A disability can affect someone’s body or mind, be mild or severe, happen at any stage of life, be long or short term but even taking into account employment barriers, the majority of persons with disabilities are skilled and able to actively work.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Accessibility News March 29,2014 Update
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In this Issue
Learn All About the History, Strategies, Goals and Gains of Ontario’s Disability Accessibility Movement from the Late 1970s to Early 2014
Would you like to learn all about the history, strategies, goals, gains, and future priorities of Ontario’s vibrant and tenacious grassroots disability accessibility movement? Here is a great way you can do so from the comfort of your own home or office, or on a smart phone or tablet device. And it’s fully accessible!
AODA Enforcement Inspired By Game Of Thrones
By Victor Schwartzman
AODA became law! Anyone but a misanthrope would be bowled over by this rush of activity. At this rate, by the time AODA legally should have completed its work in 2025, maybe 20,000 out of 36,000 Ontario companies would have filed AODA reports!
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/aoda-enforcement-inspired-by-game-of-thrones/
GO Rider Files Human Rights Complaint After Other Drivers Block Disabled Parking
A driver has taken GO Transit to the Ontario human rights tribunal for failing to stop other cars from blocking disabled parking spots.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/go-rider-files-human-rights-complaint-after-other-drivers-block-disabled-parking/
Participants Wanted for Study: Disability and Mobile Technology
The study examines how people with disabilities use mobile computing devices (such as smartphone and tablets) and the benefits and barriers that they may encounter using the device. The study aims to shed light on how mobile technology can be used to facilitate access, inclusion and equality.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/participants-wanted-for-study-disability-and-mobile-technology/
National Federation of the Blind and H&R Block Announce Agreement Assuring Accessibility
Blind people access computers, Web sites, and mobile applications through screen access software that converts what is on the screen into spoken words or Braille, but improperly coded Web sites and applications can prevent this software from working properly, denying the blind user equal access.
Landmark Settlement Agreement Substantially Improves Accessibility to Golden Gate National Recreational Area
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) and the National Park Service (NPS) have entered into a landmark settlement agreement that will significantly improve access to Golden Gate National Recreational Area (GGNRA) for the thousands of people with mobility and vision disabilities who visit GGNRA each year.
The Case Against Assistive Technology
In the real world, using technology is seen as being “tech-savvy.” And yet in our schools, technology is often seen as giving an unfair advantage.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/the-case-against-assistive-technology/
