By Lisa Rutledge, Times Staff
Feb 02, 2011 – 4:33 PM
Application thrown out on technicality
A fight for a municipal election do-over has been thwarted by serious legal setbacks, but the two residents driving the battle say it’s not over yet.
Cambridge’s Thomas Vann and Debbie Vitez had filed an application in Kitchener’s Superior Court demanding that results of October’s municipal election be scrapped due to insufficient accessibility to voting polls.
By BARBARA SIMPSON, SIMCOE REFORMER
Updated February 2, 2011
Ensuring a standard of accessibility in county facilities and services will become more costly in the future, Norfolk council learned last night.
As the province beefs up its accessibility legislation, Norfolk County, along with other municipalities, have been tasked to improve facilities and offer
staff training. Council was updated on this work by the Norfolk County Accessibility Advisory Committee and the county’s Corporate Accessibility Committee last night.
Author: Adam Gorley
Posted on Monday, September 20th, 2010 at 9:30 am
It’s true that Ontario’s businesses will incur extra costs to comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
(AODA). It’s true that you will have to change the way you operate, expending more time, money and effort—at least initially. So maybe you’re afraid of
that. But consider that most people have no idea what not accommodating disability already costs Ontarians through taxes, health care and social services.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE UPDATE
February 1, 2011
SUMMARY
Today the McGuinty Government posted for public comment a draft “Integrated Accessibility Regulation” (IAR”). It aims to address barriers facing persons with disabilities in transportation, employment, information and communication.
We have 45 days to give the Government feedback on this draft regulation. After that, the Government will decide what its final regulation will include. This is the last phase in the process of making an accessibility standard that is an enforceable law.
