Creating new national accessibility legislation: What we learned Following eight months of consultations held with Canadians from coast to coast, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, released a report on May 29 entitled, Creating new national accessibility legislation: What we learned from Canadians. Through the consultations, Canadians from across the…
Join me at the University of Guelph accessibility conference Becoming a Catalyst for Inclusion, on May 29-31, 2017. As a member of the Inclusive And Media Design group, I will present on the topic Why Site Analysis and Remediation is a Feel Good Thing, in Rozanski Hall 101, Tuesday, May 30, 2017, 3:15-4:00PM. Learn about…
Sarah Gillis, Government of Nova Scotia, Department of Justice, April 27, 2017 On Thursday, April 27, 2017, the Nova Scotia Legislature passed a new accessibility law, the Accessibility Act, following the lead of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Nova Scotia becomes the third Canadian province to enact a comprehensive accessibility law. The Nova…
Update: Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) If we are to meet the Ontario goal of a barrier-free society by 2025, the AODA standards must prohibit the creation of any new barriers immediately. According to the OHRC report the proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (IAR) fails to identify basic human rights principles to guide its…
The 2017 AEBC National Conference and Annual General Meeting will take place in Toronto, Ontario, at the Court Yard by Marriott Downtown Toronto, from April 28 to April 30, 2017. The theme is Celebrating AEBC’s 25th Anniversary. Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) is a national grassroots, peer support organization that comprises Canadians who…
Graeme McNaughton, The Oshawa Express, MARCH 22, 2017 When the Region of Durham puts out a new tender for its electronic agenda system, it will ensure the winning company knows what its doing. the company that previously held the contract, the American-based Accela, couldnt make a system that worked within the province’s legal requirements. The…
Graham Steele, CBC News Political analyst, March 8, 2017 The Bill 59 Community Alliance is only a few months old, and has already become a powerful player in any discussion around the future of the Accessibility Act. Last week the legislature saw a remarkable example of effective citizen action. The alliance has been working from…
LAURIE MONSEBRAATEN, Social justice reporter, Toronto Star, February 9, 2017 Cost can no longer be a barrier to creating an accessible Canada, says Carla Qualtrough, federal minister of sport and persons with disabilities. Qualtrough hopes the new law will spark a culture shift away from the fallacy that making the country fully accessible for more…
Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press, February 5, 2017 Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, says removing accessibility barriers will be crucial to tackling long-standing high jobless rates among the country’s disabled population. Data has long shown that Canadians with disabilities are greatly under-employed compared to their non-disabled counterparts, with multiple studies finding…
Linda Stuart, Cartt.ca News, Cable and Telecom, February 2, 2017 For most of us, location-based augmented reality apps might be considered nice to have, entertaining technology that conjures up images of last summer’s PokaMon Go craze. But for blind and visually impaired people, the use of augmented reality technology in audio-based navigation apps can provide…
