Accessibility News June 30,2012 Update

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In this Issue

*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?
*What is Essential When it Relates to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)?
*Learning Disabled Role is World First for Academia
*Federal District Court in Massachusetts First in Country to Hold that the Americans with Disabilities Act Applies to Website-Only Businesses
*Wheelchair Passenger Safety on Buses
*County Continues to Upgrade its Facilities

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?

Ms. Waxman stated that 100%of public sector organizations were reporting compliance with the Customer Service Accessibility Standard. At first, this information sounds very encouraging. However, on a closer look, it is far less compelling. All it means is that all public sector organizations have filed reports with the Ontario Government saying that they are in compliance with that Customer Service Accessibility Standard. An organization self-declaring that they are in compliance with that standard does not independently confirm that that organization has in fact fully complied with that standard.

Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/?p=1858

Learning Disabled Role is World First for Academia

Dr Chapman said: “As an inclusive group of researchers at The University of Manchester, we are pleased whenever we see research with and by people with learning disabilities rather than on people with learning disabilities.

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http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2710

Federal District Court in Massachusetts First in Country to Hold that the Americans with Disabilities Act Applies to Website-Only Businesses

The underlying lawsuit alleges that Netflix violates the ADA by failing to provide closed captioning on most of its “Watch Instantly” programming streamed on the Internet, thereby denying equal access to the deaf and hard of hearing community.

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http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2708

Wheelchair Passenger Safety on Buses

It’s important to point out that the biggest problem has to do with the lack of practice and the lack of a thorough education to explain the significance of each of those straps for wheelchair passengers to safely ride in the bus. The drivers and often the passengers don’t realize that the chair, not the person, must be secured to the floor of the bus by law. The seat belt around the waist and/or over the shoulder is meant for an entirely different purpose.

Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/?p=1847

County Continues to Upgrade its Facilities

SIMCOE – Norfolk County will become a tiny bit more accessible following the announcement Saturday that Simcoe’s indoor pool will get a new lift to help the disabled get in and out of the water.

Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/?p=1845

Accessibility News June 23,2012 Update

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In this Issue

*Restaurant Owners: Get Listed on Google’s First Page with an Accessible Menu
*An Obese Father’s Loss of His Children Should Alarm Us All
*Government of Canada Launches Call for Proposals to Support People With Disabilities
*Government Websites: Where Is The Canadian Human Rights Commission?
*Why Website Accessibility Matters
*discrimination, Assault and battery Because a Veteran Who is Disabled Uses a Service Dog
*New Device to Translate Sign Language into Audible Words
*Specialized Transportation Service and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

An Obese Father’s Loss of His Children Should Alarm Us All

Most Canadians will never find themselves in a situation like Ms. Palisoc and Mr. Wilton, who chose to have a child even though they were both disabled from the outset. But, as Mr. Beachell correctly pointed out, none of us are immune from finding ourselves in a situation comparable to the Ottawa father, where a court finds that our own personal medical needs mean we cannot continue to parent children we already have had for years. A parent can be suddenly crippled, perhaps permanently, by accident or disease. “All of us are one slip away from having a court ruling on our fitness to continue being parents, not just become parents,” Mr. Beachell said.

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http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2706

Government of Canada Launches Call for Proposals to Support People With Disabilities

The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today invited not-for-profit organizations to apply for funding for projects that support the Government’s commitments under the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2704

Government Websites: Where Is The Canadian Human Rights Commission?

By Victor Schwartzman

A recent article in Accessibility News—Toronto Woman Wins Second Victory Ordering Government Websites Accessible to Blind
illustrates the depth of the problems blind people look at.

If that last phrase was a bad joke, the Government’s actions are worse.

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2697