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AODA Compliance – Compliance Reports are due this year 2014 By December 31, 2014, private sector employers with at least 50 employees in Ontario, must file a report with the Ministry of [...]

Many private companies in Ontario are now starting to request Built Environment Assessments as per the new OBC & ABES Dec 2013. It is important to be cognizant of using properly trained & [...]

PRM is the term used in the UK re Passengers with Reduced Mobility. A bit limiting in terms of not describing PwD including sensory, mental or psychological related disabilities. That being said [...]

www.tpacanada.com/sites/default/files/Tennis_Tribe_Special_2012%5B1%5D.pdf. The AODA in Ontario is about inclusion in all aspects of life including sport for disabled athletes. This Magazine is [...]

www.tpacanada.com/sites/default/files/Tennis_Tribe_Special_2012%5B1%5D.pdf. The AODA in Ontario is about inclusion in all aspects of life including sport for disabled athletes. This Magazine is [...]

This represents an excerpt from: “Releasing Constraints: Projecting the Economic Impacts of Improved Accessibility in Ontario (Accessible Version)”   OCADU Recent Statistics from the [...]

This represents an excerpt from: “Releasing Constraints: Projecting the Economic Impacts of Improved Accessibility in Ontario (Accessible Version)”   OCADU Recent Statistics from the [...]

Wal-Mart sued for disability discrimination Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments.     While we are on the topic of BRAND DAMAGE related to not accommodating [...]

HSO – Ministry of Labour Inspection Blitzes. Warehousing Blitz: February – March 2014 In March 2014, Ministry of Labour inspectors will conduct a safety blitz on warehouse facilities [...]

Why do seating manufacturers continue to make chairs with high backs or additional “neck support”?  For our research team at Optimal we are asked this by our clients often enough that [...]