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In this Issue
*Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) Restaurant Survey
*AODA Alliance: Two quick ways you can help our accessibility campaign
*Rights Tribunal Orders Ottawa Fire Department to Pay Disabled Retiree Six-Figure Settlement
*Toronto Police Settle G20 Human Rights Case Against Paraplegic Man
*Presentation from the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians to the Legislative Committee considering Bill C11 *ACCESSIBILITY ACT: A Binding Legislation is the Only Effective Option
*2012 Customer Service Accessibility Report – Questions
*Markey Introduces Legislation to Improve Prescription Drug Labeling for the Blind
*Disability Act Could Ease Budget Cuts, Says Diversity Officer
*Physicians and Hospitals Must Make Websites More Patient-Friendly, Study Says
*APEALING FOR FUNDS: Leaders look for help
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ARTICLES:
Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) Restaurant Survey
The Toronto Chapter of the AEBC is conducting a nationwide survey to find out from you what “accessibility” features are important to you when dining out. The results of this survey will affect AEBC’s work nationally.
All responses will be kept anonymous, and will be used for the purposes of gathering information to present to various major restaurant chains.
Take the Survey at
http://www.blindcanadians.ca/participate/chapters/toronto/restaurant-survey
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AODA Alliance: Two quick ways you can help our accessibility campaign
Please take five minutes to help with our accessibility campaign. Here are two easy-to-use action tips:
1. Email the Andrew Pinto Human Rights Code Review to say if you support the AODA Alliance’s brief on how to fix problems with enforcing human rights in Ontario
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/?p=1745
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Rights Tribunal Orders Ottawa Fire Department to Pay Disabled Retiree Six-Figure Settlement
Deputy Chief Bruce Montone informed a department employee injured in a work-related vehicle accident could not be accommodated without undue hardship to the department. A human rights tribunal disagreed and has awarded the worker, now retired, what could amount to more than $100,000.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynews.ca/?p=2269
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Toronto Police Settle G20 Human Rights Case Against Paraplegic Man
Toronto police have settled a human rights claim filed by a paraplegic man arrested during the G20 summit, but the terms will not be made public due to a confidentiality clause.
Gabriel Jacobs, a panhandler paralyzed from the waist down, filed a claim with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario last year, after he was arrested during the 2010 summit and later released without charge.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynews.ca/?p=2267
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Presentation from the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians to the Legislative Committee considering Bill C11
While we support the exemption in Section 41.16 of Bill C11 that permits the circumvention of Technological Protection Measures for the purpose of producing alternative format versions of copyrighted works, this right, for all practical intents and purposes, will not be one that the average blind Canadian can exercise.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2519
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ACCESSIBILITY ACT: A Binding Legislation is the Only Effective Option
The leaders of the European Disability Forum gathered on the 3rd and 4th of March in the capital of Denmark for their board Presidency Conference on Accessibility and Inclusion where the disability movement presented how the EU has to improve accessibility for 80 million citizens with disabilities.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2516
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2012 Customer Service Accessibility Report – Questions
1.Does your organization have policies, practices and procedures on providing goods or services to people with disabilities?
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/?p=1740
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Markey Introduces Legislation to Improve Prescription Drug Labeling for the Blind
People who are blind or visually impaired can mistakenly consume the wrong medication, the incorrect dose, or an expired drug because they are unable to read the label or to distinguish between medicine containers. Some patients have reported being victims of pharmacy errors due to the inability to verify the accuracy of a prescription label. Many with vision loss are forced to become dependent either on sighted companions, pharmacists, or even complete strangers to read them their prescription information.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2510
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Disability Act Could Ease Budget Cuts, Says Diversity Officer
Labour market trends are another reason an act is needed, he said. By 2014, a large number of people will be leaving the workforce while the number of people with disabilities who could be trained to enter the workforce will rise.
“The workforce is not ready because there are no services available to a lot of these workplaces and no training programs or transportational needs.”
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2514
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Physicians and Hospitals Must Make Websites More Patient-Friendly, Study Says
Accessibility is the key to a good consumer experience, especially for health care organizations.
If physicians are planning to launch a new website or revamp an old one, a study says they’re better off not looking at other medical sites for inspiration — especially on how to write or present their content.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/?p=2512
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APEALING FOR FUNDS: Leaders look for help
Co-op for developmentally disabled youth in jeopardy
The local school board wants to provide it. Those who work with the developmentally disabled believe in it.
There’s even the political will at city hall.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynews.ca/?p=2251
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aMENU: Accessible Restaurant Menus.
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In the Spotlight
•*Swiss Chalet (Lindsay)
http://www.amenu.ca/?p=339
•*Macy’s Diner & Delicatessen
http://www.amenu.ca/?p=988
•*Boston Pizza (Hamilton)
http://www.amenu.ca/?p=1011
•*CÉlestin Restaurant
http://www.amenu.ca/?p=1050
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EVENTS
*$20,000 Scholarship Open House, March 13 – Careers in Rehab Science
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