BC Human Rights Tribunal Upholds Complaint That Victoria Bike Lanes Discriminate Against the Blind – Accessibility News International

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Adam ChanCTV News, November 13, 2020 VICTORIA — The BC Human Rights Tribunal says a complaint filed against the City of Victoria arguing that bike lanes that separate sidewalks from “floating bus stops” create unsafe conditions for blind pedestrians is justified. The dispute began in 2018, after the Canadian Federation of the Blind (CFB) submitted […]

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Saskatoon’s Council Chambers Sees Significant Renovation – Accessibility News International

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CTV News Saskatoon StaffPublished Monday, November 16, 2020 When Saskatoon’s new city council sits for the first time, it will be in an upgraded council chambers. This past fall, council chambers underwent renovations to improve its function and accessibility, the city said in a news release. Improvements include audio visual upgrades to improve video and […]

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Ruling on B.C. Bus Stops Reflects Cities ‘Terrible’ Track Record on Accessibility, Plaintiff Says – Accessibility News International

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‘Floating’ bus stops used by many cities discriminate against blind people, human rights tribunal finds Bethany Lindsay, CBC NewsPosted: Nov 21, 2020 A human rights ruling that found Victoria’s so-called “floating” bus stops discriminate against blind people could have implications for other B.C. cities that use similar designs. Last week, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal […]

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Ruling on B.C. Bus Stops Reflects Cities ‘Terrible’ Track Record on Accessibility, Plaintiff Says – Accessibility News International

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‘Floating’ bus stops used by many cities discriminate against blind people, human rights tribunal finds Bethany Lindsay, CBC NewsPosted: Nov 21, 2020 A human rights ruling that found Victoria’s so-called “floating” bus stops discriminate against blind people could have implications for other B.C. cities that use similar designs. Last week, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal […]

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Saskatoon’s Council Chambers Sees Significant Renovation – Accessibility News International

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CTV News Saskatoon StaffPublished Monday, November 16, 2020 When Saskatoon’s new city council sits for the first time, it will be in an upgraded council chambers. This past fall, council chambers underwent renovations to improve its function and accessibility, the city said in a news release. Improvements include audio visual upgrades to improve video and […]

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BC Human Rights Tribunal Upholds Complaint That Victoria Bike Lanes Discriminate Against the Blind – Accessibility News International

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Adam ChanCTV News, November 13, 2020 VICTORIA — The BC Human Rights Tribunal says a complaint filed against the City of Victoria arguing that bike lanes that separate sidewalks from “floating bus stops” create unsafe conditions for blind pedestrians is justified. The dispute began in 2018, after the Canadian Federation of the Blind (CFB) submitted […]

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Ottawa Inventor Sees Rising Interest in Hands-Free Elevator-hailing App – Accessibility News International

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By: David SaliPublished: Oct 23, 2020 Before the pandemic struck, Ke Wang had devoted the better part of the last two years to developing a smartphone app that would allow people with disabilities like himself to open doors and call elevators without touching any handles or buttons. Little did he know his invention targeted at […]

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Former Lawyers File Human Rights Complaints, Allege Accessibility Issues in Manitoba Courts – Accessibility News International

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‘I’ve had multiple judges apologize to me for how inaccessible the courtroom is,’ says Mike Reimer CBC NewsPosted: Oct 20, 2020 Two former lawyers have filed human rights complaints against the province, saying Manitoba’s law courts are not fully accessible for people living with disabilities. Mike Reimer and Peter Tonge left the profession in part […]

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New Restaurants, Cafes in N.S. Must Be Accessible to Meet Food Safety Requirements – Accessibility News International

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Changes set to come into effect Oct. 31Brooklyn CurrieCBC NewsPosted: Oct 02, 2020 Any new sit-down restaurants and cafes starting up in Nova Scotia will need an accessible washroom, entrances and pathways to meet food safety requirements. It’s part of the province’s commitment to being fully accessible by 2030, according to a news release. In […]

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B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders nanaimo strata to take action on barriers that trapped woman in condo – Accessibility News International

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Bethany LindsayCBC NewsPosted: Sep 17, 2020 A Nanaimo woman who has fought for accessibility improvements that would allow her to go to and from her home without help has won her human rights complaint. A Vancouver Island wheelchair user who has spent years asking her strata for changes to make it possible to go to […]

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