Terms of Reference
Mandate
Reporting to Renison University College’s Executive Council, Accessibility Matters at Renison is an advisory body established to promote accessibility on the Renison campus. Its responsibilities include:
- Serving as a resource to the University College community on issues related to accessibility
- Educating the Renison community on real and potential barriers to accessibility including sharing best practices for addressing issues and eliminating barriers
- Serving as the Renison campus contact point for all accessibility concerns
- Providing, when needed, liaison with services on campus at the University of Waterloo to ensure that everyone’s needs are met
Definitions
This Terms of Reference applies definitions from the 2005 Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA):
“barrier” means anything that prevents a person with a disability from fully participating in all aspects of society because of his or her disability, including a physical barrier, an architectural barrier, an information or communications barrier, an attitudinal barrier, a technological barrier, a policy or a practice; (“obstacle”)
“disability” means
(a) any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a brain injury, any degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a guide dog or other animal or on a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device,
(b) a condition of mental impairment or a developmental disability,
(c) a learning disability, or a dysfunction in one or more of the processes involved in understanding or using symbols or spoken language,
(d) a mental disorder, or
(e) an injury or disability for which benefits were claimed or received under the insurance plan established under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997; (“handicap”)
Please refer to Renison's Accessibility Matters webpage for further information.
