by Trish Robichaud | Jun 17, 2013 | All, Employment, Funding Announcements, Government Publications, Media Coverage, Public Spaces
DUNNVILLE, ONTARIO- The official opening of 21 new affordable rental housing units for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities was held today in Dunnville. The project received more than $2.5 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments. The...
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 | 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 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 | May 10, 2013 | Accommodations, All, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Media Coverage
A record-setting human rights case that cost the Hamilton public school board almost half a million dollars in back pay and damages should serve as a lesson for employers, a local legal expert says. The school board, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled in...
by Trish Robichaud | Mar 27, 2013 | All, Disability Statistics, Education, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Public Spaces
In the early 1990s, Terri-Lynn Garrie was one of several employees with disabilities hired to work for Janus Joan Inc. for $1.00 per hour. While her pay was later increased to $1.25 per hour, other employees, without disabilities, were earning minimum wage or more,...
