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….
Ottawa, Ontario, Employment and Social Development Canada, June 22, 2016 What does an Accessible Canada mean to you?, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities. The Government of Canada is committed to eliminating systemic barriers and delivering equality of opportunity to all Canadians living with disabilities. The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister…
Canadian Transportation Agency, June 6, 2016 As part of the Regulatory Modernization Initiative announced last week, the Agency is launching the first phase of its regulatory review, which focusses on accessible transportation.
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.
The TechWell STARCANADA Conference 2016 Being held the week of October 23-28, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency hotel, 370 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Come learn why accessibility is now becoming a valued, integral part of the design process and much different from usability of twenty years ago. Accessibility Standards and Testing Techniques: Be Inclusive…
The Accessibility Directorate of Ontario engaged Deloitte to facilitate a three-phase public consultation process to explore the merits, viability and design of a third party accessibility certification model. The final report for the Accessibility Certification Consultation aims to capture a three-phase process that engaged over 400 members of the accessibility advocacy, business, not-for-profit, academic, and…
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 Nolan said the chain apologized and agreed to replace outdated signs, which said no pets with new ones saying service animals…
TONY CALDWELL, Calgary Herald, March 24, 2016 The federal budget unveiled this week includes a promise to eliminate barriers for Canadians living with disabilities by introducing a national disabilities act, a document advocates have long said is needed.
App Boost For Blind, By Michelle Ruby, Brantford Expositor, March 9, 2016 At a launch of the new technology on Wednesday, manager Glenn Brown said the Sanderson is the first performing arts venue in the world to install BlindSquare, a GPS application developed for the blind and visually impaired that describes the environment and announces…
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…
