The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport is committed to excellence in serving all stakeholders and the Canadian public, including people with disabilities.
The CCES aims to provide accessible services, goods and facilities to persons with disabilities in a manner that promotes dignity, independence, integration and equal opportunity. The CCES communicates with people with disabilities in a way that takes into account a person’s disability. We firmly believe that people with disabilities should have the same opportunities and benefits as others.
The CCES will communicate any disruption to accessible services in advance, when possible. This includes closure of buildings, entrances and elevators, and changes in office hours. Changes will be posted on our website and voicemail system.
The CCES delivers education through the internet and through in-person presentations. Methods of delivery can be modified and adapted to meet the requirements of our stakeholders.
The CCES provides information on the prohibited list and medical exemption processes for athletes with documented medical conditions. These services are offered through the internet, email, fax, phone, or through liaising with an appointed person with the consent of the athlete.
The CCES administers the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), which includes rules governing modifications for athletes with disabilities (Annex 6B). At doping control, the CCES can provide magnification devices and catheters and athletes may request them. At any time, any athlete may identify an athlete representative to ensure their rights and responsibilities are maintained through the doping control process. The CCES takes into account the needs of athletes with disabilities when planning doping control services, including wheelchair accessible washrooms and facilities.
As part of the CADP, athletes in the registered testing pool must submit their whereabouts through ADAMS, an online program managed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Athletes with disabilities may submit their whereabouts in a manner that takes into account their disability, for example, through typed or written forms or through verbal updates.
A key component to True Sport is the principle “Include Everyone.” We believe that Canadians should have the right to access sport and we advocate for that principle in the contribution we are making in the True Sport Movement.
Resources may be requested through the internet, in person, through fax, through text, email and over the phone.
We welcome feedback on our communication tools. We strive for continuous improvement and will incorporate the feedback of our stakeholders with respect to service accessibility. Please send feedback to info@cces.ca.
The CCES complies with the Accessibility Standard for Customer Service prescribed under the Accessibility For Ontarians with Disabilities Act. The CCES accessibility policy is available upon request to the public and in an alternate format upon request.