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Failure to allow exemptions under mandatory mask order constitutes human rights discrimination, city’s accessibility committee says. Ian Kaufman
March 26, 2021
THUNDER BAY Disability advocates are warning local businesses that failure to respect exemptions to mandatory mask policies constitutes discrimination under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
The City of Thunder Bay’s Accessibility Advisory Committee recently raised concerns that at least one business had posted a sign refusing entry to anyone not wearing a mask, “stating that persons unable to wear masks into the business are required to order purchases online.”
Author of the article: Dan Rolph
Publishing date:
Dec 29, 2020
Council meetings will no longer be available in a recorded state after councillors decided against providing captioned versions of council recordings.
During the Dec. 21 regular council meeting, Bluewater clerk Chandra Alexander presented a report to councillors which outlined the municipality’s obligations according to new provincial criteria being included in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) to provide captioning for recorded council meetings.
Incident violates Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act(AODA), lawyer Shannon Down says. Julianne Hazlewood
CBC News
Posted: Sep 17, 2020
Chris Trudell-Conklin plans to file a complaint through the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after she says the Crowne Plaza Kitchener-Waterloo didn’t allow her access to main areas of the hotel with her guide dog Cody. (
After months of waiting, Chris Trudell-Conklin finally got to meet her new guide dog Cody last week.
The Whig-Standard
Published on: September 15, 2020
KINGSTON- Kingstonians are being asked to spread some love by nominating a person or an organization for an award for helping make Kingston more accessible for all residents.
The city and the Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee are now accepting nominations for the 2020 Celebrating Accessibility Awards online at http://www.CityofKingston.ca/AccessAwards.
