Category: Accessibility News

Share Your Accessible (Or Not) Air Travel Stories Large North American airline seeking feedback from people with disabilities that have had good and bad accommodation…

PR NewswireJune 21, 2019 GATINEAU, QC, June 21, 2019 /CNW/ – Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act , which received Royal Assent today, will provide…

Charities are legally responsible for meeting accessibility standards online, but most don’t. Digital accessibility expert Carlos Eriksson of Studio 24 explains what they can do…

Published on June 18, 2019 in Broadband’s Impact/Digital Inclusion/FCC/Innovation by Masha Abarinova ARLINGTON, Virginia – June 18, 2019 Comprehensive legislation addressing accessibility is necessary to…

June 3, 2019 The Viscardi Center has opened a call for nominations for the 2019 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards, an international award series honoring extraordinary…

Chief Assignment EditorJune 13, 2019 A canopy of brightly coloured umbrellas has appeared at Heathrow as part of an initiative to raise awareness of neuro-developmental…

Originally posted June 4 2019 Improving airline infrastructure and facilities for people with disabilities, global deployment of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for baggage tracking and…

Last Updated: June 5 2019 Article by Melissa Beaumont Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA) was created to achieve an accessible…

KYODO NEWS – Jun 2, 2019 TOKYO – A shortage of wheelchair-accessible hotel rooms remains an issue for Tokyo 2020 organizers who say they are…

May 28, 2019 An online tool to track accessible parking spaces is being developed by Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD), thanks to a $28,000 provincial…