{"id":1570,"date":"2025-10-29T22:25:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shalomtothenations.org\/?page_id=1570"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:04:20","slug":"acccessibility-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shalomtothenations.org\/en\/acccessibility-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Acccessibility Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1570\" class=\"elementor elementor-1570\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3172a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3172a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e119c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e119c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acccessibility Policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3acdbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b3acdbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6765a87b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6765a87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"728\">In 2005, the Ontario government passed the <strong data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"470\">Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)<\/strong>. This act, the first of its kind in Canada, established mandatory accessibility standards that apply to both private and public sector businesses and organizations. This includes community-based organizations and organizations with as few as one employee.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"728\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"907\"><strong data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"776\">Shalom To The Nations International (STNI)<\/strong> is committed to providing environments where all individuals have an equal opportunity to fully utilize and access its services.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"907\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"995\">Standard practices at STNI in promoting services that are accessible to all include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1477\">\n<li data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1142\">\n<p data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1142\">Welcoming service dogs and encouraging individuals to utilize assistive devices (e.g., screen readers, listening devices, canes, wheelchairs);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1477\">\n<li data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1189\">\n<p data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1189\">Maintaining wheelchair-accessible offices;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1477\">\n<li data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1295\">\n<p data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1295\">Communicating with individuals in ways that meet their needs (e.g., verbally, by phone, or by email);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1477\">\n<li data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1477\">\n<p data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1477\">Ensuring that publicly available information on the website and social media is provided in accessible formats and translated into Canada\u2019s official languages wherever possible.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1641\">STNI is committed to providing information that is <strong data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1581\">timely, concise, understandable, and accessible<\/strong>, in compliance with applicable accessibility legislation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1641\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1805\">Should you require accommodations for information on the website or reports, please contact us at:<br data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"1744\" \/>\ud83d\udcde <strong data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1768\">+1 (647) 673-6124<\/strong><br data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1771\" \/>\ud83d\udce7 <strong data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1805\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1776\" data-end=\"1803\">info@shalomtothenations.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy Policy Shalom To The Nations International (STNI) is committed to protecting the privacy of its donors, volunteers, employees, directors, and community partners. \u00a0 STNI collects personal information and complies with all applicable privacy laws. 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