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Integrated into the fabric of Baycrest and its "Values" is "Respect". Respect comes with the understanding that each person is unique with intrinsic dignity and worth.
"Baycrest will continually strive to identify and remove all barriers that prevent a person with disabilities from fully participating within our facilities, programs and services, policies and practices."
Barriers refer to physical, architectural, informational or communication, attitudinal, technology, policy, and practice. (see Appendix A).
Disabilities include physical, hearing, speech, vision, deaf-blind, smell, taste, touch, intellectual, mental health, learning, and other (see Appendix B).
As a health care provider, Baycrest´s approach to accessibility goes beyond the identification and removal of barriers. It also includes advocacy, education and research, as well as the provision of care and treatment as guided by our Mission to "Enrich the Life of the Elderly". Baycrest also has a history of offering volunteer opportunities to persons who have a variety of special needs.
The original Accessibility Working group at Baycrest created an initial, formal plan that identified issues and opportunities aimed at improving Accessibility at the Centre (see Appendix C).
The ongoing search for improvement in Accessibility and to maintain our plan, annually in accordance with the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 is coordinated by the Environmental Team at Baycrest(see Appendix D).
A variety of references are available for further review (see Appendix E).
The Board of Directors and Senior Management endorse and approve the Accessibility Plan for Baycrest.