Judith McNaught

Act to secure handicapped persons in the exercise of their rights with a view to achieving social, school and workplace integration (French: Loi assurant l’exercice des droits des personnes handicapées en vue de leur intégration scolaire, professionnelle et sociale, originally titled An Act to secure handicapped persons in the exercise of their rights, French: Loi assurant l’exercice des droits des personnes handicapées, and still commonly referred to as such) is the legislation in Quebec which has the purpose of preventing and removing barriers that affect persons with disabilities.^[1][2]

Originally enacted in 1978, the act was significantly amended in 2004 to its current name.^[2]

The legislation defines a disabled person as any person with a disability "resulting in a significant and persistent disability" and is subject to " obstacles in the performance of routine activities".^[3]

The legislation requires that municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 develop action plans.^[4] The action plans are prepared for a period of three years and municipalities must present an annual review of the measures which have been taken forwards and a projection of those to come.^[3]

The municipality must implement an equal access program and invite women, members of visible minorities, members of ethnic minorities, indigenous people and people with disabilities to apply and identify themselves as part of one of these groups.^[5]

The legislation allows for roaming voting, and allows for members to participate remotely in local government.^[4]

• Ontarians with Disabilities Act — corresponding Ontario legislation.
• Nova Scotia Accessibility Act — corresponding Nova Scotia legislation.
• Accessible British Columbia Act — corresponding British Columbia legislation.
• Accessible Canada Act
• Disability Discrimination Act — corresponding UK legislation.
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 — corresponding American legislation.

• Text of the Act in English