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The AODA Clock is Ticking
There is 1 year, 21 weeks, 2 days until a fully Accessible Ontario! Will you be compliant?
In this Issue
*Delays and Uncertainties Pervade Regarding the Promised Canada Disability Benefit, Over Six Weeks After Parliament Passed It
*As Canada Prepares to Expand Assisted Suicide, Advocates Warn of Threat to Mentally Ill
*N.B. Disability Advocates Applaud Province’s Move to Draft Accessibility Legislation
*Documents Reveal Ontario Has No Immediate Plans to Increase ODSP, OW Funds Despite ‘Steadily Growing’ Caseload
*Transportation Department Announces New Airplane Bathroom Accessibility Rule
*Feds Propose Rules For Web Accessibility
Level Access
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Press Releases:
*Level Access Wins 2023 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards
https://www.levelaccess.com/news/press-releases/level-access-wins-2023-top-workplaces-culture-excellence-awards/
* eSSENTIAL Accessibility and Level Access Complete Next Step of Merger: Unifying Identity Under the Level Access Name
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/essential-accessibility-level-access-complete-135500831.html
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ARTICLES:
Delays and Uncertainties Pervade Regarding the Promised Canada Disability Benefit, Over Six Weeks After Parliament Passed It
As Canada Prepares to Expand Assisted Suicide, Advocates Warn of Threat to Mentally Ill
Mental health advocates and pro-life activists are expressing concerns over a possible expansion of Canada’s assisted suicide rules that would permit residents to seek fatal medical treatments even if they are not suffering from a fatal affliction.
N.B. Disability Advocates Applaud Province’s Move to Draft Accessibility Legislation
Disability advocate Haley Flaro says a plan to create accessibility legislation by the New Brunswick government will help take persons with a disability off the sidelines.
Documents Reveal Ontario Has No Immediate Plans to Increase ODSP, OW Funds Despite ‘Steadily Growing’ Caseload
A report, included in the transition binder of Minister of Children, Community and Social Service Michael Parsa and reviewed by CTV News Toronto, says funding provided through both these programs are a “last resort support” to individuals in financial need.
Transportation Department Announces New Airplane Bathroom Accessibility Rule
As part of the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the DOT now requires airlines to make lavatories on new single-aisle aircraft large enough to permit a passenger with a disability and attendant, both equivalent in size to a 95th percentile male.
Feds Propose Rules For Web Accessibility
The U.S. Department of Justice is proposing first-ever rules to ensure that websites and mobile apps are accessible to people with disabilities.
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/feds-propose-rules-for-web-accessibility/
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