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• Ontario PCs won’t commit to accessibility improvements, disability advocate says

  David Lepofsky, a blind lawyer, chairs the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance, a non-partisan group that campaigns for disability and accessibility reform.

  Politics

  May 25, 2022
  
• Companies under pressure to comply with Ontario’s new website accessibility standards

  All private-sector and not-for-profit organizations with more than 50 employees could be fined for failing to ensure their website complies with rules that took effect in January.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2021
  
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• Video showing difficulty navigating snow-covered York University sidewalk in wheelchair raises broader concerns

  The video was posted on social media on Thursday by student Ali Imrie as she tried to make her way to her on-campus home. Imrie can be seen in her wheelchair as a friend struggles to push her through a university-owned, snow-covered sidewalk near her home.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2019
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• Ontario privacy commission says province overcharged group

  Ontario's privacy commission ordered the $4,200 fee quoted by the provincial government be reduced to $750.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2017
• Back online: Council votes to put videos on website, YouTube

  In less than 72 hours since the videos were first removed, London City Council unanimously passed a motion to repost public domain videos of their meetings back on the city’s website and YouTube channel.

  Politics

  Feb 3, 2017
• Videos pulled from city website, YouTube channel over accessibility issues

  Vides of council sessions, committee meetings, and other political debates were pulled from the city's website and YouTube channel over noncompliance with accessibility legislation.

  Politics

  Feb 1, 2017