Overview
The Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT) is focused on reducing barriers to service delivery and employment. We understand that improving accessibility is critical to the people we serve and our success.
On this page you will find details on improving accessibility at the PGT, accessibility at the PGT offices and web accessibility.
Improving accessibility at the PGT
The PGT is taking action to improve accessibility. These actions include forming an accessibility advisory committee, creating an accessibility plan, and requesting feedback on how to further improve.
PGT accessibility advisory committee
The PGT has an accessibility advisory committee that assists the PGT in identifying, removing and preventing accessibility barriers in our organization. The committee is made up of PGT employees and external members who live with or support persons with disabilities and community members with accessibility challenges. The committee reflects the diversity of persons in B.C. and the populations the PGT serves.
PGT Accessibility Plan
The Accessible B.C. Act is a law that helps make B.C. a more accessible province for people with disabilities. Under the Act, the PGT has created an Accessible B.C. Act Plan (PDF, 2.44 MB) for 2024-2027. The 3-year plan focuses on understanding the current state of accessibility at the PGT. The plan also sets out actions to improve accessibility in communication, employment and physical spaces. The PGT aims to identify, remove and prevent barriers to people who interact with us.
Accessibility feedback
Help improve accessibility at the PGT. Share your experience and feedback on the PGT’s accessibility plan. Take our 4-minute survey now.
PGT office accessibility
The PGT is committed to providing accessible services to all visitors. Find visitor information for each of the offices below:
Web accessibility
The PGT is committed to making its website an inclusive, accessible space. We strive to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Level AA, which develops content to guide accessibility standards for websites.
We are committed to making sure our website is easy to access. We designed our website to:
- Be read by screen-reading software
- Have optimal legibility by using a simple, standard font
- Provide images with an alternative text
- Write the content in plain language
We recommend that website visitors keep their browsers up to date to make use of new technologies to support accessibility.
Making use of the browser
Refer to the accessibility topic in the help section of your browser for details on how to change browser settings. Most modern browsers give you options to:
- Change colours, contrast and fonts
- Magnify the page
- Navigate the site using speech recognition software
- Listen to most of the site using a screen reader
- Translate
Language translation using a browser
To learn more about how your browser can translate webpages into your preferred language:
- Translate webpages in Chrome
- Translate a webpage in Safari on Mac
- Translate a webpage in Microsoft Edge
Learn how to make your computer more accessible
Our website supports Android, Apple, and Windows operating systems. For comprehensive information about making your computer more accessible, visit the following websites:
- Android operating system accessibility
- Apple operating system accessibility
- Windows Microsoft accessibility
Documents
Adobe Acrobat is used for viewing and printing documents on our website that are saved in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
Please visit get.adobe.com/reader to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Please visit Adobe Accessibility for valuable tools and resources to read PDF documents with a screen reader.
Get help or give feedback about web accessibility
For assistance accessing our website, or to provide feedback on web accessibility, contact us at mail@trustee.bc.ca.