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…
Christopher Lytle, Principle Consultant and Owner at Christopher Lytle Consulting (CLC), June 25, 2015 At this point in time, after having seen the release of the Mayo Moran review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), it is important to center our focus on how accessibility is created within a market place. From…
AMANDA WATKINS, McMaster University’s Student Newspaper The Silhouette, June 23, 2015 The province will be investing $4.5 million to help students with disabilities through an Accessibility Fund for Students with Disabilities, and a Summer Transitions Program. Similar to McMaster’s Shifting Gears program, the Transitions Program will offer workshops and courses for high school students with…
Christina Stevens, Senior Reporter Global News, June 19, 2015 The official Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games app is not accessible to those who are visually impaired, according to advocates for people with disabilities. They said it wouldn’t have been difficult to implement the helpful feature directly into the design phase of the Toronto 2015…
DRAGGING ITS FEETIN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY, SAY VISUALLY IMPAIRED RESIDENTS
Tyler Brownbridge, The Windsor Star, June 16, 2015 Windsor is a particularly challenging city to navigate for the visually impaired, says newcomer Rebecca Blaevoet. Every time she rides the bus, she approaches the front with assistance from her seeing-eye dog, then asks the driver to alert her upon arrival at her stop. What she could…
janie velencia, HuffPost Politics, June 12, 2015 As the Americans with Disabilities Act approaches 25 years in effect, a new study by the Kessler Foundation finds that disabled Americans are making strides to overcome the difficult employment barriers they once faced. The findings reveal that more than two-thirds of disabled Americans are striving to work,…
David Lepofsky, Toronto Star, June 11 2015 Ten years after Ontario promised to make the province fully accessible by 2025, we’re not nearly on track. Why are we doing so poorly? Ontario hasn’t created all the accessibility standards needed to ensure the province reaches full accessibility by 2025. Nor has it effectively enforced the accessibility…
Ontario Responds to Recommendations from Mayo Moran’s Review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, June 3, 2015 The review and report, by Provost Mayo Moran, Vice Chancellor and Provost of Trinity College at the University of Toronto, is helping to chart the course to an accessible Ontario by 2025. The Ontario government was…
Ontario Launches Accessibility Action Plan, News Release, June 3, 2015 The AODA has transformed the lives of people with disabilities by establishing standards in key areas of daily life, including customer service, employment, information and communications, transportation and the design of public spaces. The Path to 2025, Ontario’s Accessibility Action Plan, was Introduced on the…
Laurie Monsebraaten, Social justice reporter, Toronto Star, February 24 2015 Province to inspect fewer businesses despite widespread violations and a recent report urging more action on Ontario’s accessibility law.
