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Design of Public Spaces in the Built Environment The draft standards for the Built Environment are now available for public review and comment. OPC recommends your business review these and provide comments.  The Ministry of Community and Social Services has just released the draft standards for the Built Environment for public spaces. These standards will […]

 The Ontario Government Publishes Integrated Accessibility Standards Guide and Compliance Tool Posted: 01 Aug 2012 11:15 AM by OPC Inc and OPC’s Blog The Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services has published “A Guide to the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation” dated July 2012. The Integrated Accessibility Standards (IAS) Regulation was made under the Accessibility […]

Thanks Herman Miller for this and for joining forces with the harware/softeware IT part of ergonomics which is often overlooked. Look forward to more posts. Optimal Performance Consultants Inc Canada, USA

Great read and the picture says it all! I recommend this Blog for my readers who need to learn more about intuitive design and ergonomics. JE Sleeth & the team at OPC-Ergo

Great read and the picture says it all! I recommend this Blog for my readers who need to learn more about intuitive design and ergonomics. JE Sleeth & the team at OPC-Ergo

This Blog ties in so well with our Blogs and discussions with clients about the need right now to accommodate older workers. The US based ADA, Ontario’s AODA and UK’s DDA are in place in part to reflect the fact the older worker needs access to universally designed workplaces, job types and equipment. JE Sleeth […]

Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro by Hand. DAVID KUMAGAI The Globe and Mail Published Saturday, Jun. 23 2012, 12:00 AM EDT JES comment; This article is a good reminder to look at expanding Diversity and Inclusion to the disabled in innovative workplaces. Think Spencer West would make an exemplary employee in your organization? Proof positive organizations are not hiring […]

Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro by Hand. DAVID KUMAGAI The Globe and Mail Published Saturday, Jun. 23 2012, 12:00 AM EDT JES comment; This article is a good reminder to look at expanding Diversity and Inclusion to the disabled in innovative workplaces. Think Spencer West would make an exemplary employee in your organization? Proof positive organizations are not hiring […]

Ensure the Recruitment, Testing & Hiring process is accessible

Delta Airlines, Wayne County Airport Authority agreed to improve accessibility at Detroit Metropolitan Airport for people with disabilities. For our readers this shows how regulatory language such as that contained in the ADA Act, the AODA Act for Ontario and the Accessible Transportation Act in the US lead to Universal Design which benefits all users […]

LEED Certification and the Pilot Credit 44 – Ergonomics Strategy by JE Sleeth, Kartik Vyas, Carrie DeMaeyer OPC Ergonomic Consultants With every new building, new design, redesign, renovation, purchase of new furniture and equipment there is an opportunity for your business to have a positive impact on both the environment and the occupants, end users, […]

I wonder if any of the architects, designers, lawyers and HR professionals who read this article will continue to be misinformed thanks to this biased article in Canadian Architect about Accessible Design being a minefield. With the ADA in the US being litigated every day at great expense financially and in terms of brand damage […]

  Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro by Hand DAVID KUMAGAI The Globe and Mail OPC added note; Disability should be a fluid type of definition as a disability depends on many factors such as; the abilities of the person with a disability; the degree of accessible design in a workplace or public space; the attitudes, beliefs and […]

Why the Airlines in Canada and the US need a Strategic Approach to Accessibility.