Policies & Procedures

Please take the time to go over the highlighted sections of the Policies and Procedures that we have here at CCRC.

Disability Awareness

Introduction to Disability Awareness

How is CCRC Accessible?

Ramps are available for access to most entrances into and locations within the church building.

In addition to ramps, all entrances to the church building have at least one automatic door opener!

Crash bars are fitted on all emergency exits.

Platform hall are all flat.

Large print bulletins are available to all visitors.

New hearing loop is available to those with hearing difficulties/disability. There is also clear lettering for projection.

Handrails available for platform access (not visible here).

Scenarios

Here you will be prompted to choose a course of action in a series of hypothetical situations. You will not be marked, but please do your best as these are designed to draw attention to the nuances which the Policies and Procedures are designed to address.

Many scenarios have been presented in previous years for training nights. These scenarios have been created by your Safe Church Committee Chair, Paula La Fontaine, who is a police officer with the Waterloo Regional Police Service. Although they have been created keeping current laws and policies in mind, sometimes events occur that aren't exactly as they appear in these scenarios and sometimes how a person interprets a scenario is different than others. I know that nobody wants to hear that there could be more than one "correct" answer, but as long as you follow the policy, use common sense, and consult a fellow volunteer, leader, Pastor, etc. when you’re unsure, you will do great! Don't forget to notify the Safe Church Committee by filling out an incident report and e-mailing it to Donna at office@ccrc.on.ca or handing it in to her office.

You will not be able to proceed until all situations have been answered.

Disability Awareness Scenario 1

If a person requests accommodation within the church for any disability, whether it is cognitive, physical, or otherwise, all staff and volunteers shall:

Believe them: it is not up to us to question the disability Go out of our way to provide the accommodation, to the point of undue harm Keep the request, the accommodation, and all details confidential to only those who need to know in order to carry out the accommodation Work with the person who made the request to make the accommodation happen - they will likely know best how to be accommodated All of the above

Our church is obligated under the AODA to provide accommodations to the point of undue harm, which could be a cost that's unaffordable or if the accommodation puts someone else in harm's way. CCRC currently provides large print bulletins, installed a t-loop for the hard of hearing, is wheelchair accessible, and more.

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