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MIT Scientist Designs Wearable Tactile Displays for People With Vision and Hearing Disabilities June 18, 2013
Media Release: AODA Failure Due To Government’s Disability June 17, 2013
Is The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) Meeting the Needs of People with Disabilities? June 17, 2013
Disability Rights Advocates and Publishers Push for National Standards for Ed Tech Materials June 14, 2013
Deaf-Vlind Ottawa Woman Angry After ‘Humiliating’ Air Canada Flight June 14, 2013
Fedora Outlier LLC is Looking for Movers and Shakers in the Disability Community to Guest on its "Delivering Access podcast" June 12, 2013
AODA Alliance Calls on Elections Ontario to Offer Telephone and Internet Voting in Upcoming as-Yet Unscheduled By-elections – And Seeks More Information about Elections Ontario’s Plans Regarding These Accessible Voting Technologies June 10, 2013
Ontario Government Floats AODA Trial Dirigible June 10, 2013
Elections Ontario Belatedly Replies to our December 7, 2012 Letter but Again Leaves Key Questions about Accessible Telephone and Internet Voting Unanswered June 6, 2013
Audible signals about human rights: lawyer June 6, 2013
Fedora Outlier LLC Press RELEASE: Master iOS with New, Web Version of The Old Hat Guide to iPhone Accessibility June 3, 2013
Hiring a Worker With a Disability June 3, 2013
Ontario Government Denies AODA Consultation Process Was A Con June 3, 2013
Fedora Outlier RELEASE: Lights, Camera, Action for Blind Film Critic During June’s AccessChat June 1, 2013
WYNNE GOVERNMENT HONOURS NATIONAL ACCESS AWARENESS WEEK BY BREACHING THE ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT May 31, 2013
New VoicePod Speech Recognition Device Enables Hands-Free Home Control May 31, 2013
Canada's Disability Savings Fund Called a 'Fiasco' May 31, 2013
AODA Compliance Update: January 1, 2014 Requirements May 30, 2013
Minister Hoskins’ First Major Speech on Disability Accessibility in the Ontario Legislature and Responses in Question Period – Some News is Encouraging and Some is Not May 30, 2013
Act Now! Support Accessible Formats for People with Print Disabilities May 28, 2013
Ontario Government: AODA Implementation Delayed Due To Sexism May 27, 2013
Wynne Government is Required to Appoint an Independent Review of the implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Within the Next Seven Days May 24, 2013
Waterloo Pulls Six Years of Public Documents From Website May 24, 2013
Frustrated by Fake Service Dogs May 22, 2013
Preparing for "Round 2 " of the AODA: The Integrated Accessibility Standards May 21, 2013
Ontario Government Announces Bold New Move Towards AODA Transparency! May 20, 2013
Vets Say Military Should Support Use of Service Dogs for PTSD May 20, 2013
Government of Canada Supports Full Participation of People With Disabilities May 17, 2013
Australian Smartphone App Proloquo2Go Helps Give Children With Speech Difficulties a Voice May 17, 2013
AODA and Small Business: Severe Penalties for Lack of Accessibility for the Disabled May 15, 2013
County of Brant Seeks Comments on “Subsidized Transportation Program!” April Fool’s Day in May May 14, 2013
Ontario Government Responds to AODA Criticism! May 13, 2013
City Seeks Increased Accessibility May 9, 2013
True Accessibility is All About Attitude May 8, 2013
LCO Asked by Ontario Government to Undertake New Project to Make Registered Disability Savings Plans More Accessible May 8, 2013
AODA Alliance Update: Windsor Star Reports Raise More Concerns about the Need for Effective Enforcement of Accessible Customer Service for Ontarians with Disabilities May 6, 2013
Government Not Enforcing Disabilities Act, Says Advocate May 6, 2013
AODA Alliance: How Does The May 2 2013 Ontario Budget Look When Viewed Through A Disability Accessibility Lens? May 3, 2013
Fedora Celebrates the Kindle App with a Giveaway May 3, 2013
Harper Government Reaffirms Commitment to Persons with Disabilities May 2, 2013
Amazon Adds New Features For Blind And Visually Impaired Users To Kindle For iOS App, Coming To Other Platforms Soon May 2, 2013
Exhausted' Parents Leave Autistic Son at Government Office May 1, 2013
Removing Barriers Goal of New Legislation April 25, 2013
Toronto Restaurant Incident with Hearing Ear Dog Shows Need for the Ontario Government to Keep Its Promise to Effectively Enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act April 23, 2013
