by Trish Robichaud | Dec 11, 2011 | Accommodations, Employment, Media Coverage
A City of Hamilton employee who was fired for crashing his work vehicle while driving drunk the wrong way on a highway is getting his job back. John Fougere, a 22-year employee of the city, was fired in May 2010 after he caused $9,000 worth of damage to a city-owned...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 26, 2011 | All, Business Case for Accessibility, Human Rights Cases, Media Coverage
Ontario’s human rights tribunal has found the city discriminated against an employee it fired rather than accommodate her disability. According to a recent decision by adjudicator David Muir, Cornwall managers also violated procedures that should have protected...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 24, 2011 | All, AODA Standards, Human Rights Cases, Media Coverage, Public Spaces
A recent federal court decision that found Taco Bell in violation of federal and state laws protecting the rights of customers who use wheelchairs or scooters should motivate restaurant operators to comply with access rules, attorneys say. Observers expect the Irvine,...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 6, 2011 | All, Assistive Technology & Devices, Communication Barriers, Hearing Disabilities, Media Coverage
Advocates for the hearing impaired are hoping a technology that drastically reduces background noise for the hearing impaired will find a home in public spaces across Canada. The technology, known as a “hearing loop,” is a thin strand of wire radiating...
by Trish Robichaud | Oct 24, 2011 | All, Employment, Media Coverage
Reproduced from The Conference Board of Canada, 64 pages, April 2001 Special Report by Ruth Wright Why should organizations include people with disabilities in their business and hiring strategies? Because they cannot afford not to. Document Highlights As our...
by Trish Robichaud | Feb 26, 2011 | All, Assistive Technology & Devices, Communication Barriers, Hearing Disabilities, Media Coverage
Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), the biggest U.S. home lender, agreed to pay as much as $16 million to resolve claims that the bank wouldn’t do business with deaf and hearing-impaired people using a telecommunications relay service, the Justice Department said. Hearing...
