Join me at the AlphaKOR AODA Communications Standards Workshop, May 7, 2020 AlphaKOR helps businesses Increase Profits, Decrease Expenses, and Stay Secure using cutting edge technology and digital marketing solutions. At this workshop I will present practical methods to achieve AODA compliance for online communications. Learn about Stakeholder roles and project processes in designing for…
Rosa Marchitelli, Edmonton, CBC news, February 24, 2019 A woman with disabilities is fighting back after she was told not to return to a popular No Frills grocery store unless she brought help – because she couldn’t pack her groceries fast enough. When Linda Rolston complained to head office, Loblaw offered the Alberta woman $100…
Martin Regg Cohn, Ontario Politics Columnist, The Toronto Star, February 8, 2019 We all complain, habitually and self-pityingly, about punishing snowfalls. Especially lately. But for David Onley, the snow banks and other barriers never truly melt away. Last year, he was appointed to conduct a formal review of accessibility in Ontario and he has just…
Victoria Bibson, The Globe and Mail, January 30, 2019 Both the Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance (AODA) called on Education Minister Lisa Thompson to hold a summit of key stakeholders – including parents, teachers, principals, school boards and students – where they can discuss possible legislation and…
Greg Thomson, Author at Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, January 18, 2019 Pervading this brief is a fundamentally important question: Why is Ontario so far behind schedule for becoming accessible by 2025? How did Ontario find itself in this predicament over 13.5 years after the AODA was enacted, and less than 6 years before…
Taylor Simmons, CBC News, November 13, 2018 Committees working on provincial accessibility standards say their work’s been paused for too long. Accessibility advocates say the government hasn’t put several Standards Development Committees (SDCs), special groups looking at how to get rid of accessibility barriers in the province, back to work almost five months after the spring…
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Division, Accessibility Directorate of Ontario, May 4, 2018 The AODA review committee has submitted their final proposed revisions to the Transportation Standards of the AODA to the Minister Responsible for Accessibility. The minister may accept the 32 proposed revisions in whole, in part, or with modifications. Any proposed changes to…
Robin Simmons, The Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (CILT), April 26, 2018 Non-partisan community partners invite persons with disabilities, their friends and families and the public to the Province-Wide Debate on Accessibility and Disability Issues. Representatives of Ontario’s political parties will be fielding questions about housing, employment, poverty reduction strategies, Accessibility for Ontarians with…
Laurie Monsebraaten, Social Justice Reporter, The Toronto Star, April 18, 2018 After five years of lax enforcement of Ontario’s groundbreaking accessibility legislation, disability activists want Queen’s Park to hand over enforcement responsibilities to an independent public agency. The call comes in the wake of a new report that shows a 2015 government crackdown on accessibility…
Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press, CTV Kitchener News, March 31, 2018 Accessibility advocates are expressing cautious optimism about measures in the latest Ontario budget that fund programs for developmentally disabled people, enhance social assistance and boost mental health support. Over the next three years, the budget promises to pump $1.8 billion into services for developmentally…