Canada: AODA's Workplace Emergency Response Information Requirements Already In Force: Are You In Compliance? April 23, 2013
Lift People With Disabilities Out of Poverty, Says OPSEU Members at ODSP Lobby April 23, 2013
EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Disability Discrimination April 22, 2013
Dim or Brighter Prospects for Welfare Reform?: Fiorito April 22, 2013
Press Release: Fedora Outlier LLC Launches The Old Hat Guide to iPhone Accessibility April 16, 2013
Ten Reasons to Caption your Web Videos: April 12, 2013
Enforcing the IASR Transportation Standards: Where do we go for help? April 12, 2013
Texthelp Releases iReadWrite - iPad App for Struggling Readers and Writers April 12, 2013
Remembering Former Ontario Labour Minister Dr. Robert Elgie, a Hero to Ontarians With Disabilities Who Spearheaded Amendments to the Ontario Human Rights Code to Make it ILLEGAL TO Discriminate Based on a Person's Disability April 8, 2013
Government Announces $4.5 Million a Year Opportunities Program April 6, 2013
Transit for Disabled Riders Could Cost Millions April 4, 2013
Smartphone App Turns iPhone Into a Hearing Aid April 3, 2013
Website Accessibility and the ADA: An Update April 3, 2013
What Demographic Will Make the Biggest Change in Accessibility and Disability Employment April 1, 2013
Living With Disability March 29, 2013
CRTC InvitesComments on the Potential for a Video Relay Service for Canadians Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Speech Impaired March 28, 2013
Canadian Judgments Need Style March 27, 2013
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Is Even Worse Than You Think March 25, 2013
People With Disabilities 'Excluded' from Web Services March 22, 2013
Building Capacity the Wrong Way. March 20, 2013
Hamilton City Council Discusses Fare Parity for People With Disabilities March 18, 2013
Welfare reform plan scares ontarians with disabilities: Goar March 15, 2013
Community Engagement Questionnaire March 13, 2013
OHRC Submission to the MMAH on Proposed Changes to the Ontario Building Code March 12, 2013
Making the Web Accessible to People With Disabilities is the Right Thing to Do March 12, 2013
Premier Wynne Makes Unexpected Phone Call to AODA Alliance Chair; and - Canada's Parliament Invites AODA Alliance to Present to March 7, 2013 Federal Standing Committee Hearings on Employment for Canadians with Disabilities March 6, 2013
AODA Alliance Writes Premier Kathleen Wynne to Propose 9 Priority Actions to Help Get Ontario Back on Schedule for Becoming Fully Accessible to People With Disabilities on or Before 2025 March 4, 2013
Regrets, I’ve Received a Few March 4, 2013
Low Vision and Motor Disability Surveys February 12, 2013 March 1, 2013
New Yorkers with Disabilities Neglected In City’s Emergency Planning February 28, 2013
AODA Alliance Writes Dr. Eric Hoskins, Ontario's New Minister Responsible for Implementing and Enforcing the Disabilities Act, to Urge Prompt and Decisive Action February 27, 2013
OPM Issues Final Rule to Simplify Schedule A, Hiring Authority for Persons With Disabilities February 25, 2013
Design of Public Spaces Standards (Accessibility Standards for the Built Environment) Now on AODA.ca February 23, 2013
B.C. Plans to Slash Funding for Adults With Disabilities February 23, 2013
Council Approves Mississauga’s 10th Annual Accessibility Plan February 21, 2013
Wynne Government's First Throne Speech Signals Potential Revitalized Approach to Accessibility for People With Disabilities February 20, 2013
Ontario Government Enacts New Accessibility Regulations Setting Standards for Accessibility of Public Spaces February 15, 2013
Deadline to Prepare Accessibility Policies Approaching February 15, 2013
County of Brant “Inaccessibility in Motion” Scheme: Everything old is new again! February 15, 2013
Jesters Court, Pub & Eatery Isn't Clowning Around When it Comes to Accessibility February 9, 2013
Why are People with Disabilities Treated with dignity and Respect in Brantford but not the County of Brant? February 6, 2013
Research Report on Ontario's Youth and Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders Released Today February 5, 2013
Employment Equity Laws Ensure Workplace Fairness February 1, 2013
Yoda on AODA: “Hmmm. The more AODA faith have you greater the disappointment shall you see” February 1, 2013
911 Staff Will Text Message With Deaf Canadians January 31, 2013
Blind Pedestrians Hail ‘Good First Step’ on Traffic January 30, 2013
AODA Alliance Issues News Release on Ontario Premier-Designate Kathleen Wynne’s Important Commitments to Ontarians With Disabilities January 27, 2013
