LAURIE MONSEBRAATEN, Social justice reporter, Toronto Star, January 30, 2017 The Wynne government is denying Ontarians the right to know the details behind its promised 2015 crack-down on businesses that ignore their responsibilities under the province’s landmark accessibility legislation, an accessibility activist says. In documents filed in advance of Tuesday’s hearing, government lawyers argue the…
Accessibility News International, January 27, 2017 A committee has been organized through the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers that has been tasked with reviewing accessibility guidelines published by various levels of government across Canada. Your participation and feedback will assist with the development of uniform accessibility guidelines across Canada.
Employment and Social Development Canada, SURREY, BC, Jan. 17, 2017 the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, visited the Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland to announce the approval of 573 Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) projects. The Minister highlighted how these projects will help strengthen the Government of Canada’s…
Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press, January 17, 2017 A new poll suggests that employment conditions remain dismal for Canadians with disabilities. The survey commissioned by CIBC and conducted by Angus Reid found that only half of respondents living with a disability have a full or part-time job. The unemployed respondents overwhelmingly said they were out…
David Fazio, LinkedIn, January 1, 2017 More than 80% of U.S. Americans with disabilities are unemployed according to the U.S. Department of Labor, while the World Bank reports an 80 – 90 percent unemployment rate for persons with disabilities across Latin America, and the Caribbean. Despite 25 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act, disability…
Greg O’Brien, Cartt.ca editor and publisher, December 14, 2016 Mohawk College Journalism’s pioneering new program teaching accessible content production to its aspiring journalists took another step on Tuesday when its initial group of second-year journalism students showed off their work to some members of the community. The course, which is mandatory in order to graduate…
Andrea Gordon, Toronto Star, December 5, 2016 Students in wheelchairs who can’t use playground equipment or open classroom doors. Children with impaired vision or dyslexia unable to read the Smartboard in class. Youth with autism who miss out on co-op placements because workplaces don’t accommodate their needs. These are just a few examples of obstacles…
HINA ALAM, Toronto Star Staff Reporter, December 2, 2016 Toronto lawyer David Lepofsky is highlighting Centennial College building’s accessibility problems. But that is not the complete picture. These accessibility issues are the symptoms of a bigger problem, Lepofsky says. The Centennial College building opened in late August of this year to accept student residents while…
The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti, CBC Radio, October 21, 2016 Carla Qualtrough is the first-ever federal minister of sport and persons with disabilities. She tells The Current’s special guest host Ing Wong-Ward that her appointment to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet as a legally blind person is sending a strong signal to Canadians just…
Ben Spurr, Transportation Reporter, The Toronto Star, September 14, 2016 For most transit riders, problems on the TTC are an inconvenience. But for people who use mobility devices or have physical or cognitive disabilities, when the transit system fails, it can severely limit their autonomy, and even be dangerous. With only nine years to go…
