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Accessing Accessibility Under the Building Code, the AODA and the OHRC

June 5, 2017
by Daoust Vukovich LLP

It is a given that during the life-cycle of a lease, commercial landlords and tenants can expect at least one of the parties to undertake some type of renovation. They will consult their lease terms to evaluate their rights, but they must also navigate through the tangled web of the Building Code Act, 1992 (Building Code).


New Report Offers Fresh Perspective on Making Accessibility Accommodations for People with Disabilities

San Rafael, Calif. (PRWEB) June 01, 2017

CTI’s Co-Active Accessibility and Wholeness Project (CAWP) Report provides new perspectives on designing accommodations that meet the accessibility challenges of an individual.

CTI holds that each person is naturally creative, resourceful and whole, and, that everyone is a leader.

While doors are opening to people with disabilities, traditional approaches to accommodations can fall short when it comes to creating true engagement. Thats among the main findings from the Co-Active Accessibility and Wholeness Project (CAWP) Report released by The Coaching Training Institute (CTI).


Cobourg Brings Intellivote Back for 2018 Election

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.


People with Disabilities Sue BART for Discrimination

SAN FRANCISCOA pair of advocacy groups and two people with disabilities filed a lawsuit today against BART alleging that it discriminates against people with mobility disabilities, effectively excluding them from the regional mass transit system.

For people with disabilities, problems that may be familiar annoyances to most riders can create absolute barriers to access. Problems cited in the lawsuit include elevators that are broken, out of service, or so soiled they are unusable, as well as non-functioning escalators and fare gates.


I’ve Spent Two Years at Ryerson, but I’m Still Learning How to Navigate It

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.