Does the New Accessibility Coordinator for the County of Brant have a Conflict of Interest? January 26, 2013
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan Makes Landmark Public Declaration That Public Money Should Never Be Used to Create or Perpetuate Barriers Against People With Disabilities January 25, 2013
Disabled Canadians Form Significant and Untapped Labour Pool January 25, 2013
AODA Alliance Presses McGuinty Government for Specifics on How It Plans to Keep Its Oft-Repeated Election Pledge to Effectively Enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act January 24, 2013
Ontario Employers Have a New Tool to Improve Accessibility for People With Disabilities January 24, 2013
Nortel Reaches Settlement With US Long-Term Disabled Workers January 24, 2013
McGuinty Government Commits That Revamped Accessibility Council Will Develop New Accessibility Standards Under the Disabilities Act- but No Commitments on Which New Standards or by When January 22, 2013
Government Response to Recommendations of the Accessibility Advisory Council for a Made-in-Manitoba Accessibility Act January 21, 2013
New Accessibility Standards in Effect January 18, 2013
All Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidates Have Now Made Disability Accessibility Pledges January 18, 2013
Charles Sousa is Fifth Ontario Liberal Party Leadership Candidate to Make Disability Accessibility Commitments January 17, 2013
Ontario PC Government Would Merge Welfare and Disability Programs January 17, 2013
Working Groups Address Accessibility Issues January 16, 2013
People with Disabilities get Support from Former County of Brant Councellor in Specialized Transportation Service Struggle January 14, 2013
County of Brant Setting Legal Precedence by Continuing to Defy Integrated Accessibility Standards January 11, 2013
Goar: Ontarians With Mental Disabilities Lost in Legal System January 9, 2013
U.S. Proposes Minimum Sounds for 'Quiet Cars' January 9, 2013
Scandic Hotels Wins Major Procurement Contract in Norway January 9, 2013
Eric Hoskins and Gerrard Kennedy are the Third and Fourth Liberal Party Leadership Candidates to Make Disability Accessibility Pledges January 7, 2013
Accessible Learning for Students With Disabilities January 6, 2013
Ontario Accessibility Standards: What Comes After the December 31, 2012 Reporting Deadline? January 3, 2013
TD Scholarship Levels the Playing Field for Graduate Students With Disabilities Studying Rehabilitation Research January 3, 2013
Public Consultation on Building Code Accessibility Requirements January 3, 2013
As More Disabled Sue and Protest, Politicians Draw Line on Accessibility January 1, 2013
City to Kick Off Five-Year Accessibility Plan December 31, 2012
The Difference Customer Service Training Makes December 29, 2012
Taking Proactive Steps to Comply With the AODA is a Smart Business Move December 26, 2012
New Corporate Index Being Developed for People with Disabilities in the Workplace December 25, 2012
New AODA Accessibility Standards - Design of Public Spaces in the Built Environment December 22, 2012
Improving Accessibility Can Close Digital Divide December 21, 2012
A clear EU accessibility law proposed? At what cost? December 21, 2012
AODA: 2013 Compliance, Happy New Year! December 21, 2012
Govt Not Complying With Its Own Web Standards December 19, 2012
County of Brant “Celebrates” International Human Rights Day with Resignation of Two More Members of the Accessibility Advisory Committee December 17, 2012
Hamilton Turns an "Oops" into a HUGE Mess! December 14, 2012
Ghotit Releases Its Dyslexia Writing Assistant Application, the Ghotit Real Writer Pro December 14, 2012
Is theTeachers Strike Impacting You Due to Disability? December 13, 2012
Brother Battles to Keep Group Homes Open December 12, 2012
Blind Hamiltonians Fight for the Right to Keep Their Bus Passes December 11, 2012
Resignation from County of Brant AAC Over Systemic Discrimination/Para Transit Scheme December 11, 2012
Law Commission of Ontario Releases Final Report and Framework for the Law as it Affects Persons with Disabilities December 10, 2012
Elections Ontario's Progress Towards Deploying Telephone and Internet Voting is Still Slow December 7, 2012
Disabled Passengers Experience Discrimination On Public Transport December 7, 2012
Justice Denied for People With Disabilities December 7, 2012
Hamilton Council Decision Highlights the Need for Clearer Standards Language December 6, 2012
