by Trish Robichaud | Jan 16, 2014 | All, Barriers, Media Coverage, Public Spaces
Doorknobs in Vancouver are set to become a relic of the past after city council recently ushered in Canada’s first adaptable housing bylaw. As of early 2014, all new housing units built in Vancouver will require a slew of new accessibility features, including wider...
by Trish Robichaud | Dec 8, 2013 | All, Barriers, Government Publications, Human Rights Cases
“On Friday, July 19 2013 the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario will begin hearing the disability discrimination claim brought against McMaster Universityby former PhD student, Jason Tang.” ARCH The demonstrable failure of McMaster is to stand their ground and not allow...
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 28, 2013 | All, Barriers, Media Coverage, Physical Barriers, Types of Disabilities
MONTREAL: As part of the Semaine québécoise des personnes handicapées, the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse released findings of an awareness project aimed at six of Québec’s major chains of supermarkets and pharmacies. The project...
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 4, 2013 | All, Barriers, Employment, Media Coverage, Physical Barriers
For two Toronto single women on welfare, expected reforms to social assistance in this spring’s provincial budget could prove either promising or problematic. Both the NDP and the Tories believe people on welfare should be able to earn up to $200 a month before facing...
by Trish Robichaud | May 28, 2013 | Accommodations, All, Barriers, Hearing Disabilities, Human Rights Cases, Media Coverage, Types of Disabilities
The Toronto restaurant that told a hearing impaired man to leave his service dog outside broke more than the Ontario Human Rights Act. It appears that Spring Rolls contravened a 2008 provision of the Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act which requires...
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...
