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In this Issue
*Ontario Government Knows Staggering 70% of Ontario Private Sector Organizations with 20 or More Employees Violating Disabilities Act’s Reporting Requirement
*Deadline to Prepare Accessibility Policies Approaching
*Vets Deserve Better From Feds Regarding Disability Benefits, Ombudsman Says
*Big Pharma made $711 billion Overcharging Seniors and Disabled
*Why Rudolph Pooped On Premier Wynne’s Roof
*Workplace Study Exposes Difficulties Faced by Disabled Workers
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ARTICLES:
Ontario Government Knows Staggering 70% of Ontario Private Sector Organizations with 20 or More Employees Violating Disabilities Act’s Reporting Requirement
But No Effective Enforcement, Despite Election Promises, Even Though Ample Unspent Budget for Implementing this Law
The Government has kept this embarrassing information from the public for months. Back on January 22, 2013, the AODA Alliance wrote the Government to find out how many organizations were complying with the Disabilities Act, and what the Government planned to do with those who don’t comply. For 287 days, the Government did not answer.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/ontario-government-knows-staggering-70-of-ontario-private-sector-organizations-with-20-or-more-employees-violating-disabilities-acts-reporting-requirement/
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Deadline to Prepare Accessibility Policies Approaching
Adam Gorley
In January, I wrote about how large organizations in Ontario must prepare multi-year accessibility plans to comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (by January 1, 2014).
Well, those obligated private sector organizations (50+ employees) must also develop and implement relevant policies, practices and procedures under their general obligation and under each accessibility standard
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/deadline-to-prepare-accessibility-policies-approaching/
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Vets Deserve Better From Feds Regarding Disability Benefits, Ombudsman Says
OTTAWAA report on how former soldiers are told whether they’ve qualified for disability benefits is the start of a wide-ranging look into problems plaguing veterans’ care, the veterans ombudsman says.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2487
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Big Pharma made $711 billion Overcharging Seniors and Disabled
The 11 largest drug companies have made $711 billion in profits in just a decade, largely due to overcharging Medicare, which does not seek out competitive prices and uses taxpayer funds to support Big Pharma.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/big-pharma-made-711-billion-overcharging-seniors-and-disabled/
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Why Rudolph Pooped On Premier Wynne’s Roof
By Santa Claus, as told to Victor Schwartzman
But although it all seemed nice, Santa saw warning signs that someone was preparing to be naughty. In 2005, Santa left the Premier what she asked for: pencils with erasers, because she wanted to learn to be flexible about what she wrote down. Then, in 2006, she asked for an etch-a-sketch, so she could learn how to write something and then with a flick of her wrist make it disappear. Santa left her that toy, and in 2007 a disappearing ink pen. But Santa was becoming concerned. The Premier’s requests showed a disturbing pattern.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/why-rudolph-pooped-on-premier-wynnes-roof/
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Workplace Study Exposes Difficulties Faced by Disabled Workers
The study concluded 62% of respondents believed those who can hide their disability are more likely to be promoted and that there are too many myths held by employers which keep the disabled under-represented in the workforce.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/workplace-study-exposes-difficulties-faced-by-disabled-workers/
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