City Says No More Free Transit for Blind, Disabled December 5, 2012
Parents Defend Private Schools for Learning Disabled December 5, 2012
“If an Ontario Human Rights Complaint is filed, we will stop providing Para transit” County of Brant December 4, 2012
Ontarians With Disabilities Hit the Hardest by Government Cuts: OFL Statement for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 2012 December 4, 2012
European Commission Wants Single Set Of Website Accessibility Rules To Apply To Government Sites By 2015 December 4, 2012
Recognizing Technology Accessibility on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3, 2012
Kathleen Wynne is Second Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidate to Make Disability Accessibility Commitments December 3, 2012
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Approved as ISO/IEC International Standard November 30, 2012
Systemic Discrimination Toward People with Disabilities in the County of Brant November 30, 2012
Sandra Pupatello is First Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidate to Make Commitments on Making Ontario Fully Accessible to Over 1.7 Million Ontarians With Disabilities November 29, 2012
Web Accessibility: The Australian National Transition Strategy November 29, 2012
Government of Canada Helps People With Disabilities in the Brantford Area Develop Job Skills November 27, 2012
Restaurant Riles Stouffville Couple Denied Entry November 23, 2012
Accessibility Directorate of Ontario Abandons People with Disabilities in the County of Brant November 23, 2012
The Canadian Transportation Agency Launches New Resource Tools for Accessible Transportation Complaints November 23, 2012
National Disabilities Bill to be Tabled in Parliament Soon November 22, 2012
County of Brant: We Have Support from the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario to Eliminate para transit November 21, 2012
Overcoming Barriers: Dating, Sex Can Be Daunting for Youth With Disabilities November 21, 2012
Governments of Canada and Ontario Celebrate New Affordable Housing in Dunnville November 19, 2012
Read AODA ALLIANCE'S Analysis of the November 2012 Final Report of the Andrew Pinto Human Rights Code Review November 16, 2012
Site Check: New Durham Region Transit Website Not Accessible Despite Claims November 16, 2012
Survey: Role of Service/Pet Dogs: People With Disabilities (PWD) November 14, 2012
North Vancouver School District Discriminated Against Dyslexic Boy, Supreme Court Rules November 10, 2012
Chance to raise awareness and promote inclusiveness November 8, 2012
Hamilton Woman's Teeth At Stake in Council Decision November 8, 2012
McGuinty Government Takes Steps to Streamline Process for Developing New Accessibility Standards Under the AODA November 6, 2012
Community Event Accessibility Questioned November 5, 2012
Recruitment Begins for Committee to Review the Customer Service Standard November 3, 2012
Disabled From Abroad Share Their Stories November 2, 2012
AODA Alliance Makes Public an Open Letter to All Candidates for Leadership of Ontario's Liberal Party, Seeking Commitments on Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities November 1, 2012
Shocking Ashley Smith Video Revealed; Inquest Sees Footage of Inmate Shackled, Injected Against Her Will November 1, 2012
New Approach to Welfare Recommended November 1, 2012
Welcome to the AO Do Da Do Da Day October 30, 2012
Guelph Woman Helps Deaf in the Philippines October 30, 2012
Today We Begin Our Dial Dalton Campaign! Please Call the Premier's Office to Ask How Premier McGuinty Plans to Keep His 14-Year-Old Promise to Effectively Enforce the Disibilities Act October 29, 2012
AODA Enforcement: Where is it? October 26, 2012
Enforcing AODA: The Big Purple Elephant in the Room October 26, 2012
Just Four Days Until Launch of Our "Dial Dalton" Campaign to Improve Enforcement of the AODA October 26, 2012
Customer Service Standards Compliance Report Due by December 31, 2012 October 26, 2012
A Promising New Approach to Welfare October 26, 2012
Special Olympian Responds to Ann Coulter's "Retard" Remark with Heartfelt Letter October 25, 2012
'Standing up for the silent October 24, 2012
Human Rights Victory for St. Catharines Worker October 20, 2012
New Priority and Courtesy Seating on Milton Transit October 19, 2012
New Campaign to Get McGuinty Government to Strengthen Enforcement of the AODA October 15, 2012
Court Hands Huge Victory to Universities' Digitization Efforts October 15, 2012
