News articles regarding the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
Monday, May 30, 2016 | by The Brock News
Editor’s Note: Access Awareness Week is a yearly celebration to highlight the importance of accessibility and the many ways that it impacts our lives. Each day of this week we will feature an article looking at accessibility in its many forms, follow the link at the end of this article to read them.
by Erik Mclaren
May 30, 2016
For people with mobility issues or cognitive disabilities, getting around can be a problem. Especially in cities where dense populations and ageing infrastructure can compound the problems of able-bodied people ignoring the needs of many.
On Thursday, experts in accessibility and universal design came together at the DMZ for a panel discussion on these issues, what’s being done, and where companies and the public still have room for improvement.
Evelyn Harford, Ottawa Citizen
Published on: May 20, 2016 | Last Updated: May 20, 2016 7:33 PM EDT
When we think accessibility, we usually think about doors that open automatically, or ramps that lead up to buildings.
But what about accessibility online?
Ottawa tech leaders say web development needs to catch up and improve online accessibility for people with disabilities.
Cooper Koo Family Cherry St. YMCA design goes above and beyond latest accessibility standards
TORONTO April 26, 2016 When the Cooper Koo Family Cherry St. YMCA opens its doors May 30, it will be the most accessible YMCA building to-date.
This Centre of Community, developed in partnership
with Waterfront Toronto, Infrastructure Ontario and the Province of Ontario is a legacy building from last summers Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games.
By Christina Stevens Senior Reporter Global News
For most people, hailing a cab is no big deal, but Diane Bergeron has a guide dog and she says that makes all the difference.
After a hotel doorman hailed a taxi for Bergeron, she said the driver refused to allow her guide dog Lucy on board.
“He just said, ‘No I’m not taking a dog,’ even though I was in full view,” said Bergeron, who works with CNIB, an non-proit rehabilitation agency for the visually impaired.
