: 41: 34: 1136:Disability law in Canada 808:Sexuality and disability 783:Disability and disasters 695:Structural and assistive 922:Disability in the media 793:Disability and religion 732:Personal Care Assistant 124:Accessibility standards 27:Canadian provincial law 1131:Disability legislation 999:-related article is a 905:Disability in the arts 798:Disability and poverty 737:Physical accessibility 191:Department of Families 496:driver rehabilitation 233:Accessible Canada Act 189:Under the provincial 1126:2013 in Canadian law 829:Models of disability 813:Youth and disability 778:Invisible disability 727:Orthotics and braces 712:Assistive technology 524:Rights, law, support 177:Minister of Families 76:Administered by 1061:This article about 481:Learning disability 1121:Canadian law stubs 895:Disability culture 822:Disability studies 717:Independent living 445:Disability studies 1078: 1077: 1012: 1011: 980: 979: 849:Neuroqueer theory 752:Web accessibility 702:Accessible toilet 690: 689: 543:Disability rights 538:Ableism/disablism 151:built environment 93: 92: 16:(Redirected from 1163: 1151:2013 in Manitoba 1099: 1092: 1085: 1057: 1056: 1055: 1054: 1049: 1041: 1033: 1026: 1019: 991: 984: 970: 969: 960: 959: 942:Special Olympics 834:Inspiration porn 747:Universal design 548:Pejorative terms 528: 527: 491:Physical therapy 419: 412: 405: 396: 395: 368: 367: 365: 364: 350: 339: 338: 336: 335: 321: 312: 311: 309: 308: 294: 283: 282: 280: 279: 265: 46: 32: 31: 21: 1171: 1170: 1166: 1165: 1164: 1162: 1161: 1160: 1106: 1105: 1104: 1103: 1052: 1050: 1044: 1038: 1037: 981: 976: 948: 883: 817: 756: 686: 660:Activist groups 655: 609: 588: 552: 519: 459: 428: 423: 376: 371: 362: 360: 352: 351: 342: 333: 331: 323: 322: 315: 306: 304: 296: 295: 286: 277: 275: 267: 266: 262: 258: 199: 163: 126: 71:5 December 2013 58:Enacted by 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1169: 1159: 1158: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1116:Manitoba stubs 1102: 1101: 1094: 1087: 1079: 1076: 1075: 1058: 1036: 1035: 1028: 1021: 1013: 1010: 1009: 992: 978: 977: 975: 974: 964: 953: 950: 949: 947: 946: 945: 944: 939: 934: 924: 919: 918: 917: 912: 902: 900:Disability art 897: 891: 889: 885: 884: 882: 881: 876: 871: 866: 861: 856: 851: 846: 841: 836: 831: 825: 823: 819: 818: 816: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 764: 762: 758: 757: 755: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 729: 724: 719: 714: 709: 704: 698: 696: 692: 691: 688: 687: 685: 684: 679: 674: 669: 663: 661: 657: 656: 654: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 628: 623: 617: 615: 611: 610: 608: 607: 602: 596: 594: 590: 589: 587: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 560: 558: 554: 553: 551: 550: 545: 540: 534: 532: 525: 521: 520: 518: 517: 516: 515: 510: 500: 499: 498: 488: 483: 478: 473: 467: 465: 461: 460: 458: 457: 452: 447: 442: 436: 434: 430: 429: 422: 421: 414: 407: 399: 393: 392: 387: 382: 375: 374:External links 372: 370: 369: 340: 313: 284: 259: 257: 254: 253: 252: 244: 236: 229: 221: 213: 205: 198: 195: 175:typically the 162: 161:Administration 159: 158: 157: 154: 147: 144: 141: 125: 122: 91: 90: 83: 82: 77: 73: 72: 69: 65: 64: 59: 55: 54: 48: 47: 39: 38: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1168: 1157: 1154: 1152: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1113: 1111: 1100: 1095: 1093: 1088: 1086: 1081: 1080: 1074: 1072: 1068: 1064: 1059: 1048: 1043: 1042: 1034: 1029: 1027: 1022: 1020: 1015: 1014: 1008: 1006: 1002: 998: 993: 990: 986: 