Accessibility News, All Disability Related Articles
Posted to Site: November 22nd, 2010
Index
- 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
- Prospects Brighten For Copyright Exception Treaty July 25, 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
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- New Mayor Must Create a Culture of Inclusion
- Help Wanted-New Program Will Open Doors to Lasting Employment and Meaningful Careers for Adults with Disabilities in Ottawa Region
- Loss of Funeral Subsidy Sparks Donations for Ajax Boy’s Casket
- Waitlist Numbers for ARCH Funding are Staggering
- Breaking Down Job Barriers
- Groups Want Input on Ontario’s New Nutrition Supplement
- Call for Nominations for the 2010 Celebration of People awards is now open!
- Lifetime Networks Merges With Citizen Advocacy Ottawa
- Fair Board Backs Off, Admits Bad Move
- Scrapped Mandatory Census Cuts Even Deeper for Disability Advocacy Group
- Ontario Has Employment ‘Bright Spots’
- Camp Does More Than Help Children With Physical Disabilities
- City of London Embraces Sarnia Mayor’s Hiring Challenge
- Amputee Has His Artificial Leg Ripped off by Police and Is Slammed in Makeshift Cell during G20 Summit
- Goar: The Disabled are the Forgotten Poor
- Program Axed
- Mayoral Candidates Debate Disability Issues
- Goar: A Province Where Everyone Can Live in Dignity
- Ombudsman ‘Distressed’ by Treatment of Children
- Sarnia-Lambton Recognizes Mayor with Hero Award
- Group Protests Cut of Special Dietary Allowance
- Mom Fights for School Supports for Son
- Dreams Really Do Come True: Husband, Wife Together at Last
- Mom Backs Disabled Son’s Business Venture
- Wanted: People With Disabilities to Work in High-Level Banking Jobs
- Barrett’s Private Member’s Bill Lauded
- Sarnia Issues Challenge to Ontario Mayors to Employ People Who Have a Disability
- Learning the Price of Dignity and Also the Need to Dream Big
- Ontario Tory MPP Barrett Proposes ODSP Improvements
- Media Advisory – City of Sarnia Revokes Anachronistic By-laws Targeting Disabled
- My Second Open Letter to Ontario Members of Parliament.
- Dana Douglas Issues Urgent Recall Notice – Please Forward!
- Poverty Advocates Decry Loss of Diet Allowance
- One-Stop Shopping for Athletes
- Smiths Falls to Remove two Provisions in Bylaws Accused of Being Discriminatory, will Study Third
- People With Disabilities Deserve Jobs: Official
- Special Diet Program Contravenes Human Rights: Province Considers Scrapping Program in Response
- Town Bylaw ‘Discriminatory’
- Legal Aid Facing ‘Troubling’ Cuts
- Accessible Sports the Focus of new Council
- Cedar Hill Bylaw Violates Rights of Poor and Disabled, Municipal Board Says
- Sledge Hockey: At the Age of 56, Joe Tavares is Preparing for the Ontario ParaSport Winter Games
2009
- The ‘Toy Doctor’ is in
- Claims of Welfare Overpayment and Fraud Examined
- Advisers aim to fix Ontario’s welfare ‘quagmire’
- Back for another challenge
- ‘Zac’s Dream’ of Accessible Port Hope Playground Becomes Reality
- Poverty Group Wants New Homes to be Accessible
- Guelph Man Takes Sleeman to Human Rights Tribunal
- Radio Comments About Disabled Person Violates Code, CBSC Finds
- The Reality of Trying to Live on Disability Support
- New Funds Will Allow 58 More Applications for Home Repair Program
- High Percentage of Complainants Without Counsel
- Planting a Safer SEED Across All Disabilities
- Provincial Support Programs Failing Clients
- Discrimination in Rental Housing Focus of Human Rights Report
- A Voice on Behalf of Others
- Renovating for the Needs of the Disabled
- Athletes Shine at Summer Games
- Tim Hortons Needs to Show Malinda a Bit of Compassion
- Re: Accessibility Plans Finding Obstacles at School Board
- Accessibility Standards Goal Behind Schedule
- Province Wrong to Make Only New buildings Accessible: Disability Group
- Ontario Seeks Input On Draft Accessibility Standard
- Law Commission of Ontario Launches Project On the Law and Persons with Disabilities
- Accessibility Plans Finding Obstacles at School Board
- Threat to Rights Tribunal Demands a Response
- Where’s Welfare Reform?
- Re: Handicapping the Law
- Boomers Less Likely to Volunteer: Senator
- Handicapping the Law
- Ontario Launches Review Of Accessibility Legislation
- Two-Tier System Evolving for Special Ed; Cash-Strapped, Cookie-Cutter Public System Failing Kids with High Needs, say private Educators
- Poor Website Designs Frustrate Disabled
- Increasing Accessibility Focus of Meeting
- Ontario Private Schools Accused of Discrimination
- Council Wrong About Act, Reader Says
- Barriers to Justice Hold Back Disabled
- Time To Pay The Piper
- Accessibility Act Will Cost Taxpayers Millions – Sarnia Councillor
- Peel Region Approves Universal Accessibility Standards for Future Social Housing Developments
- City Has to Make Accessibility Changes or Face Heavy Fines
- Full Accessibility by 2025: Will Your Business Be Ready?
- NIAGARA LACKS SKILLED WORKERS? WHY DON’T THEY LOOK AROUND AND ASK?
