Accessibility Standards for Customer Service |
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Bluewater District School Board is committed to the providing services that are free of barriers and biases to our students, parents/ guardians, the public and our staff. Bluewater District School Board strives to ensure that key principles of independence, dignity, integration and equality of opportunity are reflected and valued in our learning and working environments. Our conduct will demonstrate our belief in the strength diversity brings to our communities.
In response to Ontario Regulation 429/07 Accessibility Standards for Customer Service the following policy has been approved by the Bluewater District School Board.
The following procedures relate to this policy:
For tips for Enhancing the Accessibility of this Website, you can visit:
If you have trouble reading online, you can download NETalker to have the BWDSB website read to you.
Lets Your Website “Speak” for Itself.
Premier Literacy's NETalker provides the ability to enable website text so it can be spoken aloud to users. Visitors can download NETalker at no cost from any NETalker enabled website and then just point at text to see and hear it being read.
(NETalker is available for the BWDSB website thanks to the partnership of Premier Literacy.)
 NETalker Links:
Feedback and Monitoring for Accessibility Standards for Customer Service
Bluewater District School Board is committed to ensuring that its services meet optimum standards of accessibility for people with disabilities using the facilities and services of the Board. Comments on our services regarding how well those expectations are being met are welcomed and appreciated.
Feedback regarding the way Bluewater District School Board provides services to people with disabilities can be made by e-mail, verbally, written, etc. Click on the link below to access the AF1411 feedback form:
Disruption of Customer Service
When services that are normally provided to a person with a disability are temporarily unavailable, such as access to an elevator, ramp or washroom, a disruption of service notice will be posted at the site and on the school or board website.
Annual Accessibility Plan
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Accessibility Standards