Accessibility News November 25,2017 Update

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In this Issue

*Immigration Minister Vows to Change Law That Bars Immigrants With Disabilities and Illnesses
*Service Dog Handlers Face Bitter Pushback, Kicked Out of Public Places
*Section 508 Gets an Update: New Web Accessibility Guidelines for Government Sites Take Effect in January
*Uber Canadas Service-Animal Policy Doesnt Go Far Enough, Critics Say
*Disability Rights Advocates Fight Demeaning Immigration Criteria
*King Street Pilot Project Sparks Accessibility Issues
*Court: Movie Theatres Must Accommodate Deaf-Blind Patrons
*B.C. Needs Disability Act: Victoria Council

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Immigration Minister Vows to Change Law That Bars Immigrants With Disabilities and Illnesses

A parliamentary committee is reviewing the law that refuses applicants who would put excessive demand on health or social services.

Canadas Immigration Minister says hes committed to changing the rule that bars many people with disabilities and illnesses from immigrating to Canada.

Service Dog Handlers Face Bitter Pushback, Kicked Out of Public Places

Canadian Forces vet booted from mall, child with diabetes rejected from public places

Mike Rude says he often has trouble with people who dont understand that his service dog, Spark, is allowed to accompany him almost everywhere.

Section 508 Gets an Update: New Web Accessibility Guidelines for Government Sites Take Effect in January

People with hearing and sight disabilities using screen readers and other assistive tech must be able to access content on government websites, but getting and staying compliant is a challenge.

Uber Canadas Service-Animal Policy Doesnt Go Far Enough, Critics Say

The companys policy says any drivers refusing rides to customers because of service animals will be dismissed, but it leaves room for exemptions.

Advocates say exemptions in Uber Canadas service-animal policy could still lead to discrimination.

Disability Rights Advocates Fight Demeaning Immigration Criteria

TORONTO A national advocacy group is pushing for the government to repeal immigration criteria that it calls discriminatory toward people with disabilities.

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities is calling for the repeal of a provision that bars disabled immigrants from settling in Canada on grounds that they could place too much demand on the countrys medical system. The group contends the practice is discriminatory and based on outdated, stereotypical ideas around disability.

King Street Pilot Project Sparks Accessibility Issues

Less than one week after the start of the King Street Pilot Project, one woman says shes concerned the new rules are making transportation inaccessible for people who live with a disability.

Vicki Cal has been using Wheel-Trans for the last three years, getting picked up from her east-end home and getting dropped off in front of the Scotia Plaza on King St. between Yonge and Bay. But on Wednesday, she says a parking enforcement officer told her Wheel-Trans driver due to the new pilot rules, Cal would have to wait at one of the designated pick-up areas along King Street.

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