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In this Issue
*What is the Latest Word on Progress That the Ontario Government has Made Towards Implementing the AODA, Across the Board and in the Area of Information Technology?
*What is Essential When it Relates to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)?
*Learning Disabled Role is World First for Academia
*Federal District Court in Massachusetts First in Country to Hold that the Americans with Disabilities Act Applies to Website-Only Businesses
*Wheelchair Passenger Safety on Buses
*County Continues to Upgrade its Facilities
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ARTICLES:
What is the Latest Word on Progress That the Ontario Government has Made Towards Implementing the AODA, Across the Board and in the Area of Information Technology?
Ms. Waxman stated that 100%of public sector organizations were reporting compliance with the Customer Service Accessibility Standard. At first, this information sounds very encouraging. However, on a closer look, it is far less compelling. All it means is that all public sector organizations have filed reports with the Ontario Government saying that they are in compliance with that Customer Service Accessibility Standard. An organization self-declaring that they are in compliance with that standard does not independently confirm that that organization has in fact fully complied with that standard.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/?p=1858
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What is Essential When it Relates to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)?
By Geof Collis
After reading a Press Release and reviewing another website of an organization in the Province of Ontario making claims of accessibility after adding Essential Accessibility to their site, I felt compelled to write this article, especially in light of the response from a letter I wrote to Minister Milloy.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/?p=1850
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Learning Disabled Role is World First for Academia
Dr Chapman said: “As an inclusive group of researchers at The University of Manchester, we are pleased whenever we see research with and by people with learning disabilities rather than on people with learning disabilities.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2710
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Federal District Court in Massachusetts First in Country to Hold that the Americans with Disabilities Act Applies to Website-Only Businesses
The underlying lawsuit alleges that Netflix violates the ADA by failing to provide closed captioning on most of its “Watch Instantly” programming streamed on the Internet, thereby denying equal access to the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2708
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Wheelchair Passenger Safety on Buses
It’s important to point out that the biggest problem has to do with the lack of practice and the lack of a thorough education to explain the significance of each of those straps for wheelchair passengers to safely ride in the bus. The drivers and often the passengers don’t realize that the chair, not the person, must be secured to the floor of the bus by law. The seat belt around the waist and/or over the shoulder is meant for an entirely different purpose.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/?p=1847
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County Continues to Upgrade its Facilities
SIMCOE Norfolk County will become a tiny bit more accessible following the announcement Saturday that Simcoe’s indoor pool will get a new lift to help the disabled get in and out of the water.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/?p=1845
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