Eye-catching new tourist attraction opens on Vancouver Island | Globalnews.ca

July 15, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, BC tourism, bc tourist attraction, Entertainment, Environment, Lifestyle, Malahat, malahat skywalk, News, skywalk, Tourism, Tourist Attraction, Vancouver Island tourism

There were oohs and aahs, along with plenty of delighted squeals and shrieks Thursday, as what’s being billed as a premier new tourist attraction opened on Vancouver Island. The new Malahat Skywalk, located about half an hour north of Victoria, features a 600-metre elevated walkway through the treetops to a spiral tower 250 metres […]

Montreal man hits brick wall in fight for accessibility – Montreal | Globalnews.ca

July 15, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Canada, Claude Varin, Global Montreal At 5:30, Heritage Montreal, Montreal Accessibility, Multiple Sclerosis, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Valerie Plante, Wheelchair lift

A Montreal man living with multiple sclerosis has been denied a permit to build a wheelchair lift in front of his apartment. Claude Varin can’t leave his second floor apartment as often as he’d like. There are 18 steps to get to his front door from the street. He’s in a wheelchair, so back […]

Return to the Workplace Highlights Accessibility Concerns for Disabled Employees

July 15, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

Marcie Roth, executive director and chief executive officer of the World Institute on Disability, hopes the accommodations that have been made for all workers during the pandemic continue as the world goes back to normal. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/return-to-the-workplace-highlights-accessibility-concerns-for-disabled-employees/ Related

New School Misses Mark on Accessibility

July 9, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

When the construction fences came down around the new school in June, Mary and Geoff did a walkabout and were alarmed when they found two doors at the front of the building on both sides of the main door that a person in a wheelchair would not be able to access. They contacted staff members […]

Accessibility Gains Must Become Lasting Learning Practices

July 7, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

For too long, colleges and universities have waited for students with disabilities to request accommodations before deciding to remove barriers to access and full participation that existed all along. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/accessibility-gains-must-become-lasting-learning-practices/ Related

Accessibility Standards Canada 2020-2021 annual report: Keeping our focus on an accessible Canada

July 7, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

Accessibility Standards Canada is proud to release its second annual report, which recounts a year that saw real progress in advancing their mandate. The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, tabled the report in Parliament on June 18, 2021. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/accessibility-standards-canada-2020-2021-annual-report-keeping-our-focus-on-an-accessible-canada/ Related

A Maritime mom wants you to take a hike for kids waiting on wishes

June 29, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Canada, COVID, COVID-19, Fundraising, Make-A-Wish, Mental Health, News, Non Profit, Trailblaze For Wishes

A Maritime mom wants you to walk (or run) to help raise funds for kids waiting on a wish. Heather Langley knows first-hand how Make-A-Wish changes lives for families in Atlantic Canada. Her daughter, Lucy was diagnosed at birth with a rare genetic condition called Wolf Hirschhorn, which affects one in 50,000 kids. Lucy’s […]

Largest U.S. Blind Advocacy Group Bans Web Accessibility Overlay Giant AccessiBe

June 28, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

The National Federation of the Blind, America’s most powerful civil rights and advocacy group for the visually impaired has launched a scathing attack on web accessibility overlay market leader accessiBe, accusing the company of engaging in “harmful” practices. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/largest-u-s-blind-advocacy-group-bans-web-accessibility-overlay-giant-accessibe/ Related

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