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In this Issue

*Government of Canada Supports Full Participation of People With Disabilities
*Australian Smartphone App Proloquo2Go Helps Give Children With Speech Difficulties a Voice
*AODA and Small Business: Severe Penalties for Lack of Accessibility for the Disabled
*County of Brant Seeks Comments on “Subsidized Transportation Program!” April Fool’s Day in May
*Ontario Government Responds to AODA Criticism!

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ARTICLES:

Government of Canada Supports Full Participation of People With Disabilities

CNW/ People living with and caring for others with Tourette syndrome will benefit from increased support aimed at bridging gaps in information and services available to them.

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/government-of-canada-supports-full-participation-of-people-with-disabilities/

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Australian Smartphone App Proloquo2Go Helps Give Children With Speech Difficulties a Voice

Reece Midgeley, who is intellectually disabled and has speech difficulties, has had his life changed by a new iPad app called Proloquo2go.

CRIKEY! Who said iPhone apps were just for playing games and accessing Facebook?

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/australian-smartphone-app-proloquo2go-helps-give-children-with-speech-difficulties-a-voice/

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AODA and Small Business: Severe Penalties for Lack of Accessibility for the Disabled

AODA stands for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Many business owners are unaware of the law that requires the filing of a compliance report. They are also unaware of the onerous penalty for non-compliance.

Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/aoda-and-small-business-severe-penalties-for-lack-of-accessibility-for-the-disabled/

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County of Brant Seeks Comments on “Subsidized Transportation Program!” April Fool’s Day in May

On April 19, in the agenda for the Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting for April 23, an inaccessible PDF document called a “Draft” for a new variant of the “subsidized transportation program” was attached and did contain language that did suggest that comments were welcome. There was no deadline for comments in the document or the agenda.

April Fool’s!

Apparently the “deadline” was April 23 although this is not clear since any communication to be sent to the AAC has to be in by 11 AM the Thursday before

Read more at
http://enforcement.aoda.ca/county-of-brant-seeks-comments-on-subsidized-transportation-program-april-fools-day-in-may/

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Ontario Government Responds to AODA Criticism!

The Ontario Government has announced a new construction project in response to criticism it has failed to adequately implement and enforce AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005).

Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/ontario-government-responds-to-aoda-criticism/

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