Human Resources committee  I just want to say that I was stressing the scope of the issue of communication access, but I think it's very doable. Ninety per cent of what I am talking about is education, and I think we have the education resources that could be put in place. What we need is a standard statin

Human Resources committee  I would agree with two-thirds, and the reason is that when we talk about communication access, we're talking about a very diverse population. People who have been born with a disability that makes it very difficult for them to learn language and literacy are very different from p

Human Resources committee  I'm hoping I understand your question. Are you asking about the CRTC exemptions?

Human Resources committee  I would apply the generic communication training and information to all jurisdictions, especially the CRTC and transportation. They would be included in this on how to communicate with people and what their barriers are. I can speak a little about some of the concerns for the CR

Human Resources committee  Well, if you take what I've said about communication as an umbrella and you prioritize that as the domain that needs to be addressed, then plain language falls into reading and writing within that. It's part of that. You know what plain language is. I see it as fitting very much

Human Resources committee  What do you mean?

Human Resources committee  I'm not a policy-maker on that, but I can certainly see how it would fit into a standard that says written material has to be accessible and follow the principles of easy-to-read or plain language.

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much.

Human Resources committee  Good evening, committee members. I'm delighted to be here this evening and honoured to represent Communication Disabilities Access Canada. This is a national non-profit organization that promotes accessibility for people who have speech and language disabilities that are not caus