News articles regarding the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
By Cecilia Nasmith, Northumberland Today
Monday, May 1, 2017
COBOURG – Cobourg council has accepted the recommendation in municipal clerk Lorraine Brace’s report at last week’s council meeting, and brought back Intellivote Systems Inc. to make the arrangements for Internet and telephone voting in the 2018 municipal election.
Their support was whole-hearted, Brace reported afterwards, and the record of success with Intellivote is solid.
A new course teaches undergraduates how to design for people with physical disabilities. Each week, students learn about a different disability, then brainstorm design ideas to address issues and present their work to the class.
By Sarah Derouin
Students in a new undergraduate course have this question to ponder: How would it feel to be a bright person with big goals and ideas, but live in a world that’s not designed for you?
Response to Strong Partners Key to Fully Accessible Canada– March 17, 2017 Vancouver Sun
Its Canadas 150th birthday and yes, we are getting older. The question is are we getting smarter as a nation, as provinces and as a people? Is Canada and its Provinces seeking strong partnerships with meaningful accessibility results? Are we looking to the future that includes and employs people with disabilities?
TTC: Accessibility Upgrades Coming to St Patrick Station
March 31, 2017
by Jack Landau
As part of its efforts to meet the Province’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act of 2005, the TTC’s Easier Access Plan is in the process of improving accessibility across Toronto’s buses, streetcars, and rapid transit hubs. With a number of these projects already underway, work will start this weekend on adding new elevators to St Patrick Station on the University line.
March 28, 2017
By Matt Vocino
The spring of 2015 was a more stressful time than usual. As a student finishing Grade 12, I was preparing to make the big decision that most other kids my age were also trying to sift through: where should I go to university? This is a difficult choice for anyone, but even more so for a person with a disability that requires a mobility device.
