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The Diversity in Broadcasting website is an initiative of the Canadian
Association of Broadcasters on behalf of Canada's private broadcasters.
Canada is a culturally diverse nation, comprised of a multitude
of ethnocultural and Aboriginal groups. Private broadcasters recognize
this diversity, and strive to ensure that our airwaves reflect all Canadians.
It is our hope that this website will act as a central information
resource, providing key information and links on the issues relating
to diversity in broadcasting for private broadcasters and other
industry stakeholders, including ethnocultural and Aboriginal groups.
Within the Diversity in Broadcasting site, you will find background
information on this initiative, as well as best practices, the CAB
Action Plan on the presence, portrayal and representation of persons
with disabilities, and links to other industry initiatives and events.
The CAB has adapted the principles of website accessibility developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and found in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0). Adapted to both HTML and PDF versions of documents, these guidelines include a range of accessibility features:
- For non-text content used to convey information, text alternatives convey the same information, unless the non-text content is multimedia, live audio-only or live video-only (Guideline 1.1.1)
- Text or diagrams, and their background have a luminosity ratio of at least 5:1 (Guideline 1.4.1)
- All functionality of the content is operable in a non time-dependent manner through a keyboard interface (Guideline 2.1.2)
- More than one way is available to locate content within a set of delivery units where content is not the result of, or a step in a process or task (Guideline 2.4.2)
- Titles, headings and labels are descriptive (Guideline 2.4.6)
The CAB is continuing to implement WCAG 2.0 Guidelines for the website, in order to ensure it is as broadly inclusive as possible.
January 31, 2009 - Submission
CAB 2008-09 Diversity Report English (pdf)
January 12, 2009 - Submission
Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing/Telecom Public Notice CRTC 2008-8: Unresolved issues related to the accessibility of telecommunications and broadcasting services to persons with disabilities Reply (pdf version)
December 10, 2008
CAB Special Update on Diversity #3
November 27, 2008 - PowerPoint Presentation
CAB Diversity Webinar
November 17, 2008 - CAB Oral Presentation
Unresolved Issues Related to the Accessibility of Telecommunications and Broadcasting Services to Persons with Disabilities - Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2008-8
October 6, 2008 - Submission
Broadcasting NPH/Telecom PN CRTC 2008-8:
Unresolved issues related to the accessibility of telecommunications and broadcasting services to persons with disabilities -
Reply Comments (pdf version)
August 14, 2008
Labour Minister Recognizes CTV Montreal’s “Inclusive Workplace”
July 24, 2008 - Submission
Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing/Telecom Public Notice CRTC 2008-8: Unresolved issues related to the accessibility of telecommunications and broadcasting services to persons with disabilities (pdf version)
July 9, 2008
CAB Special Update on Diversity #2
June 26, 2008 - Response from the CRTC
CRTC Responds to CAB's 2007-08 Report on Diversity in Broadcasting
April 30, 2008 - Submission
CAB - 2007-08 Report on Diversity in Broadcasting (pdf version complete with appendices)
April 10, 2008
CAB Special Update on Diversity #1
March 20, 2008
CRTC Approves CAB Equitable Portrayal Code
November 2, 2007
Best Practices for Diversity in Private Radio
July 6, 2007 - Small Market Radio–Diversity Report Template
Diversity in Radio – Reporting Requirements for Small Radio Operators (pdf version)
June 5, 2007 - Letter from the CRTC
CRTC Responds to CAB's 2006-07 Report on Diversity in Broadcasting (pdf version)
May 3, 2007 - News Release
Advancing Diversity:
CAB Achieves Major Strides in 2006-2007
April 30 , 2007 - Submission
CAB - 2006-07 Report on Diversity in Broadcasting (pdf version)
April 5, 2007 - Letter
Letter to CAB President and CEO Glenn O'Farrell from Ulysses Currie, Deputy Minister of Employment, Immigration and Industry, Alberta
April 4, 2007 - Letter
Letter to CAB President and CEO Glenn O'Farrell from Paddy Meade, Deputy Minister of Health and Wellness, Alberta
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