The Law Society of Manitoba is committed to identifying, removing and preventing barriers to access and to meeting accessibility standards required under The Accessibility for Manitobans Act and its regulations. The Law Society has created a policy to address the core requirements for private sector and non-profit organizations under the Customer Service Standard Regulation, the Accessible Employment Standard Regulation, and the Accessible Information and Communication Standard Regulation.
Make an Accessibility Request
The Law Society of Manitoba is committed to providing information and services in accessible formats. Examples of accessible formats may include providing:
- Documents with larger text
- Recorded audio
- Captioning for video content or virtual meetings
- Adaptive or assistive technology
- Written transcripts for audio information
- Screen reader compatible digital documents
All staff are trained on accommodating accessibility requests. Any individual is welcome to make an accessibility request to the department or staff member of The Law Society they are currently working with. For general accessibility requests, please contact us.
Website Accessibility
Our website uses the Accessibility by Userway plugin to give users a broad selection of functions that users can mix and match to meet their individual accessibility needs. Each of the functions can be turned on or off or set at an exact interim value. Settings for each user are automatically saved for future site visits.
Available Features
Keyboard Navigation | Reading Guide |
Screen Reader | Dark Mode |
Increase Text Size | Light Mode |
Stop Animations | Invert Colors |
Tooltips | Text Spacing |
Convert to Accessible Fonts | Color Desaturation |
Highlight Links | Reveal Page Structure |
Large Cursor | Reset All Configurations |
Feedback
The Law Society welcomes feedback on the accessibility of our services. This feedback allows us to identify and remove barriers to accessibility.
If you would like to provide feedback on the accessibility of The Law Society’s information and services, please contact our Equity Advisor:
- Phone: 204.926.2019
- Email: equityadvisor@lawsociety.mb.ca
- Feedback can also be given in person to any staff member who will forward your feedback to the Equity Advisor.
Process:
- When you provide feedback, we will follow up with you as soon as reasonably possible to confirm that your feedback was received and will be reviewed.
- We will then conduct a review based on the feedback, determine what can be done to remove identified barriers and develop an appropriate plan in response.
- We will inform you as to what action(s) we intend to take in response to your feedback as well as the anticipated timelines for the action(s).
We will communicate all of our responses to your feedback in a manner that is responsive to your communication needs.
