{"id":216,"date":"2021-01-05T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T16:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asicbc.ca\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2021-01-05T16:03:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T16:03:33","slug":"shaw-communications-announces-alternate-billing-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/resources-from-a-z\/alternate-formats-and-braille-transcription\/shaw-communications-announces-alternate-billing-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaw Communications Announces Alternate Billing Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Shaw First Cable Company in Canada to Offer New Service Enhancements for Visually Impaired Customers<\/div>\n<p>March 15, 2005<br \/>\nCALGARY, AB<\/p>\n<p>New technologies are facilitating ways to make everyday life more inclusive and to increase the independence of people living with a vision loss. Shaw Cable systems announced today it is the first cable company in Canada to make its monthly bills and customer service structure user-friendly for sight-impaired customers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s extremely satisfying to hit these achievements and deliver these vital services to our sight-impaired customers,&#8221; said Peter Bissonnette, President of Shaw Communications. &#8220;Providing our statements in Braille and large print formats enhances the independence, equality and privacy for these customers as they manage their home services and finances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shaw customers can now request their monthly bill in Braille or large-format printing and can also sign up for online billing and use a variety of technologies, such as text-to-speech software, to ensure they can read or review their monthly statement. The new shaw.ca site is compliant to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines to meet the needs of users with a vision loss. Customers who inform Shaw that they have a sight impairment, will be notified of future innovations and services tailored for the sight-impaired community in Western Canada.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Companies that proactively adjust their business to accommodate the unique needs of sight-impaired consumers will reap the rewards,&#8221; commented Jim Sanders, President of The Canadian National Institute for the Blind. &#8220;There&#8217;s a business benefit that Shaw has recognized, but more importantly, they&#8217;ve taken a strong and responsible step forward with these new initiatives&#8221; added Rob Sleath, President of Advocates for Sight Impaired Consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Customers who wish to learn more about these new services available from Shaw can either call 1-888-472-2222 or visit\u00a0<a title=\"Shaw web site at: shaw.ca\" href=\"http:\/\/shaw.ca\/\">shaw.ca<\/a>\u00a0to register for online billing.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact:<\/p>\n<p>Peter Bissonnette<br \/>\nShaw Communications Inc.<br \/>\n(403) 750-4500<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaw First Cable Company in Canada to Offer New Service Enhancements for Visually Impaired Customers March 15, 2005 CALGARY, AB New technologies are facilitating ways&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/resources-from-a-z\/alternate-formats-and-braille-transcription\/shaw-communications-announces-alternate-billing-options\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Shaw Communications Announces Alternate Billing Options<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":210,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-216","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217,"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216\/revisions\/217"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}