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April 23, 2014
The Toronto Transit Commission is enhancing accessibility with blue seats that clearly identify priority seating areas on its vehicles for persons with disabilities, the elderly and expectant mothers.
Blue priority seating, being introduced first on the TTC’s new articulated buses, will be expanded to all TTC vehicles over the next two years.
Making the TTC more accessible is a 2014 Customer Charter commitment.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
David K. Law
Canada
April 25 2014
Among the most important issues which organizations face under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”) is the requirement to change websites.
The new AODA requirements for websites kicked-in for government entities in 2012, but for large (50 employees or more) private organizations (including not-for-profit organizations), the obligations started on January 1, 2014. What are those duties?
By Victor Schwartzman
April 25, 2014
Have a challenge which becomes much more challenging when trying to access your financial institution online?
A recent article by Marketwired (https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/banking-on-website-accessibility-lawsuits/) reported on the startling lack of support for assistive technology by many American banks on their web sites. A link at the end of the article showed a few Canadian financial institutions.
Voters with disabilities will benefit from the Scytl’s secure solutions which will provide improved accessibility enabling them to vote online or by telephone in the October municipal elections.
Enabling accessible, secure and independent voting is a key priority for the City of Toronto.
Scytl’s internet and telephone voting solutions will enable us to further enfranchise Toronto voters with disabilities.
Barcelona & Toronto (PRWEB UK) 23 April 2014
by Wheelchairdemon
I found a major flaw in the new Integrated Accessibility Act Regulations. It doesn’t specify load capacity on ramps or lifting devices for wheelchairs.
Read more at
https://wheelchairdemon.blogspot.ca/2014/04/a-weighty-issue-power-wheelchairs-vs.html
By Victor Schwartzman
April 8, 2014
Pundits who worried that we would take no further action on implementing the AODA access legislation stuff were wrong, Minister Eric Hoskins announced at a media conference recently. We are aware many felt we would simply wait for Dean Mayo Moran to hand in her report later this year or hopefully next year. There were some who believed we would allow more time, on top of the past decade, to go by with little or nothing happening.
At Our Request the Government Extended the Deadline to May 22, 2014 to Send Feedback
April 8, 2014
SUMMARY
We have sent the Ontario Government our finalized April 4, 2014 brief on the initial proposal for revisions to the 2007 Customer Service Accessibility Standard. We strongly encourage you to let the Government know if you endorse and support our brief. Take a moment to email the Government to let it know. You can send an email to the Government at: https://www.CSStandardFeedback@ontario.ca
by Karen McCall
For those of us with disabilities who travel through Toronto Pearson Airport, hearing that violinist Itzhak Perlman was treated without respect or dignity came as no surprise. The surprise was that treating us like cattle or cargo hasn’t received media attention before now.
By Victor Schwartzman
April 1, 2014
Eric Hoskins, Minister responsible for the implementation of the AODA access legislation, recently called a media conference to announce his new policy for implementing AODA, which includes cancelling AODA implementation in the Oakville and Mississauga ridings.
Our new policy on AODA is entirely new, Minister Hoskins began. We have never done before what we are doing now which earlier versions of us have done before at times according to allegations which have not been proven in court.
April 1, 2014
SUMMARY
Ontarians with disabilities must remain ever-vigilant. We must stay on the look-out to ensure that hard-won gains on disability accessibility are never eroded, and to ensure that opportunities to promote accessibility for persons with disabilities are not missed.
On March 28, 2014, the AODA Alliance wrote the Ontario Government and both opposition parties. We raised serious concerns about the Government’s new Bill 176, the proposed Better Business Climate Act. Our letters, set out below, read together, explain our disability accessibility concerns. We also propose constructive amendments to solve our concerns, while leaving intact the goals underlying this proposed new legislation.
