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The AODA Clock is Ticking
There is 1 year, 22 weeks, 2 days until a fully Accessible Ontario! Will you be compliant?
In this Issue
*We Can’t Afford To Not Make Our Cities More Accessible For People With Disabilities
*Toronto’s New Courthouse Reveals the Limits of What Architecture Can Do
*Disabled Music Fans Say Their Accessible Seats at Rock the Park Were So Far Away They Couldn’t See
*Starting the Engagement Process to Design the Canada Disability Benefit Regulations
*He Tried to Talk to Bell. Now This Hard-of-Hearing Man is Living with His Mother, His Confidence Gutted
*Waterloo Company Designs Lifejackets for Those With Disabilities
Level Access
Level Access is an Accessibility-as-a-Service platform. It helps organizations deliver inclusive web, mobile, and product experiences in compliance with legal requirements to ensure that no one with a disability is left behind.
To learn more, visit https://www.levelaccess.com/.
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
Past Press Releases:
https://www.levelaccess.com/news
ARTICLES:
We Can’t Afford To Not Make Our Cities More Accessible For People With Disabilities
ADA compliance and design for inclusion are an economic engine. Instead of trying to dismantle or ignore it, let’s recognize its potential to enrich our cities and their residents.
Toronto’s New Courthouse Reveals the Limits of What Architecture Can Do
Toronto’s new courthouse announces itself with a splash of colour. As you walk West from Toronto City Hall, the atrium of the Ontario Court of Justice peeks out from across the street – and behind its skin of blue glass and structural cables stands the elevator bank in a strip of vivid yellow.
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynews.ca/torontos-new-courthouse-reveals-the-limits-of-what-architecture-can-do/
Disabled Music Fans Say Their Accessible Seats at Rock the Park Were So Far Away They Couldn’t See
Disability expert says concerts want to offer better service, but often don’t know how
Starting the Engagement Process to Design the Canada Disability Benefit Regulations
The ground-breaking Canada Disability Benefit Act received Royal Assent on Thursday, June 22, 2023. In the spirit of “Nothing Without Us” and as required by the Act, collaboration with and feedback from persons with disabilities will be essential in the development of the Canada Disability Benefit Regulations.
He Tried to Talk to Bell. Now This Hard-of-Hearing Man is Living with His Mother, His Confidence Gutted
Challenges communicating with Bell led Adam King-Duke to despair about living independently.
Waterloo Company Designs Lifejackets for Those With Disabilities
Lifejackets specially designed for those living with a disability are making a splash in the world of accessible water sports.
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynews.ca/waterloo-company-designs-lifejackets-for-those-with-disabilities/
Past Newsletters
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