No coverage for alternate format infractions

I guess that there are always going to be things that will catch me off guard and an incident of this past week was no different.  No; and despite the fact that I live in a developed country where an accessible Canada Act was recently passed, it should not come as a surprise that every now and then I am going to stumble across some unexpected pitfalls.

This past week I was informed by an Ontario Human Rights lawyer that Elections Ontario is not covered under the Human Rights Ontario code when it comes to any sort of infractions that deal with the provision of documents in alternate formats to those requiring it.

Just imagine my horrific surprise when I was told this and when I asked said lawyer what could be done to ensure that respondents are made accountable for the provision of documents in alternate formats to complainants requesting said documents; I was met with silence.

This to me is not acceptable.  It is a huge glitch and needs to be addressed as soon as possible.  What is most concerning is that Elections Ontario is not obliged to provide documents in alternate formats to complainants requesting said types of formats and this puts these types of complainants at a gross and unacceptable disadvantage.

I can only hope that those responsible for making changes and updating the Ontario Human Rights code will take a moment to correct this.

Just my two cents for today.

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