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…
Karl Groves, December 19, 2016 There has been a lot of discussions in Web Accessibility circles around ADA Trolls this year. Recently 60-Minutes aired a segment on what they refer to as Drive-by Lawsuits. The 60-minutes segment is being used to argue against making websites accessible. Read the article to learn more about the Objective…
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…
Employment and Social Development Canada, Canada News Centre, August 23, 2016 The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities announced the government in-person consultations to inform the development of planned accessibility legislation. The Minister visited the Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ontario, and hosted a panel with three young Canadian innovators to discuss…
Jessica Botelho-UrbanskiStaff, Toronto Star, August 9, 2016 Two social media campaigns are attracting attention to lackluster building, airline plans for people with disabilities. Disability advocates are hoping social-media campaigns will publicly shame organizations into taking action on accessibility. Under the AODA Act, landmark legislation passed unanimously by the provincial government in 2005, Ontario needs to…
Air Canada Innovates to Make In-Flight Entertainment Systems Accessible for Vision-Impaired Customers, July 7, 2016 John Rae and Marcia Yale are pleased to have reached a settlement concerning a complaint they filed with the Canadian Human Rights Commission for passengers who are vision-impaired to more easily access Air Canada’s in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. Both Mr….
Evelyn Harford, Ottawa Citizen, May 21, 2016 When we think accessibility, we usually think about doors that open automatically, or ramps that lead up to buildings. But what about accessibility online?. Ottawa tech leaders say web development needs to catch up and improve online accessibility for people with disabilities.
Christina Stevens, Senior Reporter, Global News, April 19, 2016 It has been one year since staff at a Lawrence Heights Tim Hortons told Victoria Nolan that Alan, her guide dog, was not allowed inside. Nolan said the chain apologized and agreed to replace outdated signs, which said no pets with new ones saying service animals…
ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE, February 19, 2016 Why is the Wynne Government doing so little on increasing stunning levels of unemployment chronically facing people with disabilities? On November 28, 2014, former Ontario Lieutenant Governor David Onley (the Wynne Government’s Special Advisor on Accessibility for People with Disabilities) proclaimed at Queen’s Park that…
Is Your Website Accessible to Blind and Visually Impaired? National Law Review, February 1, 2016 U.S. Department of Justice is taking notice of the increase of Plaintiffs’ firms sending out demand letters warning that if businesses do not enter into a settlement agreement and agree to use their consultant to make the website accessible and…
