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Act to secure handicapped persons in the exercise of their rights with a view to achieving social, school and workplace integration (R.S.Q., c. E-20.1, "Act")
Act to amend the Act to secure the handicapped in the exercise of their rights and other legislative provisions (S.Q. 2004, c. 31, "S.Q.")
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Five-year independent report on the implementation of the Act
(74.2 Act)
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INTEGRATION OF PWD{n1} TO THE SAME EXTENT AS OTHER CITIZENS
(1.1 Act)
GREATER INVOLVEMENT BY ALL
(1.1 Act)
ON EQUAL TERMS{n2} POLICY DIRECTIONS
(1.2 Act)
•	SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE PART OF PUBLIC PARTNERS
–	Action plans (61.1 Act)
–	Impact clause
(61.2 Act)
–	Employment strategy
(63 Act)
•	Access program (58 S.Q.)
–	Public transit development program
(67 Act)
•	Paratransit (62, 63 S.Q.)
–	Policy – access to documents and services
(26.5 Act)
–	Accessibility of buildings built prior to 1976
(69 Act)
–	Procurement of accessible goods and services
(61.3 Act)
–	Appointment of coordinator of services for PWD
(61.4 Act)
–	Actions to be taken following an opinion or recommendation of the Office
(26.2 Act)
–	Obligation to cooperate following representations made by the Office;
Individual cases;
Intersectoral actions.
(26.4 Act)
–	Obligation to respond to a request for information from the Office
(21 Act)
•	TRANSVERSAL ROLE OF THE OFFICE
–	Cooperation of advocacy organizations (25, 3rd par. Act)
•	Oversight
–	Measures (acts, regulations, programs, policies) – specifically: action plan, impact clause, employment strategy, paratransit, public transit development program, building accessibility, policy on access to documents and services, procurement, etc. (25, 1st and 2nd paragraphs Act)
–	Coordination
(25, 2nd paragraph, a and 26, a.2 Act)
–	Assessment of integration – progress and barriers
(25, a.2 Act)
–	Assessment of measures (laws, regulations, plans, programs, etc.)
(25, a.1 Act)
–	Implementation of means to help disabled persons find accessible housing
(25, f Act)
–	Intersectoral actions
(26, a.2 Act)
–	Requests for information – obligation to send
(21 Act)
–	Power of recommendation – obligation to respond
(26.1 and 26.2 Act)
–	Special report to the Minister
(74.1, 3rd paragraph Act)
–	Power of audit – use of subsidies
(73 Act)
•	Updating On Equal Terms» (73 S.Q.)
•	Individual or group advice and support
–	Assistance with action plans
(26.3 Act)
–	Advisory role on any matter
(25, a.1 Act)
–	Representations – including critical situations
(26, a and a.1 Act)
–	Provide tools and information
(25, d, g.2 Act)
–	Favour coordination of services
(25, a Act)
–	Recommend solutions to eliminate barriers
(25, a.3 Act)
–	Prepare service programs (25, b, 45 Act)
–	Prepare inventories establishing needs and resources
(25, c Act)
–	Promote prevention to safeguard physical and mental integrity
(25, e Act)
–	Compile and publish statistics
(25, i Act)
–	Subsidies to advocacy organizations (34 Act)
•	Promotion and research
–	Form advisory committees
(28 Act)
–	Conclude agreements with establishments and agencies
(26, d Act)
–	Carry out or commission research and studies
(25, h, and 26, d, 44.1 Act)
–	Promotion – reduction of disparities
(25, a.4 Act)
–	Promotion – standard classification
(25, d.1 Act)
–	Promotion – individualized service planning
(25, b.1 Act)
–	Promotion – inclusion of elements of adaptation in school programs)
(25, e.1 Act)
–	Promotion – accessibility standards
(25, e.2 Act)
–	Promotion – measures to identify dwellings in case of emergency
(25, f.1 Act)
–	Promotion – creation of information programs
(25, g.1 Act)
{n1} PWD: persons with disabilities.
{n2} ON EQUAL TERMS: À part... égale, the 1984 global policy.