Accessibility News May 7,2016 Update

Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/acnewsca

Inclusive Media and Design Inc is a proud supporter of Accessibility News.

Inclusive is ready to caption and video describe all your video for web, DVD, and computer desktop. They can also assist you in understanding and implementing Ontario’s AODA Integrated Standards’ media requirements. Consider having them check that any of your new web site content is compliant with an Accessibility Audit.

Visit http://www.inclusivemedia.ca to find out more.

The AODA Clock is Ticking

There are 8 years, 34 weeks, 2 days till a fully Accessible Ontario! Will you be compliant?

In this Issue

*Malhotra and Lieffers: Assisted Dying? Lets Talk About Accessible Living First
*Web Accessibility Will Now Be the Law of the Land in Europe
*EEOC Sues KB Staffing For Disability Discrimination
*Groundbreaking Settlement to End Discrimination Against Blind Uber Riders Who Use Guide Dogs
*National Federation of the Blind Condemns Delay of Web Accessibility Regulations
*Fumbling at the Top; Ontario Welfare

For a long term strategy in meeting the AODA and Section 508, Accessibility News recommends Accessibil-IT Inc for all your accessible PDF documentation needs. For more information email them at info@accessibilit.com or visit them on the web at: http://www.accessibilit.com

ARTICLES:

Malhotra and Lieffers: Assisted Dying? Lets Talk About Accessible Living First

As we debate the issue of death, lets not forget the ongoing matter of life with a disability in Canada. Assisted dying is an important and closely related conversation, but the current focus on this problem should not lead policymakers to forget the many other disability rights issues that create barriers for people on a daily basis.

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/malhotra-and-lieffers-assisted-dying-lets-talk-about-accessible-living-first/

Web Accessibility Will Now Be the Law of the Land in Europe

On Tuesday (3 May), after a long night of negotiation, and after more than three years since its proposal, it was agreed that web accessibility will now be the law of the land in Europe. This is a victory not only for persons with disabilities, but all of us, writes Dita Charanzová.

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/web-accessibility-will-now-be-the-law-of-the-land-in-europe/

EEOC Sues KB Staffing For Disability Discrimination

Company Required Applicants to Complete an Unlawful Pre-Offer Health Questionnaire, Federal Agency Charged

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/eeoc-sues-kb-staffing-for-disability-discrimination/

Groundbreaking Settlement to End Discrimination Against Blind Uber Riders Who Use Guide Dogs

In an unprecedented settlement announced today, Uber has agreed to take affirmative steps to prevent discrimination against blind riders who use guide dogs in its transportation network across the United States.

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/groundbreaking-settlement-to-end-discrimination-against-blind-uber-riders-who-use-guide-dogs/

National Federation of the Blind Condemns Delay of Web Accessibility Regulations

The National Federation of the Blind, the nations leading advocate for equal access by the blind to information and technology, today condemned the announcement by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) that it will further delay issuing regulations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
and instead seek further comments from the public on what those regulations should contain.

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/national-federation-of-the-blind-condemns-delay-of-web-accessibility-regulations/

Fumbling at the Top; Ontario Welfare

Weve known for a year and a half that Ontario bungled the introduction of its costly new welfare case management system, known as SAMS. The program has been plagued with technical problems that led to tens of thousands of errors in calculating benefits, privacy breaches and documents that had to be shredded.

Now it turns out that the woman in charge, Community and Social Services Minister Helena Jaczek, was warned directly that there were significant problems with the system before it was launched back in November 2014. Nonetheless, the government went ahead anyway a move that eventually cost $52 million in fixes on top of the systems $240 million price tag.

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynews.ca/fumbling-at-the-top-ontario-welfare/

eSSENTIAL Accessibility: helping organizations reach, serve and empower people with disabilities.

The eSSENTIAL Accessibility assistive technology app gives those who have trouble typing, moving a mouse, or reading a screen due to a variety of conditions – such as stroke, paralysis or arthritis – the tools they need to navigate the Web. The app is free to the end-user and simple to use.

Organizations that feature the app on their websites are committed to making it easier for people with disabilities to access information online. For more info, please visit http://www.essentialaccessibility.com

Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ea11y or connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=59891 .

Advertise in this section for as low as $25 an issue, Email info@accessibilitynews.ca for more info

To unsubscribe from this Newsletter, send an email to info@accessibilitynews.ca or just reply to this Update and state your intentions.

The views and opinions expressed throughout Accessibility News do not represent those of the various organizations or associated individuals and are exclusively those of the contributor and/or author of the specific article or commentary.

Accessibility News, since November 8, 2006