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What I’ve Learned By Hiring More Employees With Disabilities
Less than a fifth of people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities are employed, but business leaders can help change that. BY SCOTT MONETTE | 07.21.16 | 5:00 AM Everyone deserves a chance to succeed. And by my estimation, no group has been refused...
Ontario Supporting Accessibility Innovation for Business
Government Partnering with OCAD to Improve Accessibility for Consumers with Disabilities April 4, 2017 - Accessibility Directorate of Ontario Ontario is helping businesses and organizations better understand the needs of people with disabilities, while supporting them...
Toronto Deli Owner Sounds off after City Orders his Accessibility Ramp Removed
'The mandate from the province is that the whole city needs to be accessible ... why not in 2017?' A Toronto deli owner is sounding off after being issued a city notice to remove an accessibility ramp that's sat outside his shop for the last three years. Julian Katz...
East Toronto Woman Fights for Equal Treatment for the Disabled
Human rights complaint filed against Danforth Avenue tavern By Joanna Lavoie, East York Mirror Haily Butler-Henderson just wanted to use the restroom at a local bar and grill. Instead, she said, she encountered discrimination against a person with a disability. The...
York Region Residents with Disabilities Demand Better Accessibility
The world looks different when you use a wheelchair - Just ask Doug Poirier By Simon Martin, Newmarket Era The Georgina resident was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2009 and since that time accessibility has taken on new meaning. The Accessibility for Ontarians...
94-Year-Old Says Elevator Repairs Would Be Like ‘House Arrest’
Mary Taylor plans to go to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal over disability accommodation conflict By Kate McGillivray, CBC News - A 94-year-old woman with a disability says she's planning on going to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after the company that manages...