CBC Radio1 Ottawa Interviews Minister Meilleur on the Customer Care Standard
On December 31, 2009 CBC Radio1 Ottawa interviewed Minister Meilleur regarding the then soon to become Law Customer Care Standard. I was also interviewd after she spoke, you can listen to the interview...
View ArticleWeb accessibility a pressing issue in Ontario
For most people accessibility brings to mind images of convenient parking spaces, ramp entrances and elevators.Awareness about the disabled and their ability or inability to access buildings has grown...
View ArticleMisstep Within Hours Of Giambrone’s Campaign Kickoff
Just hours after officially declaring his candidacy in the race to be Toronto’s next mayor there was a significant misstep in Adam Giambrone’s campaign. The 32-year-old TTC Chair held a celebration...
View ArticleINACCESSIBLE TORONTO POLLING STATION IN FEBRUARY 4, 2010 PROVINCIAL...
The February 5, 2010 Toronto Sun reported that a polling station in the February 4, 2010 Toronto provincial by-election was inaccessible to voters with disabilities. (Making this incident worse,...
View ArticleAODA ALLIANCE CALLS ON ALL PARTIES TO STRENGTHEN BILL 231 TO PREVENT MORE...
The fallout continues from Elections Ontario’s operating a polling station in the February 4, 2010 by-election that was inaccessible to voters with disabilities, and its then denying to the media that...
View Article2010 Accessibility Plan Focuses on Delivery of Accessible Customer Service
The City of Mississauga’s seventh Accessibility Plan; 2009 Annual Report and 2010 Initiatives was received today at Council. “Removing barriers to persons with disabilities ensures that all citizens...
View ArticleCalling all Accessibility Advisory Committees (AAC) of Ontario, your voice...
With the uneven implementation of the Customer Care Standard in School Boards, Hospitals and a broad range of community services and the absence of any meaningful enforcement mechanism, it is more...
View ArticleWebsite Accessibility for the Blind Gaining Ground
According to the National Coalition for Vision Health, the number of visually impaired and blind Canadians will double over the next 25 years. (iStock)”I have lived a very complex existence,” says...
View ArticlePolling Station Was Spiked By Volleyball Game
A provincial byelection polling station was bounced to a non-accessible site by a volleyball game, disability activists say.Members of the Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act Alliance...
View ArticleCouncil angry over AODA proposals
Not even an adorable puppy could distract West Perth council from the "stick" behind the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).Shelby Wilson, accessibility coordinator for Perth...
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