BMO Study: Canadians Believe People with Disabilities Are Victims of Hiring Bias October 12, 2012
Municipalities Urged to Eliminate Barriers to Housing Services October 12, 2012
City hall accessibility problems October 12, 2012
Cohn: How Dalton McGuinty Can Undo the Welfare Legacy of Mike Harris October 12, 2012
Accessibility Remains An Issue October 9, 2012
Human Rights Chief Will Fight Hamilton at the OMB October 6, 2012
Accessibility After The Cart October 5, 2012
Let the McGuinty Government Know if You Support the AODA Alliance's October 4 2012 Final BRIEF on ITS Draft Public SPACES Accessibility Regulation October 4, 2012
National Federation of the Blind Takes On E-Text Pilots October 4, 2012
More Than Half of Small Businesses Never Hired Disabled Employee: Poll October 3, 2012
More Students With Disabilities Eligible for $20,000 Scholarship September 27, 2012
An Education Campaign About Courtesy/Priority Seating Signs on Transportation Vehicles September 25, 2012
Send Us Feedback on Our Draft Brief to the McGuinty Government on Its August 15, 2012 Draft Accessibility Regulation to Address Barriers in the Built Environment of Public Spaces September 20, 2012
Making Video Gaming Accessible to All: guidelines to Help Game Developers Meet the Needs of the 20% of Gamers Who Have Disabilities September 20, 2012
Elections Ontario Declines Our Proposals to MAKE Ontario's Two September 6, 2012 By-Elections Fully Accessible to Voters With Disabilities September 14, 2012
5 Reasons Businesses Should Take Web Accessibility Seriously September 14, 2012
Recommendations for New Manitoba Legislation to Remove Barriers Faced by People With Disabilities September 14, 2012
New Integrated Accessibility Standard Regulation(IASR) Guide September 13, 2012
Call For Proposals For Enabling Accessibility Fund September 13, 2012
Petition to Legislative Assembly of Ontario September 11, 2012
Accommodations a Priority During Frosh Week September 11, 2012
AODA Alliance Releases a Report Card on the McGuinty Government Record at Keeping Its Twelve 2011 Election Promises on Disability Accessibility September 5, 2012
Helping One Another Through King’s Accessibility Committee September 5, 2012
McGuinty Government Proposes to Amend its 2011 Integrated Accessibility Regulation Without Following Important AODA Requirements for Amending Accessibility Standards August 30, 2012
Report Says Ontario is Canada's Worst Province in Social Indicators and Services August 30, 2012
Will Ontario's Two September 6 2012 By-Elections Be Fully Accessible to All Voters With Disabilities? August 27, 2012
Please Raise Disability Accessibility Issues in Two September 6, 2012 Ontario By-Elections August 24, 2012
CHRC Report Shows Significant Gaps in Equality of Opportunity for People With Disabilities in Canada August 22, 2012
McGuinty Government Posts a Draft Partial Built Environment Accessibility Standard to Address Barriers in Public Spaces, Not Inside Buildings August 17, 2012
Design of Public Spaces in the Built Environment Draft Standards August 16, 2012
MyVoice Breaks Barriers for People With Speech Disabilities By Announcing Wheelchair-Friendly TalkRocket Go App at Pittsburgh’s ISAAC Conference August 13, 2012
McGuinty Government Belatedly Releases Guide to Implementing the Integrated Accessibility Standard for Accessible Transportation, Employment and Information and Communication but Needs to Properly and Widely Publicize It! August 13, 2012
Elections BC Considers Online Voting August 13, 2012
Landmark Decision: Voter POLLING Sites Must Be Accessible for People With Disabilities on Election Day August 13, 2012
Complying with the Integrated Accessibility Standards (IAS): Captioning and Describing Web Videos August 11, 2012
Mobile Device Helps Teach Academics, Life Skills to Disabled Child August 10, 2012
Human Rights Tribunal Dismisses Disabled Man’s Bid to Have Town Pay for Snow Removal August 8, 2012
Bad Attitudes Do Not Cause Disability Any More Than Good Attitudes Guarantee Health August 7, 2012
Disabled Face Tech Hurdles August 3, 2012
Disability Report Demonstrates Great Strides in Hiring People with Disabilities August 1, 2012
Hiring Those With Disabilities Easier Than You Think:Tim Hortons Franchise Owner July 31, 2012
Government of Canada Initiatives Help Canadians With Disabilities Find Jobs July 31, 2012
Seniors Face Ageism Stigma; Age an Obstacle to Finding Jobs July 24, 2012
Barriers to Equality Persist in Ontario July 23, 2012
