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“Is it ok if I use the word disabled or is the word handicapped better? I have a friend who prefers to use the word handicapped to describe himself”? “I would like to talk to an [...]

Proposed AODA Built Environment Standard for public spaces released for public consultation and review  The Built Environment Standard is the final Standard to be enacted under the Accessibility [...]

OPC FACT: Retailers during a major recession are missing 17-20% of the potential customer base in the US and Canada. This percentage of people is growing annually and represents the largest group [...]

Design of Public Spaces in the Built Environment In Ontario Just Released.

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 [...]

  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 [...]

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) assessed a civil penalty of $2 million against Delta Air Lines in late 2011 for violating rules protecting air travelers with disabilities.  In the US [...]

Optimal Performance Accessibility Experts recommends employees play Pulse to Learn about what it is like to be Blind.

The consultants at Optimal Performance accessibility are always on the look out for innovative ways to teach employees what it is like to have specific disabilities. We reviewed this article by [...]

In case employers in Ontario who are just starting to become aware of their mandatory role with the AODA Act wonder if this will be tested have a read of this Vancouver paper’s coverage of [...]