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Waterloo Tightens Accessibility Rules for Development

Waterloo Region Record
By Paige Desmond

WATERLOO Waterloo has updated its stringent standards for accessibility in local development projects, ahead of provincial accessibility rules that take effect in 2017 and 2018.

On Monday, council approved a lengthy document that sets out the rules for new development projects and major renovations. Similar guidelines are expected to also be used by the City of Kitchener and Region of Waterloo.


Creating Opportunities For Deaf Employees

10/26/2016 03:45 pm ET
Lydia L. Callis

Sign Language Interpreter, Community Educator, Advocate. From 3 Generations of Deaf family. My website is http://signlanguagenyc.com

“Where do you work?” “What do you do for a living?” In America, these are among the first questions a new acquaintance will ask us. This simple inquiry reflects the cultural emphasis placed on work and career choice in the modern world. But for many, this dreaded question serves as a reminder that even work is a privilege.


Come to Upcoming Accessibility Forums in St. Johns Newfoundland (Nov4), Burlington Ontario (Nov. 6) and Whitby Ontario (Nov. 7)

Let the AODA Alliance Know of Any Accessibility Barriers You Face when Using Public Transportation in Ontario

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities

October 19, 2016

SUMMARY

1. Come to Upcoming Accessibility Public Forums in St. John’s Newfoundland (November 4), Burlington (November 6), and Whitby (November 12)


Miami University Reaches Justice Department Consent Decree to Improve Technology Access for Students With Disabilities

By Karen Farkas, cleveland.com
on October 18, 2016 at 10:10 AM

OXFORD, Ohio – Miami University, which settled a lawsuit filed by a blind student, has reached a proposed consent decree with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by using inaccessible classroom and other technologies.


Sticking with Red and Green Transit Lines ‘Offensive’ to Colour-Blind People, Says Advocate

Ottawa Citizen
Jon Willing, October 17, 2016

OC Transpo is using two colours to differentiate the Confederation Line LRT and Trillium Line. It might cause problems for people who have a red-green colour blindness, an advocate says.

OC Transpo is confident the red and green lines marking the O-Train Confederation Line and Trillium Line on a new rail map won’t cause problems for people with a specific form of colour blindness.