Posted By JOYCE CASSIN NORTHUMBERLAND TODAY
January 22, 2010
-The Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) is asking for council’s assistance to make Port Hope a more accessible community for all who live there and for those who visit.
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Accessibility Challenges Still Ahead for Port Hope
Who Will Pay for Province’s Generous Plan for Full Accessibility?
by Mike Beggs
Posted to site January 16, 2010
With the draft report finally in and before Minister of Community and Social Services Madeleine Meilleur, Toronto taxi industry leaders say the high standards of accessible service called for in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) must be supported by government funding.
Tips for Webmasters: Improve Your Websites’ Accessibility
By Geof Collis
Badeyes Design & Consulting
January 16, 2010
In anticipation of the upcoming Accessibility
for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Information and Communications
Standard, I have put together some tips for Webmasters on how to make your website
accessible.
Read more at
http://www.badeyes.com/?p=18
Accessibility Group Gets Small Pay Raise
Posted By BRIAN SHYPULA, Staff Reporter
PostedJanuary 9, 2010
Volunteers with the Perth County accessibility advisory committee will be paid more to attend meetings in 2010.
Perth County councillors approved paying the volunteers $97.71 a meeting — the standard council committee rate for meeting which last less than three hours — to a maximum of six meetings a year.
Customer Care Standard is now Law but Still Lacks Teeth
By Geof Collis
January 2, 2010
In case you don’t already know, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Customer Care Standard became law on January 1st, 2010.
Now those living with disabilities in Ontario woke up to a much more accessible Province. Or did they?