985: 973: 965: 963: 955: 954: 951: 943: 940: 938: 935: 933: 930: 929: 928: 925: 923: 920: 916: 913: 911: 908: 907: 906: 903: 901: 898: 896: 893: 892: 890: 886: 880: 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 865: 862: 860: 857: 855: 852: 850: 847: 845: 842: 840: 837: 835: 832: 830: 827: 826: 824: 820: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 765: 763: 761:Social issues 759: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 733: 730: 728: 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 699: 697: 693: 683: 680: 678: 675: 673: 670: 668: 665: 664: 662: 658: 652: 649: 647: 644: 642: 639: 637: 634: 632: 629: 627: 624: 622: 619: 618: 616: 612: 606: 603: 601: 598: 597: 595: 591: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 565: 562: 561: 559: 555: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 535: 533: 529: 526: 522: 514: 511: 509: 506: 505: 504: 503:Special needs 501: 497: 494: 493: 492: 489: 487: 486:Mainstreaming 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 469: 468: 466: 462: 456: 453: 451: 450:Medical model 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 437: 435: 431: 427: 420: 415: 413: 408: 406: 401: 400: 397: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 377: 359: 355: 349: 347: 345: 330: 326: 320: 318: 303: 299: 293: 291: 289: 274: 270: 264: 260: 250: 249: 245: 242: 241: 237: 235: 234: 230: 227: 226: 222: 219: 218: 214: 211: 210: 206: 204: 201: 200: 194: 192: 187: 184: 180: 178: 174: 173: 168: 155: 152: 148: 145: 142: 139: 138: 137: 134: 131: 121: 117: 113: 111: 107: 106:accessibility 103: 99: 98: 88: 84: 81: 78: 74: 70: 66: 63: 60: 56: 53: 49: 45: 40: 37: 33: 30: 19: 1141:Manitoba law 1071:expanding it 1063:Canadian law 1060: 1005:expanding it 994: 864:Anthropology 854:Deaf studies 844:Crip as verb 722:Mobility aid 682:Reach Canada 455:Social model 361:. Retrieved 357: 332:. Retrieved 328: 305:. Retrieved 301: 276:. Retrieved 272: 263: 246: 239: 231: 223: 215: 207: 188: 185: 181: 170: 164: 135: 129: 127: 118: 114: 101: 96: 95: 94: 86: 35: 29: 937:Paralympics 932:Deaflympics 742:Prosthetics 433:Main topics 1110:Categories 927:Parasports 464:Approaches 440:Disability 426:Disability 363:2023-04-12 334:2023-04-12 307:2023-04-12 278:2023-04-12 256:References 172:ex officio 874:Education 869:Geography 513:education 476:Inclusion 169:, who is 68:Commenced 997:Manitoba 962:Category 879:Journals 859:Eugenics 839:Bodymind 646:Students 593:Services 197:See also 89:In force 614:Support 87:Status: 531:Rights 508:school 1065:is a 995:This 972:Lists 677:MINDS 1067:stub 1001:stub 651:CNIB 636:SSDI 631:Rail 626:ODSP 564:AODA 128:The 112:. 672:DPI 667:CCD 641:SSI 621:DLA 569:ADA 557:Law 471:IEP 102:AMA 1112:: 356:. 343:^ 327:. 316:^ 300:. 287:^ 271:. 1098:e 1091:t 1084:v 1073:. 1032:e 1025:t 1018:v 1007:. 418:e 411:t 404:v 366:. 337:. 310:. 281:. 153:. 100:( 20:)

Index

Accessibility for Manitobans Act

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Minister responsible for Accessibility
accessibility
persons with disabilities
built environment
Minister responsible for Accessibility
ex officio
Minister of Families
Department of Families
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Nova Scotia Accessibility Act
Accessible British Columbia Act
Accessible Canada Act
Disability Discrimination Act
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
"The Accessibility for Manitobans Act"



"Families | Province of Manitoba"


"The Accessibility for Manitobans Act"


Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