With a Federal Election Looming, Two Captioned Videos Explain Why Canada Needs a Strong Accessible Canada Act and Why the One that Passed in 2019 Needs to Be Strengthened

July 28, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

It sure looks, sounds, tastes and smells like there is a federal election in the air. That means it is time for disability advocates to gear up to ask the federal parties for election commitments on accessibility for over six million people with disabilities in Canada! Read more athttps://aoda.ca/with-a-federal-election-looming-two-captioned-videos-explain-why-canada-needs-a-strong-accessible-canada-act-and-why-the-one-that-passed-in-2019-needs-to-be-strengthened/ Related

Federal, provincial governments invest $7.4 million in Hamilton facilities

June 25, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Active Transportation, building upgrades, Donna Skelly, Federal Funding, Filomena Tassi, Gage Park, Hamilton active transportation, Hamilton COVID-19, Hamilton news, Hamilton trails, Health, Infrastructure, Lifestyle, Provincal Funding

Hamilton is receiving $7.4 million to pay for a variety of health and safety, accessibility and active transportation upgrades. Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas Liberal MP Filomena Tassi announced Friday morning that the federal government is investing 80 per cent of the cost of the projects, at $5.9 million. Flamborough-Glanbrook Conservative MPP Donna Skelly said the province’s […]

Federal Court Rules NYC Discriminates Against Blind and Low Vision Pedestrians by Failing to Make Crosswalk Signals Accessible – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

January 15, 2021 / by BBG Security / Blind, International

New York, NY – In a decision that will remake the streetscape of New York City and improve safety and accessibility for all New Yorkers, a federal court ruled today that New York City’s failure to provide accessible pedestrian signals (APS) at 96.6 % of its signalized intersections violates the civil rights of people with […]

Disability Advocates Applaud Federal Pandemic Aid, But Say Payment Should Be Higher – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

October 8, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International

“It’s frustrating that some of the most vulnerable and most needy Canadians are the last in line and also waiting months to get their support when other emergency payments were released within a matter of weeks after the pandemic started,” Dickinson said. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/disability-advocates-applaud-federal-pandemic-aid-but-say-payment-should-be-higher/ Related

Disability Advocates Applaud Federal Pandemic Aid, But Say Payment Should Be Higher – Accessibility News International

October 8, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community

A one time payment of up to $600 will be sent to those who are eligible, at the end of October Kate LetterickCBC NewsPosted: Oct 07, 2020 As a disabled person, Murielle Pitre has dealt with extra costs throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “You have like increased fees, deliveries and deliveries for food, the price of […]

AODA Alliance submits A Brief to Accessibility Standards Canada Listing the Federal Accessibility Standards We Need the Federal Government to Now Develop and Enact – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

September 29, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Last year, Canada’s Parliament passed the Accessible Canada Act ACA. It requires Canada to become accessible to people with disabilities by 2040. It lets the Federal Government enact a series of enforceable federal accessibility standards. Those regulations would spell out what organizations within reach of the Federal Government must do to remove and prevent disability […]

Advocates for Canadians With Disabilities Say the Federal Government Isn’t Doing Enough to Help People Struggling With New Barriers in the Midst of A Pandemic – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

September 18, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International

More than six months into the global pandemic, the Liberal government is being accused of failing to meet the needs of the Canadians with disabilities who number among those hardest-hit by the public health crisis. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/advocates-for-canadians-with-disabilities-say-the-federal-government-isnt-doing-enough-to-help-people-struggling-with-new-barriers-in-the-midst-of-a-pandemic/ Related

Advocates for Canadians With Disabilities Say the Federal Government Isn’t Doing Enough to Help People Struggling With New Barriers in the Midst of A Pandemic – Accessibility News International

September 18, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community

Kathleen HarrisCBC News. Sept. 18, 2020 More than six months into the global pandemic, the Liberal government is being accused of failing to meet the needs of the Canadians with disabilities who number among those hardest-hit by the public health crisis. Marie-Claude Landry, chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, said COVID-19 has “expanded […]

B.C. Advocate Says Proposed Federal COVID-19 Benefit For Canadians With Disabilities Leaves Many with Nothing – Accessibility News International

June 17, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community

One-time $600 payment would only be paid to people who claim the federal disability tax credit CBC News · Posted: Jun 16, 2020 The federal government is considering a one-time emergency benefit for people with disabilities to help them cope with the added costs imposed by the pandemic, but a B.C.-based disability advocate says even […]

B.C. Advocate Says Proposed Federal COVID-19 Benefit For Canadians With Disabilities Leaves Many with Nothing – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

June 17, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International

The federal government is considering a one-time emergency benefit for people with disabilities to help them cope with the added costs imposed by the pandemic, but a B.C.-based disability advocate says even if the legislation does pass, it won’t go far enough. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/b-c-advocate-says-proposed-federal-covid-19-benefit-for-canadians-with-disabilities-leaves-many-with-nothing/ Related

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