by Trish Robichaud | Jan 18, 2014 | Accommodations, All, AODA Standards, Employment, Media Coverage, Types of Disabilities
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act and regulations from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission refocused attention on workplace accommodations by broadening the definition of disability; more coverage means more employees will likely be ...
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 | 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 | Dec 2, 2013 | All, Disability Statistics, Media Coverage
WASHINGTON, DC (July 19, 2013) – The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the nation’s largest disability rights organization, applauds President Obama’s pick, Claudia Gordon, Esq, as the White House’s new Public Engagement Advisor for the...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 20, 2013 | All, Disability Statistics, Employment, Media Coverage, Resources/Tools
Even when an employer believes it has done everything right in accommodating a disabled employee, the Human Rights Tribunal may still find fault. Such was the case for Revera Retirement, a nursing home facility operating in Toronto, that employed Louisa Campbell as a...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 14, 2013 | All, Disability Statistics, Media Coverage, Mental Health Disabilities
The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) in partnership with the Mood Disorder Society of Canada (MDSC) is pleased to present a series of three free broadcasts in the Stop the Stigma mental health webcast series. These webcasts focus on the stigma of mental illness...
