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New Integrated Standards Posted to AODA Site

Jun 10, 2011
By Geof Collis

The Provincial Government has posted the new ONTARIO REGULATION 191/11, Integrated Accessibility Standards to its e-Laws website and as expected, it is not accessible.

No semantic markup, headings and lists for example, links that make no sense when read out of context, invalid code and more, all of which make this page non compliant to the very standards it is written for. How ironic.


A Setback for Disability Rights

By Linda Saxon, The Windsor Star May 27, 2011 3:11 AM   

I am not writing as the Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee chair, but as an individual with a disability.

I was very disappointed with Essex County Council’s May 18 decision to not support Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee’s resolution regarding
the Association of the Municipalities of Ontario’s position on the draft Integrated Accessibility Regulation.


Attend the Toronto Transit Commission’s May 19, 2011 Public Forum on Barriers to Accessibility in Public Transit

May 13, 2011

SUMMARY

We encourage those in the Toronto area to attend the Toronto Transit Commission’s fourth annual public forum on barriers to accessibility on the TTC. It will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2011 from 7 to 9:30 pm. Details are set out below in TTC’s announcement of this event.


AODA and the Relationship with the Ontario Human Rights Code

Author: Suzanne Cohen Share
Posted on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 at 9:15 am

While learning about the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), organizations should be aware of the legal limitations of the Act in relation to the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Many people are unaware that the Code takes precedent.


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.