The Canadian Press, August 28, 2015 Ontario’s Economic Development and Employment Minister Brad Duguid says the government will work with businesses of all sizes to create a culture of inclusion in workplaces. In June, Duguid announced an update to the 10-year-old Access for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, with initiatives geared towards making businesses more accessible…
David Lepofsky, Toronto Star, Activist for reforms for the rights of people with disabilities, August 19, 2015 The ParaPan Am games had great potential to tear down stereotypes that hold back the 1.8 million Ontarians with disabilities, writes David Lepofsky. Yet poor marketing meant that half of the tickets never sold. Blind computer users like…
Christopher Reynolds Toronto Star, August 14, 2015 A blind computer software engineer from Toronto is giving eyes to those who can’t see. David Best, a former IBM web developer, has just helped usher in the first pilot system in Canada created specifically to help visually impaired people – nearly 200,000 in Ontario alone – navigate…
