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The Built Environment & Accessibility The Accessibility Standards for the Built Environment in Ontario focus on removing barriers in two areas: public spaces; buildings. Enhancements to [...]

HI FAMOS Members for Toronto; An update for the FAMOS Newsletter from Optimal Performance Consultants Inc.; The Ontario Build Code is set for release January 2014. The ABES or Accessible Built [...]

Great to read in TORONTOist e magazine about Jutta Trevinaranus Director of Inclusive Design at OCADU in Toronto. Time for all designers, architects, engineers, facility managers and building [...]

F08 Friday by Jane E Sleeth with Optimal Performance ConsultantsTITLE: Accessible Design: Where Form gets to Know FunctionTime 9:00am – 11:00amLeveL intermediateCEU 0.2Fee $95 / $105 [...]

Clearly the Provincial Government has their attention moved towards the current scandal with the cancellation of Gas Plants and the subsequent cover up. This means the AODA is stalled for many [...]

Good Friday afternoon from the accessible and inclusive design team at OPC Inc. I am moving a conversation over from Linked In to my Blog as it has a number of points worth reviewing and [...]

  HI David thanks for the follow up; the OBC 2006 has always had some components of “barrier free design” in it. The OBC which is currently undergoing its third & final review [...]