Disability Rights Advocate Resorts to Freedom of Information Application to Unearth the Ford Government’s Secret Plans for Critical Care Triage if Overcrowded Hospitals Can’t Serve All Critically-Ill Patients

May 20, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda., aodaalliance

To Mark today, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the AODA Alliance makes public a Freedom of Information application by its chair, David Lepofsky, filed to finally enable the public to see the Ford Government’s secret plans for critical care triage. Since the pandemic began over 14 months ago, the Ford Government has kept a tight lid […]

Many With Disabilities Struggling in COVID Era; Pandemic Has Magnified Sense of Isolation

May 18, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

Riley Oldford is usually out playing sledge hockey or spending time with friends, but since the start of the pandemic he’s mostly been at home. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/many-with-disabilities-struggling-in-covid-era-pandemic-has-magnified-sense-of-isolation/ Related

Woman With Invisible Disability Left Shaken After Altercation Over Accessible Parking Spot

May 17, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

Nicole Sparks of Cole Harbour says parking spots, permits should reflect that not all disabilities are obvious Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/woman-with-invisible-disability-left-shaken-after-altercation-over-accessible-parking-spot/ Related

Accessibility Advocates Sign Open Letter Urging People Not To Use AccesiBe and Other Overlay Products

May 17, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

AccessiBe and other similar tools are coming under fire after more than 400 accessibility advocates and developers signed an open letter calling on the industry to unite against the use of accessibility overlay products. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/accessibility-advocates-sign-open-letter-urging-people-not-to-use-accesibe-and-other-overlay-products/ Related

Disability Alliance B.C. Worried Pending Accessibility Legislation Lacks Teeth

May 14, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

Disability B.C. says proposed legislation missing implementation timelines and enforcement mechanisms Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/disability-alliance-b-c-worried-pending-accessibility-legislation-lacks-teeth/ Related

UK Investigates Whether Apple Discriminates Against Disabled People With iPhone Upgrade Program

May 13, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

In the UK, Apple requires customers to physically visit an Apple Store in order to either enroll in the iPhone Upgrade Program, or to renew it. Hughes first raised the issue with Apple in 2019, and says that the company initially told him nothing could be done. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/uk-investigates-whether-apple-discriminates-against-disabled-people-with-iphone-upgrade-program/ Related

AODA Alliance Writes Toronto Mayor John Tory and City Council to Thank Them for Maintaining the Ban on Electric Scooters

May 12, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda., aodaalliance

Read more at https://aoda.ca/aoda-alliance-writes-toronto-mayor-john-tory-and-city-council-to-thank-them-for-maintaining-the-ban-on-electric-scooters/

Low-Income Ontario Families Were Hit Hard by COVID. A McMaster Study Suggests Government Financial Assistance Was Not Enough

May 11, 2021 / by BBG Security / All

By Sebastian BronHamilton Spectator, May 10, 2021 For Dayna Sparkes, budgeting for finances at the end of the month often feels like tiptoeing through a room filled with trip wires. A paid internet bill could mean a default on the hydro bill. A healthy stock of groceries could mean less hand sanitizers or clean masks. […]

Send Us Your Feedback on the Initial or Draft Recommendations for What the Promised Health Care Accessibility Standard Should Include that Were Prepared by the Government-Appointed Health Care Standards Development Committee

May 10, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda., aodaalliance

It is more important than ever for the Ontario Government to remove and prevent the many disability barriers that impede patients with disabilities in Ontario’s health care system. If anything, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Government’s response to it have made those barriers worse. That flies in the face of the Accessibility for Ontarians with […]

Open AIR Access Survey

May 6, 2021 / by BBG Security / All

ONE PERSON of the estimated 4,387 persons with disabilities in Amherstburg was consulted regarding the Open Air weekends planned for May 21 to September 26, 2021 that will restrict access to downtown Amherstburg. The Amherstburg Accessibility Advisory Committee was not consulted. Please complete a short survey at https://theburgwatch.survey.fm/amherstburg-open-air-access Related

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