- New Accessibility Initiatives
- Working Together
- ‘IN OUR SHOES’ BLOGCAST TAKES GIANT LEAP FOR ACCESSIBILITY
- A Glimpse of Life on Disability Support
- City Hall Diversity Lagging
- Disabilities Not a Reason to Send a Person to ‘Jail’
- The Price of Freedom: $4,000
- City Infrastructure Awaits Accessibility Rules
- EnAbling Change Partnership Program
- Town Confident in Website Accessibility
- Cost Shouldn’t Be an Excuse
- RE: Press Release: Human Rights Afronts -Response to CBC National Segment ‘Leave Timmys Alone’
- Can London Afford to be Fully Accessible?
- To stakeholders serving Ontarians with disabilities:
- Improved Accessibility Benefits Sport
- Parents Get Lesson in Teenage Depression
- Rebuilt With More Access
- Public Review for the Initial Proposed Employment Accessibility Standard .
- The Cycle of Dependence
- POVERTY: The Poor are Sick and Tired, Study Says
- New Disability Regulations Could Cost City Millions
- ARCH Disability Law Centre Call For Participants!!!
- Home Care: Ontario is Falling Short
- Accessibility Could Cost City
- Man’s Detention at Ottawa Jail a ‘Tragedy’
- Blindness, Cerebral Palsy Can’t Stop Him
- Scugog Mayor Sounds Warning Again On New Accessibility Rules
- Human Rights Issued Reviewed
- Developmental Services Worker Apprenticeship Course
- Accessibility still an issue with the town’s website
- Mona Winberg, 76: Pillar for Disabled
- Town Unveils Newly Designed Website
- Accessibility Standards Could be Costly
- City Hopes to Meet Accessibility Guidelines
- Help Falls Short for Home-Based Care
2008
- City Strives to be More Accessible
- Bay Street, Charities Call for Government Relief Fund
- When Citizens Get Involved, Barriers In City Can be Broken
- ‘Worthy’ poor should include everyone
- Disabilities Savings Plan Set to Roll Out; Government Will Top Up Deposits By Up to $4,500 a year
- Disabled Wworkers Could Be Hurt By Business Closure
- Let’s stop penalizing disabilities – including obesity
- City to Install More Accessible Pedestrian Signals
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- The Americans With Disabilities Act(ADA) Is 18, But..
- Showing Web Accessibility Statements The Door
- CFRB 1010 Radio Host Ryan Doyel Wants To Be The Saviour Of The Disability Community
- Harper Announcement On Disability Falls Short Of National Action Plan On Disability
- New Proposed Standards For Stakeholder Review
- Re: Analog Cell Phones Go Digital
- Are You Interested In Being On ARCH’s Board?
- Canine Co-Workers Take A Bite Out Of Office Stress
- Support Bill 94!
- How Life Changed For Lottery Winner
- Response To: David Menzies Tries To Keep Pace With Ontario’s Disability Terminology
- Change Taking Too Long: Critic
- Social Impact Study
- MS Living Launches New Accessible Website
- Dystonia, A Neurological Movement Disorder
- Protesters Target Government; Ontario Workers Bring Attention To Shortcomings Of Disability Benefits
- Nowhere Else To Go
- Improve Service To Those On Disability Program
- 5 Questions You Should Ask Before Hiring A Web Designer Or Agency!
- Voice Of The Future
- Making Courts More User Friendly With New Signs
- Notice From The Human Rights Commission Of Ontario
- Workers With Disabilities Unprotected Against Employment Discrimination, Witnesses Tell House Labor Committee
- 7 Must Know Tips For Passengers With Disabilities
- Mental Health Resources: Toll-Free Number Directory
- The Business Beyond Chronic Illness
- Depression: The Pain That Never Goes Away
- Treating Mental Illness Over The Web
- Improve Usability With Assistive Technology
- Collingwood Set To Host Paralympic Winter Championships
- Standing By The Tools Of Our Craft
- Disability Metaphors Explained – The Senses Vs. The Brain
2007
- Call For Review: WCAG 2.0 Last Call Working Draft
- EC Seeks To Bridge Digital Divide
- Peel Proclaims International Day Of Disabled Persons
- Microsoft And Novell Celebrate One Year Of Progress And Bring Accessibility To The Forefront Of Collaboration
- October/November Website Rankings Of 100 Retailers
- Election Debate Proves Inaccessible To Disabled
- Premier ‘Sorry’ About Missing Accessible Debate
- Incoming Lieutenant-Governor Llans To Smooth Path For All
- Put politicians On The Hot seat
- Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation Research Newsletter
- Patients Need An Advocate
- A Viceral Push For Better Access
- Elections Ontario Outreach Program
- New Law: Ending Discrimination For Disabled Air Travellers
- Congress Moves To Amend The ADA!
- P.E.I. Law Needed To Protect Disabled During Fire Evacuations
- Accessibility Issues Cause Of Concern For Local Resident
- Queen’s, Providence Care sign Deal For More Metis Service
- Accessible Design Needs Good Foundations
- Accessibility And Adventure Keys To Green Trails Alliance Recent Direction
- Computing In The Dark
- Autism joins the campaign trail
- Tips On Making Your Website More Accessible
- The True Meaning of Accessibility
- Ontario’s Next Lieutenant-governor Says He’ll Champion Accessibility Issues
- Invisible Disability Accommodations
- Journalist receives provincial award; Story on Jim Cully inspired judges
- Non-Profits Find Securing Employee Health Benefits Difficult
- Hawk Relay Proposes New Deaf-Blind Relay Service
- Important Accessible Customer Service Standard Update:
- Sexuality And Disability As Social Policy
- Devices Assist Those Who Cannot Speak for Themselves
- Ontario Removing Barriers To Courts
- McAfee Reveals Vista Accessibility Hole
- Supreme Court Of Canada Decision a Milestone For Human Rights
- Diversity In The Workplace
- The Impending Collision Of Accessibility and Rich Internet Applications
- Interviewing and Working with People who have Disabilities

