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MUTUAL RESPECT

MUTUAL RESPECT. Rights & Responsibilities. VALUES. Diversity Disability & accessibility Gender equality Inclusiveness Multiculturalism Religious pluralism & accommodation Safety & security Sexual orientation /LGBTQI . DIVERSITY. Wearing of religious dress

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MUTUAL RESPECT

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  1. MUTUAL RESPECT Rights & Responsibilities

  2. VALUES • Diversity • Disability & accessibility • Gender equality • Inclusiveness • Multiculturalism • Religious pluralism & accommodation • Safety & security • Sexual orientation /LGBTQI Human Rights are Everyone's Responsibility

  3. DIVERSITY • Wearing of religious dress • Benefits for same sex couples • Breastfeeding at places of business • Meditation rooms in airports, schools, workplaces • Kosher and halal meal choices in cafeterias • Leave (paid and unpaid) for religious observances • Multicultural displays • Assistive technology, personal readers, software • Commemorative dates/days Human Rights are Everyone's Responsibility

  4. LEGAL FRAMEWORK Preamble to the Ontario Human Rights Code: “It is public policy in Ontario to recognize the dignity and worth of every person and to provide for equal rights and opportunities without discrimination that is contrary to law” Human Rights are Everyone's Responsibility

  5. Human Rights of Ontario Protected Grounds of Discrimination: • race, • ancestry • place of origin • colour • ethnic origin • citizenship • creed • sex/pregnancy • gender identity • sexual orientation lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer intersex (LGBTQI) • disability • age • record of offences • marital status • family status • same-sex partnership status Human Rights are Everyone's Responsibility

  6. LEGAL FRAMEWORK • Canadian/Ontario Human Rights Code • University of Windsor’s Human Rights Policy • Senate By-Laws • Collective Agreements • Workplace Violence & Harassment Law • Criminal Code of Canada Human Rights are Everyone's Responsibility

  7. Discrimination Discrimination is: • treating people differently, negatively or less favourably, without reason • the acting out of individual prejudices and/or group stereotypes • unintended results of practices or norms Human Rights are Everyone's Responsibility

  8. HARASSMENT • course of vexatious comment or conduct in relation to a person or a group of persons • known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome ( section 10 (1) ) • harmful, objectionable, offensive, demeaning • Every person has a right to study/work in an environment free from harassment Human Rights are Everyone's Responsibility

  9. Harassment Is Not: • normal social contact • mutual flirting • chivalry/politeness • performance assessment

  10. Examples of Harassment • refusal to work or talk with others. BECAUSE OF • their racial, ethno-cultural, religious background- see brochure • their sexual orientation- see brochure • Gender- see brochure Everyone has a positive obligation to get along with one another in the w’place or c’room

  11. Duty to Accommodate Religious beliefs - HRO Guidelines - Senate Policy E3 • Disability- differing functional limitations

  12. Conceptual Shift Accommodation – tailored to individual needs • Equitable and non-discriminatory access for participation • Ontario Human Rights Code Accessibility – systemic and proactive; social model; environment • Accessibility for Ontario with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA)

  13. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Sample Vision By 2025, all information and methods of communication to and from an individual will have been designed to be accessible to persons with disabilities consistent with human rights law and inclusive design principles

  14. Training & Awareness • Accessible Customer Service: E- Learning • @uwindsor/accessibility& Brochures • GA/TA (September –ongoing) Details later from academic Dept.

  15. Duty to Accommodate • Ask a student to remove a scarf that covers her face so that you can verify her identity at a midterm or final exam. • Talk to other students about the fact that a student in your tutorial has a learning disability and will be writing quizzes and midterms in the Student Disability Services Office. • Tell students that if they miss a lab for any reason, they will get zero for that lab especially where the issue is accommodation.

  16. Resources, Supports, Advice • Information, books • Advice/counsel • Referral • Informal or Formal Complaint • Resolve

  17. Office of Human Rights, Equity and Accessibility ohrea@uwindsor.caext. 34002nd. Floor CHT

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