ACCESSIBILITY PLAN CANADA
The Accessible Canada Act (ACA) requires that federally regulated companies prepare and publish their accessibility plans.
Through our corporate values we foster an environment to strive to improve access to our company. We have consulted with employees and non-employees who have declared a disability to help us better understand and learn how to remove barriers to accessibility. We aim to meet the necessary standards of accessibility for all Canadians, our employees, applicants and any individual who has reason to interact with our organization and its subsidiaries.
GENERAL ENQUIRIES
Any feedback on our accessibility plan can be mailed to:
Morrice Transportation
3049 Devon Dr.,
Windsor, ON
N8X 4L3
Attn: Safety & Compliance
Or electronically to:
safety@morricetransportation.com
fax: 519-250-0195
EMPLOYMENT
We will continue to have further consultations to identify barriers to employment within our organization.
Consultations have taken place with our employees and external parties to ensure we are giving proper consideration regarding barriers to accessibility in our organization. Several tools have been developed to improve accessibility including email applications, virtual interviews, a goal to provide all written communication using plain and concise language to encourage understanding for everyone.
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Morrice Transportation is in the trucking transportation and logistics sector. We transport goods and services rather than passengers and have docking space. Our buildings and yard are designed to efficiently run in a safety sensitive environment. Our most recently built facility is our maintenance building which was built to current accessibility standards. There are additional offices in that space if we have an employee requiring modifications due to mobility issues. The doors are automatic with key cards, there is an accessible washroom, there are no stairs or impediments in the facility.
We have modified work spaces to accommodate persons with disabilities as per recommendations received during a WSIB return to work recommendation.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
Our IT related services and communication are managed by off site companies. If a need for assistive technology is identified (for example text to speech, dictation, closed captioning, ASL interpreter) they would be given the authority to source the required technology.
COMMUNICATION OTHER THAN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
The company receives feedback through surveys on our website in order to improve access and services. We intend to continue in the future to identify barriers that have not been identified by working with some people with disabilities for their recommendations.
PROCUREMENT OF GOODS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES
We have committed to embed accessibility requirements within the procurement process by identifying at the procurement request stage the prospective vendor’s commitments and assurances with respect to accessibility. We will continue to work towards eliminating those barriers.
We ensure that all of our customers receive the same value and quality. We also allow customers with disabilities to do things in their own way and at their own pace when accessing goods and services. We have provided training and the directive to communicate in a manner that takes into account the customer’s disability.
TRANSPORTATION
Our building and docks are located in an industrial park within the city. There is public transportation available to our facility. We do adhere to the respective Municipal Building Codes which ensure there are the appropriate number of accessible parking spots at each building. For our driving employees we continue to upgrade our fleets and have prioritized the purchase of automatic transmissions vs manuals. We have equipped the company fleet with enhanced fleet management systems that include enhanced safety features such as audible lane departure warnings, automated speed limit notifications, etc. Although we recognize that such features are more safety-centric in nature we feel they will have a mutual benefit on accessibility.
CONSULTATIONS
Surveys are conducted with employees to outline their experience in accessing our organization. We also spoke with outside parties on perceived barriers. We plan to continue to find new ways to consult to ensure better outcomes for persons with disabilities in accessing our organization.
TRAINING
Training in diversity and unconscious bias has been provided to managers and staff to assist with communicating with persons with disabilities and identifying barriers to accessibility.
