All posts by Greg Thomson

Accessible Information at Work

December 12, 2018 Greg Thomson

Under the Employment Standard of the AODA, employers must provide accessible information to workers with disabilities through accessible formats or communication supports upon request.

Accessible information should include:

Accessible Information at Work. Read full article.

Documents or announcements available to every worker in an organization, such as:
- Company newsletters
- Health and safety information
- Announcements of policy updates
- Memos or word-of-mouth details about workplace social activities
What a worker needs to do their job, such as:
- Presentations or videos

Return to Work Plans for Ontario Workplaces

December 10, 2018 Greg Thomson

The Employment Standard under the AODA states that all public sector organizations, and private or non-profit organizations with fifty or more workers, must develop and document a process for writing return to work plans.

Return to work plans are written documents that provide support for workers who have been absent from work because of a disability and who need disability-related accommodations when they return to work. Workers can have return to work plans if their illness or injury is not covered by the return to work process under a different law, such as the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).

Return to Work Plans for Ontario Workplaces. Read full article.

Accommodating Workers with Epilepsy

December 7, 2018 Greg Thomson

The Employment Standard under the AODA requires employers to accommodate workers with disabilities. This article will specifically look at accommodating workers with epilepsy and outline the kinds of accommodations workers might need.

What is Epilepsy?

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to have seizures. A seizure happens when brain activity is disrupted for a few seconds to a few minutes. The kind of seizure a person has depends on which parts of the brain are affected.

Accommodating Workers with Epilepsy. Read full article.

Raise Public Transit Accessibility Barriers at the December 13, 2018 TTC Public Forum on Accessible Transit

December 7, 2018 Greg Thomson

and – The AODA Alliance Sends the Ontario Government a Written Submission for the Provincial Consultation on Education in Ontario

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities http://www.aodaalliance.org aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance

December 7, 2018

SUMMARY

1. Your Chance to Alert TTC to Public Transit Barriers in Toronto

Raise Public Transit Accessibility Barriers at the December 13, 2018 TTC Public Forum on Accessible Transit. Read full article.

Excellent Toronto Star Article Reports on Our Call for Canada’s Senate to Hold Public Hearings and Amend the Weak Bill C-81, the Proposed Accessible Canada Act

December 5, 2018 Greg Thomson

December 5, 2018

Summary

Page A-3 of the December 4, 2018 Toronto Star included a great report on our call for Canada’s Senate to hold public hearings early in 2019, and to amend the weak Bill C-81. That bill is the Federal Government’s proposed Accessible Canada Act. We set out the Toronto Star article below.

Excellent Toronto Star Article Reports on Our Call for Canada’s Senate to Hold Public Hearings and Amend the Weak Bill C-81, the Proposed Accessible Canada Act. Read full article.