OTTAWA – The organizations responsible for enforcing the Accessible Canada Act (one of which is the CRTC) announced today the establishment of the Council of Federal Accessibility Agencies.
The Accessible Canada Act became law on June 21, 2019 and requires the member organizations of the Council “to work collaboratively to refer federal accessibility complaints to the right organization and to foster complementary policies and practices,” reads the press release.
The council is made up of
- The Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Transportation Agency
- The Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
- The Chair of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
- The Chair of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, and
- The Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, serving as Chair. The Council will also include the Accessibility Commissioner upon their appointment.
The Council is taking steps to engage stakeholders, including persons with lived-experience, to ensure that the voices of persons with disabilities inform the Council’s work, adds the release.
