Category: Accessibility News

Post of wheelchair user unable to navigate area shared almost 1,000 times CBC News Posted: Jul 09, 2020 The mayor of St. John’s says the…

The now mandatory masks make lip reading, facial cues impossible Andrea Yu Toronto Star, July 9, 2020 For the deaf and hard of hearing, COVID-19…

July 01, 2020 TORONTO & ZURICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AbleDocs Inc. the leading PDF accessibility service provider, and axes4 GmbH, the preeminent developer of leading-edge PDF/UA compliant software…

By Caroline McConnell, Special to the Examiner Mon., June 29, 2020 The hiking trails at Camp Kawartha, both at the main site on Clear Lake…

VIA Rail Canada Inc. last week announced additional steps toward ensuring universal accessibility in order to meet requirements set out by the Canadian Transportation Agency.…

Marcia Carroll The Guardian, June 10, 2020 The Government of Canada recently marked May 31 to June 6 as National AcessAbility Week. Any other year,…

Michelle McQuigge / The Canadian Press June 25, 2020 New rules aimed at making travel within Canada safer and more accessible for people with disabilities…

By John Rae Editor’s Note: John Rae is a long-time disability rights advocate, who lives in Toronto. The 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission spotlighted centuries…

Disability Rights Advocates challenges the State’s irrational, blanket disqualification of workers based on disability, seeks to bring hiring standards into compliance with the law June…

By Jensen, Randy on June 24, 2020. Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald [email protected] While the City is taking several important steps in leading the way for…