by Trish Robichaud | Jan 14, 2014 | All, AODA Standards, Employment, Media Coverage, Types of Disabilities
About 70 per cent of Ontario businesses with 20 or more employees are ignoring provincial accessibility laws, government documents show. Queen’s Park is ignoring thousands of Ontario businesses that are flouting the province’s disability accessibility legislation,...
by Trish Robichaud | Oct 25, 2013 | All, AODA Standards, Employment, Government Publications, Human Rights Cases
No reason for employer to inquire if employee is ‘perfectly capable’ of informing it of accommodation needs. The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has reminded employees there is a fine line between an employer’s duty to inquire about the accommodation...
by Trish Robichaud | Oct 23, 2013 | All, AODA Standards, Employment, Press Release
Legal Expert’s Review Will Help Make Ontario Accessible by 2025 Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment Ontario has appointed Mayo Moran, Dean and James Marshall Tory Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, to lead a...
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 14, 2013 | All, AODA Standards, Education, Employment, Transportation
As of January 1, 2013 obligated organizations in Ontario have compliance requirements to meet in the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR) under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Your obligations depend on whether you...
by Trish Robichaud | May 17, 2013 | All, AODA Standards, Education, Employment, Environmental, Resources/Tools
Ottawa, January 23, 2013—The Conference Board of Canada in partnership with the Government of Ontario’s EnAbling Change program have released a new free resource to help employers make their workplaces more inclusive. This free resource, Employers’ Toolkit: Making...
by Trish Robichaud | Mar 23, 2013 | All, AODA Standards, Assistive Technology & Devices, Barriers, Physical Barriers
OTTAWA: The Canadian Transportation Agency launched yesterday two new resource tools for travellers with disabilities and for transportation service providers to improve their access to and understanding of the Agency’s process for resolving disputes within the...