How Senator Harkin Wants to Fix the Disability Jobs Crisis July 19, 2012
Pretty Hazards: the Accessible Built Environment July 17, 2012
Kurzweil Educational Systems Launches Firefly App for iPad July 16, 2012
Six Reasons Why Hiring Disabled Good for Business July 13, 2012
Help Simplify the GST/HST Exemption for Low Vision and Blindness Aids July 13, 2012
Ontario’s Trillium Benefit: A New Way to Help the Poor July 13, 2012
Federal Mental Health Portal Fails Web Standards July 12, 2012
Keeping Up the Pressure July 10, 2012
AODA Alliance Launches Campaign to Get McGuinty Government to Develop Three New Accessibility Standards to Address Barriers Impeding Persons With Disabilities (PWD) in Access to Education, to Health Care and to Residential Housing July 10, 2012
The Benefits of User Testing with Disabled Users July 6, 2012
Wolbert: Jobs About More Than Money to Disabled July 5, 2012
Can E-Readers Ease Reading for Dyslexics? July 5, 2012
The Mobile Accessibility Landscape July 4, 2012
What is the Latest Word on Progress That the Ontario Government has Made Towards Implementing the AODA, Across the Board and in the Area of Information Technology? June 29, 2012
What is Essential When it Relates to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)? June 29, 2012
Learning Disabled Role is World First for Academia June 29, 2012
An Obese Father’s Loss of His Children Should Alarm Us All June 22, 2012
Government of Canada Launches Call for Proposals to Support People With Disabilities June 22, 2012
discrimination, Assault and battery Because a Veteran Who is Disabled Uses a Service Dog June 19, 2012
Severely Disabled Toronto Man Has Rich Life Thanks to Home Care June 16, 2012
Restaurant Owners: Get Listed on Google’s First Page with an Accessible Menu June 15, 2012
Government intervenes to allow British Police Officer Peter Threlfall Into Country June 14, 2012
Legal Uncertainties Hamper Technology Access by Disabled People June 12, 2012
The Canadian Transportation Agency Launches a New Resource Tool for the Carriage of Mobility Aids June 11, 2012
Muskoka Looking to Brand Itself as an Accessible Tourist Destination June 8, 2012
Accessibility Kawartha Lakes Hosts Inaccessible Luncheon! June 8, 2012
Take Part in an Ontario Government Survey of Impact of Accessibility Standards Enacted Under the Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act June 8, 2012
CN Tower: 360 the Restaurant Elevates Its Menu Above the Rest June 6, 2012
AODA Alliance Presses Two Cabinet Ministers on Plans to Finalize the Overdue Built Environment Accessibility Standard That the McGuinty Government Last August Promised to Enact "Promptly" June 4, 2012
Does a Degree Matter Less if You're in a Wheelchair? May 31, 2012
Cyber Accessibility is the New Frontier for ADA Lawsuits May 31, 2012
Government of Canada Accepts Federal Court Decision on Long-Term Disability Benefits for Veterans May 30, 2012
Will Manitoba Pass Disability Accessibility Legislation That is Strong and Effective? May 30, 2012
MobilityPLUS Users to Get More Vans, Fare Choices May 28, 2012
Website Audits: Is the CNIB Robbing You Blind? May 25, 2012
Elections Ontario Categorically Refuses to Deploy Telephone and Internet Voting in Any By-election IN 2012 May 24, 2012
Walgreens Expands Disability Employment Effort Nationwide May 22, 2012
'Crazy' Dave Won’t Give Up Fight May 22, 2012
He's Right - We Should Be Ashamed May 21, 2012
Manitoba Human Rights Commission Speaks Up! So Do We! How About You? May 17, 2012
Woman Says She Was Humiliated at Centre in the Square May 16, 2012
"We've Been Betrayed" May 16, 2012
AODA Alliance Calls on Elections Ontario to Provide Telephone and Internet Voting in Upcoming Kitchener-Waterloo By-Election May 15, 2012
Writing Good Link Text May 14, 2012
New Toronto Star On-line Guest Column Co-Written by AODA Alliance Chair Identifies Barriers to Enforcing Human Rights in Ontario May 10, 2012
New Event Promotes Accessibility: For People With Disabilities, the Internet Offers a World of Challenges May 9, 2012
App gives voice to people with disabilities May 8, 2012
The Catch-22 of Group ome Bylaws May 8, 2012
Aging Population Increases Personal Care Role May 6, 2012
Thoughts on a Society of Accessibility Professionals May 3, 2012
Manitobans Voters with Disabilities Need Gagriel Dumonte, Instead they Have Ed Grimley April 30, 2012
Addressing Poverty a Big Issue, Quality of Life Survey Finds April 24, 2012
Web Accessibility Myths – A Call for Accessibility Advocates to be More Business-Minded April 23, 2012
