MIRIAM KATAWAZI, Toronto Star Staff Reporter, November 1, 2017 Ryerson University’s $112-million Student Learning Centre poses safety risks for people with disabilities, advocate David Lepofsky says. The eight-storey structure, which opened in February 2015 at the corner of Yonge and Gould Sts., provides space on campus for students to socialize and work. The building won…
Join me at Canada’s digital government conference, November 1-3, 2017 This is a three-day conference where leading minds in government and technology come together to redefine what’s possible in an era of digital systems and connected citizens. I will be participating on the Inclusion And Accessibility discussion panel. Democratic governments live in the tension between…
AODA Alliance, toronto, October 29, 2017 The AODA Alliance today makes public a striking 12-minute video (and a more detailed 30-minute version) revealing significant disability accessibility barriers in a new public building in the heart of downtown Toronto, built in part with public money. This video documents accessibility problems at the new Ryerson University Student…
Anastasia V. Silva, Samaritanmag online magazine news, October 5, 2017 The CNIB has started to install beacons in the Yonge-St. Clair area of Toronto, which will improve accessibility for those in the neighbourhood with visual impairments. Two hundred shops and restaurants are expected to come on board at no cost to them. The beacons are…
Rich Donovan, Special to the Globe and Mail, September 29, 2017 Canadian business has struggled since 1989 to hire people with disabilities in any material numbers. This is not a uniquely Canadian phenomenon. The experience has been repeated globally by millions of companies. Stats show that the 18.7 per cent of the population that self-declares…
Natalie Nanowski, CBC News, September 20, 2017 TTC hears concerns about long waits and inaccessible stations at annual meeting. The TTC’s annual accessibility meeting drew about 300 people to the Beanfield Centre at Exhibition Place. It’s intended to highlight any concerns or questions people have about the accessibility of the TTC or Wheel-Trans. The TTC…
Emily Chung, CBC News, September 19, 2017 CNIB pilot project plans to install 200 wayfinding beacons in Toronto stores and restaurants. If you were blind and walked into a coffee shop, how would you find the counter so you could order? The iOS BlindSquare app gives verbal directions to customers at several businesses in the…
PR Newswire, September 14, 2017 The Discover Ability Network will showcase the business advantages of employing persons with disabilities. The Honourable David Onley, Special Advisor to the Government of Ontario’s Minister Responsible for Accessibility, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and the Discover Ability Network partners launched a new program and online portal that will…
LUCAS OLENIUK, Toronto Star Editorial, August 7, 2017 Disability advocate David Lepofsky has worked tirelessly since the McGuinty Liberals passed the landmark Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in 2005, holding the government to account as it moves toward its goal of a fully accessible Ontario by 2025. David Lepofsky just wants to make sure…
Jan Ditchfield, Alliance for an Inclusive and Accessible Canada, August 3, 2017 The Alliance is proud to be hosting our pioneering conference, called What Should Canada’s Promised National Accessibility Law Include? Cutting-edge ideas from Experts from Around the World. Hosted by David Lepofsky, the event will be lived streamed on August 22nd, 2017 from 10:00…
