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 […]

New captioned Video is Unveiled Today on Hardships People with Disabilities Face During the COVID-19 Pandemic, To Mark This Sunday, the 26th Anniversary of the Birth of Ontario’s Grassroots Movement for Disability Accessibility – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

November 27, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Happy birthday to us! This Sunday, November 29, 2020, is the 26th anniversary of the birth of Ontario’s unstoppable grassroots non-partisan movement that successfully campaigned for a decade from 1994 to 2005 to get the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act passed, and that has tenaciously campaigned since then to get the AODA effectively implemented. […]

Calgarians mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Calgary

December 4, 2018 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Central Library, Central Library Calgary, Disabilities, disabilities calgary, Disability, Health, IDPD, IDPD calgary, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, International Day of Persons with Disabilities Calgary, News, people with disabilities, Persons with Disabilities, United Nations

[ad_1] People in Calgary marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) at Central Library on Monday. The IDPD event highlighted the achievements of people with disabilities in the city and included opportunities to learn about programs, resources and services in the disabled community. “The goal of IDPD is to bring awareness to disability and […]