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…
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,…
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.
Published February 13, 2015, 79 Pages Led by Mayo Moran, Provost and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Toronto’s Trinity College. Read the statement given by Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure, on the release of the report, NewsRoom, February 13, 2015 And read the two media reports Ontario needs to boost accessibility…
TVOntario The Agenda With Steve Paikin, February 2, 2015 Watch the interview with David Onley and David Lepofsky, on the need for the Ontario Government to take decisive new action to get Ontario back on schedule to reach full accessibility for people with disabilities by 2025, as the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act requires.
