What’s already being done around accessibility and inclusion within SDO’s, and in other jurisdictions

Information from Literature Review

Commitment to Representation

1. ASC's Representation (ASC, 2022):

Diverse technical committees include seniors, youth, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, and 2SLGBTQI+ individuals.
Persons with disabilities (58%) and women (52%) make up significant portions of ASC’s membership.
This level of representation is among the best in Canada, if not the world.

2. SCC's Gender-Responsiveness (SCC, 2024B):

Strategies based on the UN declaration to address gender gaps.
Focus on gender expertise, research, and collaboration with other organizations for gender inclusivity.

3. Health Standards Organization's participation in the 50-30 Challenge (HSO, 2024; SCC, 2024A):

Goals for gender parity (50%) and significant representation of underrepresented groups (30%).

ASC's "Nothing Without Us" Commitment (ASC, 2022):
- Involvement of people with disabilities in all stages of ASC's work.
- Goals to achieve a Canada without barriers by 2040.
- This means that people with disabilities from diverse disability communities and their allies are involved in all stages of ASC’s work, including:
  - developing standards
  - prioritizing research areas
  - serving as members of technical committees
  - serving as researchers and participants in our research projects
Key Areas Identified for Improvement (ASC, 2024):
- Employment, built environment, information and communication technologies (ICT), general communication, procurement, service delivery, transportation.
Standards Under Development (ASC, 2024):
- Accessible Artificial Intelligence, Procurement, Housing, Tourism, Travel.