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Provincial Strategy for Disability Inclusion: Empowering Accessibility and Engagement

This strategy focuses on inclusive policies, community engagement, and infrastructure to support persons with disabilities. It aligns with a broad policy framework, enhances civic engagement, and aims to remove barriers to access. The implementation involves multi-year action plans, evaluation, and progress tracking, with 43 concrete actions targeting attitudinal, physical, and systemic barriers. The coordination, monitoring, and reporting are overseen by the Disability Policy Office. Updates on progress are provided annually to the House of Assembly, ensuring transparency and accountability.

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Provincial Strategy for Disability Inclusion: Empowering Accessibility and Engagement

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  1. Disability Policy Office Access and Accessibility NAVNET November 16, 2015

  2. Overview • Mandate • Commitment for Inclusion • Infrastructure • Strategy • Action plan

  3. Mandate • To support the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in achieving its commitment to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society • Five Lines of Business • Inclusive Policies • Centre of Expertise • Community Engagement • Promotion • Provincial Strategy for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

  4. Committment Inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society • Broad • All sectors (public, private, not-for-profit) • All disabilities (physical, learning, mental health, intellectual) • All aspects (education, employment, civic participation)

  5. Infrastructure Foundation: • Disability Policy Office (2009) • Provincial Advisory Council (2009) • Inclusion Committees (2009): Ministers’, Deputy Ministers’, Interdepartmental Working • Public Consultation Process (2010)

  6. Strategy for Inclusion Inclusion Strategy released April 2012 • Cross Government (horizontal) • Broad policy framework • Aligned with UN Convention • 5 Strategic Directions • Implemented through multi-year Action Plans • Annual updates - House of Assembly • Favorably received by community

  7. Strategy Benefits • Coordinated, comprehensive framework • Positive societal and economic impacts • Enhanced participation in labour force • Responds to public expectations • Removes barriers to access • Supports other existing strategies • Aligned with jurisdictional & international trends • Enhanced civic engagement

  8. Implementation Strategy: • Cross disability, multi-year • Action Plans with initiatives to advance goals • Horizontal, guided by Ministers’ Committee • Ongoing advice from Provincial Advisory Council Evaluation & Progress Tracking: • Evaluation framework • In consultation with: • Provincial Advisory Council • Policy Innovation & Accountability Office • NL Statistics Agency

  9. First Action Plan - Development Actions were informed by: • Public Consultations • Priorities identified by Advisory Council • Inter-Departmental Working Group • Departments/Agencies • Research into best practices

  10. Action Plan - Approach • Reflective of 5 strategic directions • Departments develop their initiatives (compiled into action plans) – horizontal • Departmental, joint and cross government • Departments are responsible for implementation, evaluation and reporting

  11. Action Plan - Overview • Three year • 17 Departments and agencies with lead responsibilities • 43 Concrete actions • Actions remove and prevent barriers: • Attitudinal • Physical • Systemic • Technological

  12. Objectives 5 Objectives (reflects Strategy) • Knowledge Building / Attitude Shift • Engagement • Access to the Built Environment • Disability-related Supports • Services with Dignity, Fairness & Respect

  13. Examples - Barrier Removal Immediate remedies that remove barriers and increase accessibility of: • Transportation systems • Election process • Education, employment & recreational opportunities • Emergency planning and preparedness • Registered Disability Savings Plan

  14. Examples - Barrier Prevention • Accessible Public Information Guidelines • Guidelines for planning accessible public engagement sessions and meetings • Universal Design • Accessibility considerations for public procurement • Development of Disability-Related Supports Delivery Framework • Options for an Assistive Technology Program

  15. Coordinating, Monitoring, Reporting • Disability Policy Office is responsible for coordination, monitoring and reporting on Action Plan’s progress and outcomes. • Report provided at three year mark, 2018 • Evaluate effectiveness • Determine next steps • Annual updates tabled in House of Assembly • Regular updates to Ministers on status of actions

  16. Current Initiatives • Action Plan recognizes current initiatives across government, primarily in: • Education • Employment • Supports • Housing • Lists 64 programs and initiatives

  17. Timelines document • A timeline document (by fiscal year) will be posted to the website on the launch of the Action Plan (June 2015)

  18. Questions, Comments

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