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Lack of Progress on Human Rights Order Frustrates Accessibility Activist

Gus Reed says government taking too long to update and enforce accessibility rules Michael Gorman · CBC News
Posted: Aug 09, 2019

Gus Reed says the government isn’t doing enough to follow its own accessibility rules.

Gus Reed got tired of waiting.

Reed was part of a group successful in a human rights challenge against the Nova Scotia government, arguing he and other wheelchair users could not wash their hands in many restaurants where accessible washrooms are not available. A board of inquiry found the government was not enforcing its own accessibility regulations.

Lack of Progress on Human Rights Order Frustrates Accessibility Activist. Read full article.

Community Access for Visual Impaired Aided by Technology

Jul 19, 2019

NANAIMO Emerging technology for those who are visually-impaired is highlighting how inaccessible Nanaimo can be for many.

Nanaimo resident Jean Menzies, like many others across the world, is turning to technology and the increasing number of apps and services to see and make her way through life.

Community Access for Visual Impaired Aided by Technology. Read full article.

Record Snow Creates ‘Nightmare’ for People With Accessibility Issues, Says Advocate Urging Better Clearing

Darby Lee Young says record snowfall is causing huge challenges for people with mobility issues By David Bell, CBC News
Posted: Mar 05, 2018

Accessibility advocate Darby Lee Young says snow clearing this year had led to some people with mobility issues being stuck in their homes.

A Calgary accessibility advocate says there are people with mobility challenges across the city who are suffering due to the city’s current level of snow clearing, and there are some real consequences.

Record Snow Creates ‘Nightmare’ for People With Accessibility Issues, Says Advocate Urging Better Clearing. Read full article.

Census an ‘Accessibility Debacle’, Blind Man Says

5 March 2018
Sally Murphy, Reporter
@Selbellnz sally.murphy@radionz.co.nz

A blind man is calling for an inquiry into this year’s census, saying there are barriers for blind people and other groups to access the census.

Johnathan Mosen and his wife Bonnie, who is also blind.

However, Statistics Minister James Shaw said help was available.

Census an ‘Accessibility Debacle’, Blind Man Says. Read full article.

Widespread Economic Benefits To Be Gained From Making Workplaces More Accessible For People With Disabilities

News provided by
Conference Board of Canada

OTTAWA, Feb. 23, 2018 /CNW

Making work spaces and facilities more accessible would allow people with physical disabilities to participate more fully in the workforce, lifting overall economic activity by $16.8 billion by 2030, according to a new report by The Conference Board of Canada.

Widespread Economic Benefits To Be Gained From Making Workplaces More Accessible For People With Disabilities. Read full article.