Accessibility Plan

General

McKevitt Trucking Limited is committed to providing a barrier-free environment for all stakeholders, including clients, employees, job applicants, suppliers and any visitors who enter the premises, access information provided by the company, or use the company’s goods and services. We will contribute to a barrier-free Canada for everyone by building an accessibility framework that will support employees and the public we serve to have the best experience possible with our services, products, and facilities.

Input and Feedback

The public can request the Accessibility Plan, a description of the feedback process and provide feedback.

McKevitt Trucking Limited welcomes feedback on our Accessibility Plan from the public, employees, and our stakeholders. This feedback is valuable to us as it helps us break down accessibility barriers and build on our commitment to accessibility and inclusion.

Feedback forms, along with alternate methods of providing feedback verbally (in person or by telephone) or written (handwritten, delivered, website, or e-mail), will be available upon request. Feedback forms can be completed and returned anonymously. Individuals who provide feedback will receive acknowledgement of their feedback unless the feedback is received anonymously.

Feedback can be submitted to:

Contact: Kathy McMahon (Business Development/Human Resources Manager)
Mailing Address: 1200 Carrick Street, Thunder Bay ON P7B-5P9
Email: kathym@mckevitt-trucking.com
Phone: 807-629-1760

OR

Contact: Chris Martin (Safety & Compliance)
Mailing Address: 1200 Carrick Street, Thunder Bay ON P7B-5P9
Email: chris.martin@mckevitt-trucking.com
Phone: 807-472-4888 2

Statement of Commitment

At McKevitt Trucking Limited, we are committed to making our organization and the services we provide accessible to all, including persons with disabilities. All Canadians have the right to benefit from our services equally and those who work with us have the right to perform their jobs free of barriers.

Reporting

As required by the Accessible Canada Act, we will prepare, publish, and submit a progress report every year that measures our progress against our commitments. We will also review and update our Accessibility Plan every three years. Progress reports and updates to our Accessibility Plan will be shaped by consultation with persons with disabilities. Progress reports will be made available upon request.

Employment

McKevitt Trucking Limited is committed to applying fair, respectful, and accessible employment practices throughout the entire employment lifecycle. This includes the recruitment, hiring, performance management, return to work processes and redeployment.

McKevitt Trucking Limited has not been notified of any barriers in its employment practices, however, we are committed to taking the following actions to prevent any potential barriers:

  • McKevitt Trucking Limited will ensure its employees and the public are informed about the availability of accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout its recruitment process.
  • McKevitt Trucking Limited will notify job applicants who are selected to move forward in the recruitment cycle and are required to participate in an assessment, that accommodations are available upon request as it relates to the materials or processes that will be used.
  • When an applicant is selected that requests accommodation, we will consult with the applicant and arrange appropriate accommodation that takes into consideration the applicants accessibility needs due to their disability.
  • When extending an offer of employment McKevitt Trucking limited will notify the successful applicant of its policies for accommodating employees with disabilities.

Built Environment

McKevitt Trucking Limited ensures that the workspaces and the work environment are accessible for all. 3

McKevitt Trucking Limited has not identified or been notified of any barriers in its built environment, however, we are committed to continuously reviewing and reconsidering how to ensure our built environment remains accessible to those with disabilities.

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

McKevitt Trucking Limited has not been notified of any barriers in its ICT, however, we are committed to ensuring that our internet websites, including web content, conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, at Level AA except where this is impracticable. Where it is impracticable, we will provide an explanation upon request.

Communications Other Than ICT

McKevitt Trucking Limited has not been notified of any barriers in its communications other than ICT, however, we are committed to taking the following actions to prevent any potential barriers:

  • McKevitt Trucking Limited will provide accessible formats and communication supports for persons with disabilities when requested. Any request for accessible formats and communications supports will consider the persons accessibility needs to determine the appropriate format or support and will be provided in a timely manner.
  • McKevitt Trucking Limited will make available to the public, when requested, emergency and safety procedures and plans in an accessible format and with appropriate communication supports.

Procurement of Goods, Services and Facilities

McKevitt Trucking Limited has not identified or been notified of any barriers in its procurement of goods, services and facilities, however, we are committed to continuously reviewing and reconsidering how to ensure our procurement of goods, services and facilities remains accessible to those with disabilities.

Design and Delivery of Programs and Services

McKevitt Trucking Limited has not identified or been notified of any barriers in its design and delivery of programs and services, however, we are committed to continuously reviewing and reconsidering how to ensure our design and delivery of programs and services remain accessible to those with disabilities.

Transportation

McKevitt Trucking Limited does not coordinate a transportation system, or a fleet of transportation vehicles as defined in the Accessible Canada Act. This means that standards for transportation are not within the scope of this plan. 4

Consultations

To align with McKevitt Trucking Limited’s commitment to make our workplace environment accessible to all, we have developed our Accessibility Plan in consultation with our employees, including those with disabilities.

This consultation occurred at various dates throughout the life of the company.

Modifications

If a modification of the Accessibility Plan is required, McKevitt Trucking Limited will address concerns using a hands-on approach and modify procedures based on the nature of the concern. McKevitt Trucking Limited will consult with employees, clients, stakeholders, the public and any other persons with disabilities throughout the modification process of the Accessibility Plan. McKevitt Trucking Limited is committed to providing accommodations or modifications up to the point of undue hardship, as per the Accessible Canada Act and the Canadian Human Rights Act and will carefully consider all requests for modifications on a case-by-case basis.

Definitions

Accessibility: Refers to the needs of persons with disabilities being intentionally and thoughtfully considered when products, services and facilities are built or modified so they can be used and enjoyed by persons of all abilities.

Barrier: The Accessible Canada Act defines a barrier as “anything—including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice—that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation.”

Disability: The Accessible Canada Act defines a disability as “any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment—or a functional limitation—whether permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, interaction with a barrier, hinders a person’s full and equal participation in society.”

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