Public servants with visual impairments say government failing them

Julie Ireton, CBC News, July 2, 2015
Federal government could face legal battle over inaccessible, internal websites says Toronto lawyer. CBC News has spoken with public servants who are seeking legal advice for what they call a clear violation of their charter and human rights. While the employees did not want to speak publicly about their complaints, lawyer David Baker is voicing their concerns. Baker, a Toronto lawyer, says the people he’s spoken with aren’t being accommodated with the kinds of adaptive computer technology they need to do meaningful work. There have been successive internal reports telling the government that accessible software is available, should be implemented, can be implemented, and as Canada’s largest employer, one would expect it would be, yet year after year, it’s not, Baker said.