Dr. Hoskins replied by applauding his Government’s work. However he entirely ducked Ms. Di Novo’s important question.
Monthly Archives: October 2013
On the 15th Anniversary of the Ontario Legislature’s 1998 Pivotal Disabilities Act Resolution, Our Accessibility Campaign Has News in Three Provinces
Ontario Premier Speaks about the Disabilities Act in Toronto – AODA Alliance to Present to Manitoba Legislature’s Standing Committee on Proposed Manitoba Accessibility Law – Public Forum on Campaigning for Promised Nova Scotia Disabilities Law to Be Held In Halifax
Enforcing Accessibility Regulations: A Canadian Perspective
Accessibility compliance guidelines help guide the work of governments and professionals to ensure digital inclusion for users of all abilities. But how do we ensure that these guidelines are enforced and measured?
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/enforcing-accessibility-regulations-a-canadian-perspective/
Press release: The First World Summit Destination for All will be held in Montreal in October 2014
Montreal, October 19, 2013.
The first World Summit Destination for All aims to establish an international strategy to develop inclusive tourism.
The World Summit Destination for All will be held at the Palais des congrès de Montreal, from the 19th to 22nd of October 2014.
AODA Alliance Starts Kickstarter Campaign
By Victor Schwartzman
The Kickstarter campaign’s success inspired the AODA Alliance, given that, realistically, Veronica Mars does not exist and neither does
the AODA.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/aoda-alliance-starts-kickstarter-campaign/
Accessibility News October 26,2013 Update
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Inclusive is ready to caption and video describe all your video for web, DVD, and computer desktop. They can also assist you in understanding and implementing Ontario’s AODA Integrated Standards’ media requirements. Consider having them check that any of your new web site content is compliant well before the new year deadline with an Accessibility Audit.
Visit www.inclusivemedia.ca to find out more.
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In this Issue
Jury AWARDS BLIND WAR VET $160,000 FOR DISCRIMINATION BY CREDIT UNION
A Federal jury awarded Army Sgt. Major Jesse Acosta $160,000 in a legal
victory finding that Huntington Beach-based NuVision Credit Union violated
the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Unruh Act by denying
Jesse Acosta a loan because he could not produce a valid driver’s license.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/jury-awards-blind-war-vet-160000-for-discrimination-by-credit-union/
The Ontario Government Commits to More Open Government, but Keeps Dragging Its Feet on Answering the AODA Alliance Chair’s Freedom of Information Application, Submitted to Unearth the Government’s Plans for Effectively Enforcing the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Hard as it may be to believe, we now face yet more delays in our effort to get the Ontario Government to keep its 2003 and 2011 election commitments to effectively enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.