by Timi | Aug 6, 2022 | Accessible Transportation, Air Travel, Customer Service, Physical Disabilities, Support Persons, Transportation, Uncategorised, Visual Disabilities
Airports are becoming increasingly accommodating towards passengers with disabilities, often with the help of technology. From virtual reality to automation, Varsha Saraogi lists the initiatives that airports implemented in 2019 to help make air travel an easier...
by Trish Robichaud | Sep 4, 2020 | Accessible Employment, Business Case for Accessibility, Employing People with Disabilities, Employment, Support Persons, Uncategorised
The majority of organizations plan to transition to a more flexible work environment, which offers multiple benefits for workers and more inclusive hiring opportunities. A global workforce survey found that the majority of organizations plan to transition to a more...
by Trish Robichaud | Aug 7, 2020 | Accessible Buildings, Accessible Communities, Accessible Employment, Accessible Entrances, Accessible Parking, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Employing People with Disabilities, Employment, Physical Barriers, Physical Disabilities, Service Animals, Support Persons, Uncategorised
Accessible Workplace Hangs In The Balance! I just had to share… Trish:-) This is Working Together, a weekly series on the changing face of U.S. business. To mark the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we’re taking a deep dive into how the...
by Trish Robichaud | Jul 3, 2020 | Accessible Transportation, Air Travel, Customer Service, Physical Disabilities, Service Animals, Support Persons, Transportation, Visual Disabilities
New rules for the disabled travel industry! I just had to share… Trish:-) New rules aimed at making travel within Canada safer and more accessible for people with disabilities mark a welcome step forward but don’t yet go far enough to removing long-standing...
by Trish Robichaud | Jul 6, 2016 | Accommodations, All, Attitudinal Barriers, Barriers, Business Case for Accessibility, Employment, Media Coverage, Physical Barriers, Physical Disabilities, Support Persons
CHICAGO: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to an employee at its Hodgkins, Ill., store who was disabled by bone cancer and failing to stop harassment of the employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
