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Grassroots Disability Coalition Unveils Powerful New Video Showing Serious Accessibility Problems at the New Ryerson University Student Learning Centre
ByDavid Best October 29, 2017October 4, 2026

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…

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Accessibility legislation to be tabled by spring 2018, minister says
ByDavid Best October 15, 2017October 4, 2026

Sean Kilpatrick, Toronto Star, October 15, 2017 The federal minister responsible for crafting Canada’s first national accessibility legislation says the law should be ready by next spring and should benefit not only people with disabilities, but their caregivers. Minister Kent Hehr says the bill, which has been highly anticipated, will benefit both those with disabilities…

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CNIB Installs App-Enabled Info Beacons for VisuallyImpaired in Toronto Neighbourhood
ByDavid Best October 5, 2017October 4, 2026

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…

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New smart beacons open doors for the blind in Toronto neighbourhood
ByDavid Best September 19, 2017October 4, 2026

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…

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Liberal minister Carla Qualtrough wants to make history with federal accessibility laws
ByDavid Best August 23, 2017October 4, 2026

Vjosa Isai, Toronto Star Staff Reporter, August 23, 2017 Federal minister of sport and persons with disabilities Carla Qualtrough heard from local and international disability experts on Tuesday as Canada prepares to introduce its first national accessibility legislation. Although the prospective act would govern only those areas under federal authority, such as banks, telecommunications and…

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Alliance for an Inclusive and Accessible Canada | All Abilities Together
ByDavid Best August 3, 2017October 4, 2026

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…

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For public servants with disabilities, some tools of the trade out of reach
ByDavid Best June 19, 2017October 8, 2026

Julie Ireton, CBC News, June 19, 2017 Thousands of federal public servants across Canada are unable to utilize internal government software programs and websites because they’re inaccessible to people with a range of disabilities. The problem has led to job losses, grievances, a human rights complaint and, as one lawyer suggests, opens the door to…

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Creating new national accessibility legislation: What we learned
ByDavid Best June 6, 2017October 8, 2026

Creating new national accessibility legislation: What we learned Following eight months of consultations held with Canadians from coast to coast, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, released a report on May 29 entitled, Creating new national accessibility legislation: What we learned from Canadians. Through the consultations, Canadians from across the…

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Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians 2017 AGM Conference, Celebrating 25 years
ByDavid Best April 1, 2017September 2, 2026

The 2017 AEBC National Conference and Annual General Meeting will take place in Toronto, Ontario, at the Court Yard by Marriott Downtown Toronto, from April 28 to April 30, 2017. The theme is Celebrating AEBC’s 25th Anniversary. Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) is a national grassroots, peer support organization that comprises Canadians who…

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Federal minister of sport and persons with disabilities wraps up cross-country consultations on proposed accessibility legislation
ByDavid Best February 9, 2017October 8, 2026

LAURIE MONSEBRAATEN, Social justice reporter, Toronto Star, February 9, 2017 Cost can no longer be a barrier to creating an accessible Canada, says Carla Qualtrough, federal minister of sport and persons with disabilities. Qualtrough hopes the new law will spark a culture shift away from the fallacy that making the country fully accessible for more…

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Grassroots Disability Coalition Unveils Powerful New Video Showing Serious Accessibility Problems at the New Ryerson University Student Learning Centre

Accessibility legislation to be tabled by spring 2018, minister says

CNIB Installs App-Enabled Info Beacons for VisuallyImpaired in Toronto Neighbourhood

New smart beacons open doors for the blind in Toronto neighbourhood

Liberal minister Carla Qualtrough wants to make history with federal accessibility laws

Alliance for an Inclusive and Accessible Canada | All Abilities Together

For public servants with disabilities, some tools of the trade out of reach

Creating new national accessibility legislation: What we learned

Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians 2017 AGM Conference, Celebrating 25 years

Federal minister of sport and persons with disabilities wraps up cross-country consultations on proposed accessibility legislation

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