Can Assistive Technology Make a Website Accessible? April 20, 2012
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS COMPLETE WITH A GUARANTEE OF EQUALITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES April 19, 2012
Disabled Artists Unite To Create A Moving, Canadian Art Story April 18, 2012
Employing Disabled Key: Onley April 17, 2012
Legacy of Local Musician Jeff Healey to Play On in Accessible Park April 16, 2012
Disable the Label Helping Depressed Students April 16, 2012
AODA Alliance Submits a Supplemental Brief to the Pinto Human Rights Code Review April 13, 2012
Burlington City Council Approves Accessibility Design Standards April 13, 2012
Playground Designed for Disabled Users April 13, 2012
Who Will Give Devin a Chance? April 9, 2012
Councils Still Struggling With Website Accessibility April 4, 2012
Denial of Service: Issues with Digital Accessibility April 4, 2012
Open Letter: Ontario Budget 2012 March 27, 2012
McGuinty Freezes Social Assistance Level, Scales Back Child Benefit Gain March 26, 2012
Ontario Disability Employment Network Press Release March 26, 2012
Austerity Mania Threatens Ontario’s Poor and Disabled March 23, 2012
TD Bank Group Scholarship Helps Fix Inequality in Graduate Education for People With Disabilities March 19, 2012
Bringing Russia to the Disabled March 19, 2012
Social Media for People with Disability Still Not Fully Accessible March 16, 2012
Addiction Experts Warn Against Online Gambling, Casinos March 16, 2012
NetCents Systems Ltd Signs Letter of Intent with World Accessibility March 16, 2012
Breakdance Class is One Way Image of Disabled is Being Changed in Canada March 14, 2012
Rights Tribunal Orders Ottawa Fire Department to Pay Disabled Retiree Six-Figure Settlement March 8, 2012
Toronto Police Settle G20 Human Rights Case Against Paraplegic Man March 7, 2012
ACCESSIBILITY ACT: A Binding Legislation is the Only Effective Option March 6, 2012
Disability Act Could Ease Budget Cuts, Says Diversity Officer March 5, 2012
Physicians and Hospitals Must Make Websites More Patient-Friendly, Study Says March 5, 2012
APEALING FOR FUNDS: Leaders look for help March 5, 2012
Students are Challenged to Make Ontario More Accessible for the Disabled March 3, 2012
Cut Frustrate Disabled February 23, 2012
Vets Deserve Better From Feds Regarding Disability Benefits, Ombudsman Says February 21, 2012
How Might We Design an Accessible Election Experience for Everyone? February 15, 2012
EnAbling Change Program February 9, 2012
Families of Disabled Adults Angry After $300K Program Cut February 9, 2012
Is the Government Complying With Its New Standard on Web Accessibility? January 26, 2012
Disabled Children Get Left Out January 25, 2012
Human Rights Tribunal to Examine City Restrictions on Group Homes January 21, 2012
Disabilities Report Author is Concerned that Many Kids Have 1 or No Friends January 20, 2012
Disabled Man’s Death After Arrest Cannot Be Ignored, Advocates Say January 20, 2012
Government of Canada Supports Accessibility for Canadians with Disabilities in Ontario January 16, 2012
Those With Disabilities are People First January 13, 2012
Lawyers Donate Expertise to Sick Kids Families January 9, 2012
Ontario Insurers Leave Catastrophically Injured at Risk January 9, 2012
Willing to Risk Health in Battle With ODSP January 5, 2012
Proving They Can Do the Job January 2, 2012
Progress' in Ontario's Assistive Device Program (ADP) December 27, 2011
Falling through the cracks December 26, 2011
Scholarship supports promising research careers of graduate students with disabilities December 1, 2011
OPSEU to Frances Lankin: Improve Income Assistance for People With Disabilities November 22, 2011
ADULTS COUNT! A Survey on Youth and Adults with ASDs in Ontario November 16, 2011
IZ Adaptive Clothing: A Cut Above November 10, 2011
Province, Developmental Service Employers in Durham Region Must Rethink Options to Stabilize Supports and Avoid Service Disruptions September 23, 2011
If You Lived at Rideau Regional Centre or Are a Family Member of Someone Who Did, a Lawsuit May Affect Your Rights September 8, 2011
Fiorito: Disabling Effect of Ontario Disability Benefits September 1, 2011
Food or Dental Care: a Grim Choice for the City’s Poor August 29, 2011
Labour Leader Joins Injured Workers for Sit In August 19, 2011
OverLay – a New App making accessible information easy to make and share August 10, 2011
LCO Releases Draft Framework for the Law as it Affects Older Adults August 10, 2011
