Category: Accessibility News

To expand the pool of workers, companies are recruiting stay-at-home parents, retirees and people with disabilities. Will they keep it up if the economy sours?…

From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada $7.78 million investment will help boost participation of Canadians with disabilities in the digital economy September 4, 2019…

By Christopher Reynolds The Canadian Press Tracy Odell recalls with a mix of pride and pain the sunny spring day two years ago that her…

Despite suggestions to make voting more accessible, people with disabilities still face barriers. Megan Linton · for CBC News · Posted: Sep 01, 2019 A…

Maya Bosdet, 14, uses a wheelchair and wants to attend the same high school her father did Adam van der Zwan · CBC News ·…

For visually impaired students, a lack of accessible learning materials creates enormous barriers to success. By MATTHEW HALLIDAY | AUG 27 2019 When Alycia Pottie…

Accessibility advocates in Vancouver call for upgrades to wheelchair ramp and steps Jesse Johnston · CBC News · Posted: Aug 22, 2019 The path at…

‘The kids love it and it’s certainly a great feature to this facility’ Tom Steepe · CBC News · Posted: Aug 19, 2019 An accessible…

Prototype eases web navigation for those with visual impairments Aug. 20, 2019 by Brent Davis Waterloo Region Record A University of Waterloo student has helped…

by: Glacier Media August 21, 2019 A device developed by a Saanich father to keep his disabled daughter’s diaper dry has taken second prize in…