What Did Disability Advocates Tell Canada’s Parliament 40 Years Ago This Fall to Help Win an Historic Amendment to the Charter of Rights to Protect Equality for People with Disabilities? – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Let’s take a cool stroll down disability rights advocacy memory lane going back four decades! Today, we make public a real treasure from the history of the ongoing non-partisan campaign for full accessibility, full participation and full inclusion of people with disabilities in Canadian society! These events still resonate to this day. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/what-did-disability-advocates-tell-canadas-parliament-40-years-ago-this-fall-to-help-win-an-historic-amendment-to-the-charter-of-rights-to-protect-equality-for-people-with-disabilities/ […]

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Government of Canada Fighting the Alliance for the Equality of Blind Canadians in Court – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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The Government of Canada is fighting a small registered charity and not-for-profit organization in court and refusing to ensure that its websites are accessible to blind, deafblind and partially sighted Canadians. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/government-of-canada-fighting-the-alliance-for-the-equality-of-blind-canadians-in-court/ Related

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Accessibility News December 5,2020 Update – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/acnewsca AbleDocs is proud to support Accessibility News! With AbleDocs’ Document Accessibility Services, we are able to provide full content accessibility solutions that are unmatched by any other provider in the marketplace. We are the only organization that guarantees the compliance of every document we produce, and we back that […]

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Yesterday, Disability Concerns About the Risk of Disability Discrimination if Critical Medical Care Must be Rationed Was Raised In the Ontario Legislature, the Media and Premier Ford’s News Conference – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Yesterday’s strong open letter to the Ford Government by 64 organizations and groups, spearheaded by the AODA Alliance and the ARCH Disability Law Centre, has increased public attention to our concerns about the Ford Government’s plans if a continuing surge in COVID-19 cases requires rationing or “triage” of hospital critical medical care. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/yesterday-disability-concerns-about-the-risk-of-disability-discrimination-if-critical-medical-care-must-be-rationed-was-raised-in-the-ontario-legislature-the-media-and-premier-fords-news-conferenc/ […]

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Mohawk College and Inclusive Media and Design Launch Captioning Tool – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Marking the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Mohawk College researchers and Inclusive Media and Design are announcing the availability a new captioning tool for accessible media production. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/mohawk-college-and-inclusive-media-and-design-launch-captioning-tool/ Related

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CTA Releases “What We Heard” report on Phase II of its Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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On June 25, 2020, the CTA’s new ATPDR came into force. They establish modern legally binding requirements for accessible services, technical standards for equipment, communications, training, and security and border screening. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/cta-releases-what-we-heard-report-on-phase-ii-of-its-accessible-transportation-for-persons-with-disabilities-regulations/ Related

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Tell Us What Successes or Barriers Students with Disabilities Are Experiencing This Fall at School or During Distance Education – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Please take a minute to send us your feedback! We want to hear from parents and guardians of students with disabilities in Ontario Schools, from students with disabilities themselves, and from anyone working or volunteering in our schools. How has it been going for students with disabilities this fall, either during distance learning or when […]

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It’s Time for the Ford Government to Agree to Create a Built Environment Accessibility Standard under Ontario’s Disabilities Act – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Today is the first day of our non-partisan grassroots disability accessibility movement’s 27th year in action!! Read more athttps://aoda.ca/its-time-for-the-ford-government-to-agree-to-create-a-built-environment-accessibility-standard-under-ontarios-disabilities-act/ Related

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China Has 8 Million Blind People, but Only 200 Guide Dogs – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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At the age of 11, Yang Kang lost his vision due to a rare type of eye cancer. But he considers himself one of the lucky few among China’s millions of blind people — he has a guide dog. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/china-has-8-million-blind-people-but-only-200-guide-dogs/ Related

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Ruling on B.C. Bus Stops Reflects Cities ‘Terrible’ Track Record on Accessibility, Plaintiff Says – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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‘Floating’ bus stops used by many cities discriminate against blind people, human rights tribunal finds Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/ruling-on-b-c-bus-stops-reflects-cities-terrible-track-record-on-accessibility-plaintiff-says/ Related

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