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...
by Trish Robichaud | Mar 13, 2013 | Accommodations, All, Barriers, Media Coverage, Physical Barriers, Physical Disabilities
A Campbell River apartment owner and her building manager have been ordered to build a ramp for their disabled tenant and to pay her $15,000 for “injury to her dignity, feelings and self-respect.” In a hearing before a B.C. Human Rights tribunal Patricia Vermette, the...
by Trish Robichaud | Mar 11, 2013 | All, Business Case for Accessibility, Chronic Illness, Commentary, Communication Barriers, Customer Service, Disability Statistics, Education, Elections, Employment, Environmental, Events, Government Publications, Information & Communications, Physical Barriers
Without legal aid, people with cognitive and learning disabilities cannot cope with the demands of the law Canadians with cognitive and learning disabilities are falling through the cracks of Canada’s legal system. They often lack the skills to deal with details like...
by Trish Robichaud | Dec 30, 2012 | Accommodations, All, Communication Barriers, Customer Service, Physical Barriers, Public Spaces, Visual Disabilities
Much like other public accommodations, hotels and other locales of transient lodging are required by the AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) to provide access and services to people with disabilities in a manner that takes into account their...
by Trish Robichaud | Oct 19, 2012 | Accommodations, Barriers, Media Coverage, Mental Health Disabilities, Physical Barriers, Physical Disabilities, Public Spaces
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is calling on municipalities across Ontario to review their zoning and rental licensing bylaws to eliminate barriers to housing services for people with mental health issues or addictions. Barbara Hall, the OHRC’s chief...
by Trish Robichaud | Oct 17, 2012 | Accommodations, Employment, Media Coverage, Physical Barriers
Employers must accommodate employees with disabilities to the point of undue hardship under the Ontario Human Rights Code. The accommodation of scent sensitivities arose in a recent decision of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”). It raises questions as...
