Policies and Publications

Manager's Guide to Multiple Formats

The Manager's Guide to Multiple Formats provides the planning tools needed by managers to produce multiple formats, not only for people with visual disabilities, but also for people with hearing and learning disabilities.

Manager's Guide to Multiple Formats — Online Tutorial

The Manager's Guide to Multiple Formats — Online Tutorial is an interactive learning tool will help you and your project management team:

• Learn about multiple formats and their purposes.
• Develop systems to facilitatemultiple format requests and production.
• Make decisions related to multiple formats.

Policy on the Duty to Accommodate Persons with Disabilities in the Federal Public Service

The goal of the Policy on the Duty to Accommodate Persons with Disabilities in the Federal Public Service is to ensure the full participation of persons with disabilities in the federal Public Service whether as candidates for employment or as employees.

Common Look and Feel Policy

The Government of Canada delivers hundreds of programs and services through more than 10,000 locations. Now, with advanced technologies, the opportunity exists to exponentially broaden its reach and meet the needs of Canadians by providing information and services on demand — when and where it is most convenient for them. With the implementation of the Common Look and Feel standards across Government of Canada Internet Web sites, Canadians will be able to distinguish federal programs and services from others and successfully navigate from one federal site to another to find information relevant to their circumstances.

There are standards for:

• Accessibility
• Collaborative Arrangements
• Cybersquatting
• E-mail
• Important Notices
• Navigation and Format
• Official Languages

Go for it!

A Guide to choosing and using assistive devices (for seniors)

A thorough and useful document designed to encourage seniors to explore all the assistive devices at their disposal. Its large print, amusing illustrations and clear directives present advice on how seniors and others with disabilities can overcome their difficulties by using aids that range from high technology to simple kitchen gadgets. It offers tips on figuring out what you need, where to obtain it and how to get financial help if you need it. Whether you need a magnifying glass or a wheelchair; a large-handled potato peeler or a hearing aid; a bath pole or a playing card holder -- this publication encourages you to go for it so that you can get on with the good life!