The pandemic has exposed flaws in services for people who can’t easily access a drive-through window for Covid shots or testing or can’t read prescription labels.
Monthly Archives: September 2021
After the Federal Election, New Opportunities for People with Disabilities in Canada and a Pressing Need for the Media to Take a Hard Look at the Short Shrift It Too Often Gave Disability Issues
Canada’s Media Must Take a Long Hard Look at Its Troubling Treatment of Disability Election Issues
We Need to Ditch Overlay Tools in Creating Truly Accessible Websites
One of the points against the #wethe15 site was its use of accessibility overlays – plugins, apps or widgets that modify a web page’s source code with a snippet of JavaScript, and which allow for text and color adjustments, magnification and screen readers, among other things. Some even claim to use artificial intelligence (AI). To their credit, #wethe15 swiftly removed this overlay following community feedback.
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/we-need-to-ditch-overlay-tools-in-creating-truly-accessible-websites/
BourneFlosman: Carleton University Isn’t Living Up to Its Accessibility Pledge
How is it, in 2021, that ableism is still a systemic issue at a Canadian institution of higher learning?
Read more at
https://www.aoda.ca/bourneflosman-carleton-university-isnt-living-up-to-its-accessibility-pledge/
Dalhousie Students Honoured for Device That Helps People With Disabilities
Students hope to commercialize device that placed third in Universities Canada competition
Neither Election Front-Runner, Trudeau or O’Toole, Ever Ended Up Answering the AODA Alliance’s Request for Disability Accessibility Election Pledges – And Other Last Minute Election News
Tomorrow is the final day to vote in the current federal election. Here is a last look at disability accessibility issues as they have been addressed in this election campaign.
Accessibility News September 18,2021 Update
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The AODA Clock is Ticking
There are 3 years, 15 weeks, 0 days until a fully Accessible Ontario! Will you be compliant?
In this Issue
On the Eve of the Federal Election, Tories Will Try to Answer the AODA Alliance Request for Federal Election Commitments
Liberals Say They’ll Enact At Least Some Accessibility Standard Within Four Years of the Accessible Canada Act’s Passage
Remote Work Made Life Easier for Employees With Disabilities. Advocates Say the Option Should Stay
The pandemic upended corporate culture as workers traded office buildings for their kitchen tables. For most, the change was largely a matter of convenience. But for many people with disabilities, it was transformative – getting to and from a workplace was the most arduous part of their day.
How Accessible is Voting for People With Disabilities?
For some people, voting isn’t as simple as showing up to the polls on election day and casting a ballot.
Read more at
https://www.aoda.ca/how-accessible-is-voting-for-people-with-disabilities/
