Communication Accessibility Audit

1 Communication Accessibility Checklist Sept. 2005 Michel David, Project Coordinator Hearing Awareness – A Cornerstone in Canada’s Social Fabric Canadian Hard of Hearing Association 2435 Holly Lane, Suite 205, Ottawa, ON, K1V 7P2 e-mail - mdavid@chha.ca; Web: www.chha.ca (Voice) 613-526-1584; (TTY) 613-526-2692 (Fax) 613-526-4718 (CanadaToll Free) 1-800-263-8068 Our thanks to Social Development Canada for making this project possible Hearing Awareness - A Cornerstone in Canada’s Social Fabric @2005 Permission granted to reproduce 2 COMMUNICATION ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLIST The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association is pleased to provide you with a Communication Accessibility Checklist. This Checklist is designed to be an easy method for identifying communication barriers encountered by people with hearing loss in private and public facilities. The Checklist may also assist in planning for removal of identified barriers. The Checklist may be used to survey an entire facility or specific areas and components. The checklist is NOT designed to be done with the involvement of company management. Involving management would include other areas of interest such as internal policies related to Employment Equity, Job Interviews, etc. The Communication Accessibility Checklist is to be used as a guide to increase awareness of communication barriers which prevent full ...