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Social Media in Government – 5 Key Considerations
Brought to you from HootSuite by PEOPLE FIRST at Changing Paces Government agencies and public sector stakeholders are increasingly looking to leverage social media to improve the quality of government services and enable greater citizen engagement, elevate public...
Workplace study exposes difficulties faced by disabled workers
TORONTO - John Huynh doesn’t mind being the poster boy for disabled people fighting discrimination in the workplace — if it helps eliminate the problem. The 35-year-old marketing analyst has neurofibromatosis type 1, which causes him to walk with a limp, changes skin...
CRTC launches Text with 9-1-1 for people with hearing or speech disabilities
CANADA: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is announcing that as of today the 9-1-1 call centre that serves the Metro Vancouver and select surrounding areas of British Columbia will be able to communicate with Canadians with hearing...
Ontario businesses ignore provincial accessibility law
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,...
Wal-Mart sued for disability discrimination
DALLAS: Wal-Mart Stores of Texas, LLC discriminated against a store manager by subjecting him to harassment, unequal treatment and discharge because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed in federal court. The...
Voting Problems Widespread For Those With Disabilities
More than a decade after Congress took steps to ensure equal access for people with disabilities at the polls, a new report finds that legal, physical and attitudinal barriers remain. During the 2012 election cycle, 1 in 5 voters with disabilities said they were kept...