by Trish Robichaud | Jul 24, 2012 | All, Attitudinal Barriers, Commentary, Human Rights Cases, Media Coverage
MONTREAL – Michel Larochelle has been using service dogs for 20 years. They help him with his daily tasks and help him manage his quadriplegia. He’s often reminded of his limitations in public places, but perhaps the harshest reminder was in August 2009 while at...
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 15, 2012 | Business Case for Accessibility, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Intellectual Disabilities, Media Coverage
ST. CATHARINES, ON – Systemic discrimination underlies the case of an intellectually disabled woman who was paid a $1.25 an hour at her job, her lawyer argued at a Human Rights Tribunal reconsideration hearing. “This is one of these areas that there needs...
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 13, 2012 | Disability Statistics, Government Publications, Media Coverage, Research Papers
Canada is at a demographic peak, but the descent will be swift and steep. A greater proportion of people are working now than ever before. The largest chunk of the population, the baby boomers, are in their highest earning years and only a tiny sliver of that cohort...
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 3, 2012 | All, Communication Barriers, Human Rights Cases, Information & Communications, Media Coverage, Systemic Barriers, Visual Disabilities
Donna Jodhan, a Toronto special-needs business consultant, won court of appeal ruling that orders Canadian government websites to be accessible to the blind. by Laurie Monsebraaten, Social Justice Reporter, TheStar.com A Toronto woman’s 2010 legal victory ordering...
by Trish Robichaud | May 21, 2012 | All, AODA Standards, Human Rights Cases, Legislation, Media Coverage
By David Lepofsky and Avvy Go Imagine being refused a job, an apartment or public service due to your race, disability or sex. How hard is it to enforce your human rights? Six years ago, the McGuinty government’s Bill 107 made controversial changes to human rights...
by Trish Robichaud | Mar 23, 2012 | AODA Standards, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Media Coverage
OTTAWA — Ottawa taxpayers are on the hook for what should be a six-figure settlement after a tribunal found that the city’s fire department unreasonably failed to accommodate a former employee hurt in a workplace accident in 2003. In a recent decision, the Human...