Why are the Disabled Ignored When Development Decisions are Made? August 1, 2011
AODA: Why Do I Have to Notify the Public When There is a Disruption of Services? July 27, 2011
Enabling Accessibility Fund July 22, 2011
2010-2011 Annual Report celebrates 50 years of OHRC July 20, 2011
Respectable Record Marred by Embellishment July 19, 2011
Commissioner Calls for Reform July 13, 2011
Together, Let's Get People Back to Work! June 29, 2011
housing That Works for Everyone June 23, 2011
Greater Political, Public Focus Needed on Poverty June 23, 2011
Citizen Advocacy Adds New Program June 15, 2011
My Thoughts of Tim Hudak and the Ontario PC Parties Changebook June 14, 2011
New Integrated Standards Posted to AODA Site June 11, 2011
Upgrades Will Make Brock University Easier to Navigate June 7, 2011
City Staff Awarded for Lending a Hand June 1, 2011
PRESS RELEASE RE: United Way Funding Cuts - Citizen Advocacy Closes Everyday Champions Program to New Applicants with Disabilities May 30, 2011
Decade-Long Battle Over York Street Steps Settled May 30, 2011
Ease the Path to Work May 24, 2011
Penalized for Working? Disabled Lose 50 Cents on Every Dollar Earned May 23, 2011
Questionnaire Universal Kitchen Design May 18, 2011
No Room for Disabled in Ottawa Valley Group Homes May 11, 2011
City Unveils New Accessible Gym Equipment May 4, 2011
Over 400 adults in Lambton County Without Supports and Services April 20, 2011
Playing Hardball with Fired Worker Expensive Error April 17, 2011
Different Strokes April 16, 2011
Mom, 92, Shoulders Caregiver Burden April 11, 2011
Disabled Diver Wants Others to Give it a Try April 8, 2011
Ontario Postsecondary Students with Disabilities Face Unique Challenges April 5, 2011
Home Care in Bad Shape: Report April 5, 2011
Levelling the Playing field March 29, 2011
Direct Access: Extend Reduced TTC Fares to People With Disabilities, Group Urges March 18, 2011
McGuinty ‘Kicks the Crutch Out’ March 6, 2011
Halton Told to Fix Special-Needs Backlog March 2, 2011
Achilles Canada and OBSA Partner for "Shared Vision" Project February 28, 2011
Sick Welfare Recipients to Have Harder Time Accessing Diet Allowance February 27, 2011
More Benefits, Not Rules: Activists February 15, 2011
Leal Calls for Update of Ontario Assistive Devices Program February 12, 2011
Disability tax credit claims probed February 10, 2011
Why Does Disabled Son Have So Many Fewer Choices in Life? January 29, 2011
People with Disabilities 'Huge Untapped Pool of Labour' January 28, 2011
The Price of Poverty and Pain January 19, 2011
Seeking a Few Good Ideas January 10, 2011
Local Businesses Confused By Customer Service Legislation January 5, 2011
Agency Charged Woman $10,000 For Tax Claim She Could Have Filed For Free January 5, 2011
Emotional Abuse of Workers vs. Those Who are Disabled December 28, 2010
Group Opposes Contact Limits December 27, 2010
Workshops for Disabled 'Antiquated,' Says Advocate December 24, 2010
BSI Accessibility Documentary Endorsed on United Nations Website December 23, 2010
Stuck on the Road December 23, 2010
Disabled Nortel Employees Face a Bleak Future December 21, 2010
BMO Survey: Canadians With Disabilities Not Taking Advantage of RDSPs December 21, 2010
The Process of Civic Engagement December 20, 2010
Customer Service Standard Not Worth the Paper It's Printed On December 18, 2010
New Coalition Calls for Completely Accessible Broadcasting System December 16, 2010
Human Rights Success: Disabling a System of Discrimination December 15, 2010
Reveal Human Rights Review Findings: Mother December 15, 2010
My Proposed Dec. 16 ADA Regulatory Hearing Testimony December 15, 2010
Ontario Lawyers to Represent Injured Vets for Free December 14, 2010
Raise Welfare Rates Before Review: Advocate December 14, 2010
Transit Barriers to Toronto and Back December 13, 2010
Impact to Be FarReaching December 11, 2010
Access Watchdog Blasts City For PDFs of Minutes December 11, 2010
DOJ Posts Online Editions of its 2010 ADA Standards December 10, 2010
About-Face on Plans to Scale Back Oshawa's Accessibility Committee December 10, 2010
Meeting the Needs of Special Needs Students Virtually December 9, 2010
Disabled Need Access, Not More Promises December 9, 2010
Dummies’ Guide to Web Accessibility for Disabled People December 8, 2010
Ontario to Launch Welfare Review December 1, 2010
Employment Data Confirm Upward Trend for People With Disabilities November 30, -0001

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