News articles regarding the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
by Pamela Hogle
October 3, 2016
Accessible technology is meaningless without accessible content: ‘Making a person’s computer accessible is one thing, but if the Internet is not accessible to them, it kind of doesn’t matter. They may be able to do word processing, but they’re not going to be able to get the information they need,’ said Dmitri Belser, executive director of Berkeley, California’s Center for Accessible Technology.
Pending changes in Ontario may force accessibility standards for health care, but why wait? CBC News Posted: Sep 26, 2016
It seems logical that doctors’ offices would be barrier-free, yet many patients face obstacles visiting their physician.
Doctors’ offices and clinics ought to make their facilities more accessible for Canadians with disabilities, a medical journal editor argues.
September 19, 2016
by Sophia Reuss
On September 15, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT) held the ninth annual TTC Public Forum on Accessibility at the Allstream Centre at Exhibition Place. Serving to connect TTC and ACAT with the general public, the open Forum offered participants the opportunity to directly share their thoughts and concerns with some of the City’s top transit executives.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE
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September 12, 2016 Toronto: The Wynne Government’s new Throne Speech, read at Queen’s Park this afternoon, offers 1.8 million Ontarians with disabilities absolutely nothing new, as a point-by-point analysis, set out below, shows.
So everyone feels welcome
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