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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Accessibility Action Plan for the 2011 Provincial General Election

April 6, 2011

It is with great pleasure that I present my Accessibility Action Plan for the 2011 Provincial General Election.

Since the 2007 general election, Ontario has made great progress in its understanding and approach to accessibility. Historically, accessibility indicated the accommodation of exceptions, where concern was directed to individual cases. Now, accessibility means inclusiveness, where all visible and invisible disabilities are automatically accounted for. This shifting awareness towards accessibility is due to the large segment of our population which is aging and to the fact that 1 out of 7 Ontarians currently have some form of disability.

Accessibility Action Plan for the 2011 Provincial General Election. Read full article.

OCAD U Sees an Accessible Future with New Master Program in Inclusive Design

Jaclyn Law | Wednesday, March 30, 2011

In a major step that will further establish Toronto as a centre of innovation in inclusive design, OCAD University is launching a two-year Master of Design
in Inclusive Design program. The goal is to cultivate a brain trust of people skilled in accessible technologies, then scatter them across sectors — everywhere from government to the arts — so that inclusion will become a habit rather than remaining an afterthought.

OCAD U Sees an Accessible Future with New Master Program in Inclusive Design. Read full article.

Canada, Labour and Employment, The Accessibility For Ontarians With Disabilities Act, 2005: Preparing Your Organization For Compliance – McCarthy Tétrault

06 April 2011
Article by Daniel Pugen

Within less than one year, most organizations will have to comply with the Customer Service Standard (CSS) of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). The CSS applies to designated public sector organizations as of January 1, 2011. Commencing January 1, 2012, it will also apply to every other
organization that provides goods or services to members of the public or other third parties and that employs at least one employee in Ontario. Simply
put, most private sector employers must comply by January 1, 2012.

Canada, Labour and Employment, The Accessibility For Ontarians With Disabilities Act, 2005: Preparing Your Organization For Compliance – McCarthy Tétrault. Read full article.

AODA Alliance: Help Us Respond to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s and the Public Transit Sector’s Efforts to Weaken the Integrated Accessibility Regulation (IAR) and to Delay its Enactment

April 5, 2011

SUMMARY

We now have a unique insight into the views of perhaps the most vocal voices advocating to weaken the McGuinty Government’s proposed new regulation to address barriers facing persons with disabilities in the areas of employment, transportation, and information and communication. It is striking that this resistance comes from organizations that advocate for municipal governments and public transit authorities in Ontario. In other words, these are the voices of local government agencies, raised to try to slow down progress towards accessibility for persons with disabilities.

AODA Alliance: Help Us Respond to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s and the Public Transit Sector’s Efforts to Weaken the Integrated Accessibility Regulation (IAR) and to Delay its Enactment. Read full article.

City of Kawartha Lakes Thumbs Its Nose at the AODA!

Integrated Accessibility Regulation (IAR) soon to become Law but City of Kawartha Lakes shows contempt by launching a non standards compliant website.

By Geof Collis

The City of Kawartha Lakes launched it’s Economic Development website on March 31 and even though I informed them it wasn’t accessible according to the soon to be Law “Integrated Accessibility Regulation (IAR”, they launched it anyway, but why not? Whose going to stop them?

City of Kawartha Lakes Thumbs Its Nose at the AODA!. Read full article.

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