Fiji launches initiative to promote priority seating in buses

by | Oct 1, 2016 | Accessible Documents, All, Barriers, Customer Service, Hearing Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Health Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Transportation, Visual Disabilities

FIJI: The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation together with Fiji Bus Operators Association have launched an initiative to promote priority seating for Expectant mothers, senior citizens and people with disabilities. A total of 55 bus companies will be...

Klassen: Calgary has much to learn about accessibility

by | Aug 28, 2016 | Accommodations, All, Barriers, Hearing Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Media Coverage, Physical Barriers, Physical Disabilities, Public Spaces, Resources/Tools, Types of Disabilities, Visual Disabilities

Great news. Now that the $5.75 million on glam bike paths for the super-abled is out of the way, city council will take a long overdue look at increasing basic accessibility for people who may not even have one way to get from Point A to Point B. Ward 7 Coun. Druh...

EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Disability Discrimination

by | Jul 6, 2016 | Accommodations, All, Attitudinal Barriers, Barriers, Business Case for Accessibility, Employment, Media Coverage, Physical Barriers, Physical Disabilities, Support Persons

CHICAGO: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to an employee at its Hodgkins, Ill., store who was disabled by bone cancer and failing to stop harassment of the employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Accessibility Legislation

by | Jun 24, 2016 | Accessible Documents, Accommodations, All, Assistive Devices, Assistive Technology & Devices, Barriers, Communication Barriers, Customer Service, Employment, Government Publications, Hearing Disabilities, Information & Communications, Integrated Standards Regulation, Invisible Disabilities, Legislation, Physical Barriers, Physical Disabilities, Public Spaces, Transportation, Visual Disabilities

Nova Scotia’s government is moving forward with its promise to help make Nova Scotia a more accessible and inclusive place to live and work. The goal of the Minister of Community Services’ Advisory Panel on Accessibility Legislation was to provide Minister Joanne...