Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/acnewsca
Inclusive Media and Design Inc is a proud supporter of Accessibility News.
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 with an Accessibility Audit.
Visit http://www.inclusivemedia.ca to find out more.
The AODA Clock is Ticking
There are 9 years, 3 weeks, 1 day till a fully Accessible Ontario! Will you be compliant?
In this Issue
*A Victoria Resident is Challenging a Ruling by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, After a Local Taxi Company Allegedly Discriminated Against Him by Refusing to Transport Him and His Guide Dog
*Air Canada Ordered to Stop Forbidding Deaf-Blind People From Flying Solo
*Missing in Action: Disability Policy and Persons with Disabilities
*European Commission Publishes the European Accessibility Act
*Badeyes Launches Second Online Book in Its WordPress for Badeyes Series!
*The AODA Alliance Writes Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid to Request Important Information Regarding the Wynne Governments Consultation on its Problematic Proposal to Establish a Private Accessibility certification Process in Ontario
For a long term strategy in meeting the AODA and Section 508, Accessibility News recommends Accessibil-IT Inc for all your accessible PDF documentation needs. For more information email them at info@accessibilit.com or visit them on the web at: http://www.accessibilit.com
ARTICLES:
A Victoria Resident is Challenging a Ruling by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, After a Local Taxi Company Allegedly Discriminated Against Him by Refusing to Transport Him and His Guide Dog
But Mary Ellen Gabias, president of the Canadian Federation of the Blind, said theres no proof the driver had allergies in the first place. The human rights tribunal does not understand. They may be good at other types of discrimination but clearly the ruling on this case makes it clear that they dont
understand disability, she said, noting there have been two cases concerning guide dogs and taxis, both of which went against the guide dog user.
Air Canada Ordered to Stop Forbidding Deaf-Blind People From Flying Solo
Airline forced passenger to travel with an attendant and thats discrimination, regulator says.
Missing in Action: Disability Policy and Persons with Disabilities
Yet again, the silence from the media was deafening on this major policy stand. Only one media article by Andre Picard exists on the subject, a fact which led CBC radios Michael Enright to conclude that disabled Canadians were invisible in the 2015 election.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/missing-in-action-disability-policy-and-persons-with-disabilities/
European Commission Publishes the European Accessibility Act
The European Commission has published the European Accessibility Act. The European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) welcomes this step forward taken by the Commission, announced only one day before the celebration of the International Day of Persons with disabilities
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/european-commission-publishes-the-european-accessibility-act/
Badeyes Launches Second Online Book in Its WordPress for Badeyes Series!
Learn how to build your own Personal or Business website in this 3 in 1 Book. by Geof Collis
After putting the finishing touches on my second Book: Build an eCommerce, Membership site with Community Forum it can now be purchased as a standalone or as part of a number of Discounted Bundles.
For more details visit
http://wpforbadeyes.com/badeyes-launches-second-online-book-in-its-wordpress-for-badeyes-series/
The AODA Alliance Writes Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid to Request Important Information Regarding the Wynne Governments Consultation on its Problematic Proposal to Establish a Private Accessibility certification Process in Ontario
The AODA Alliance Goes Radio Silent for the Holidays!
Asking the Wynne Government for Important Background on the Deloitte Firms Consultation Regarding the Governments Proposal to Create a Private Accessibility Certification Process
eSSENTIAL Accessibility: helping organizations reach, serve and empower people with disabilities.
The eSSENTIAL Accessibility assistive technology app gives those who have trouble typing, moving a mouse, or reading a screen due to a variety of conditions – such as stroke, paralysis or arthritis – the tools they need to navigate the Web. The app is free to the end-user and simple to use.
Organizations that feature the app on their websites are committed to making it easier for people with disabilities to access information online. For more info, please visit http://www.essentialaccessibility.com
Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ea11y or connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=59891 .
Latest News
*2015 ANA Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference presented by Time Inc
http://www.aoda.ca/2015-ana-multicultural-marketing-diversity-conference-presented-by-time-inc/
Want to Learn How to Master WordPress?
These easy to understand Online Books will show you how to secure a domain name, network host, install and maintain a Personal Blog, Business site with
eCommerce capabilities, a Membership Only website and even a Community Forum in a language even a novice can understand.
For more details visit http://wpforbadeyes.com/guides/
To unsubscribe from this Newsletter, send an email to
info@accessibilitynews.ca
or just reply to this Update and state your intentions.
The views and opinions expressed throughout Accessibility News do not represent those of the various organizations or associated individuals and are exclusively those of the contributor and/or author of the specific article or commentary.
Accessibility News, since November 8, 2006
