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Canada: Launch of Draft Strategy for Building Inclusive Workplaces | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, July 1 2019 Advocates for inclusion of people with disabilities in Canadian workplaces have released a new draft pan-Canadian strategy for building an inclusive workforce. The draft strategy is designed to promote and guide efforts across...
Province in British Columbia, Canada to Develop Online Tool to Track Accessible Parking Spaces | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, Built Environment, 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 grant they received last year. The province is once again...
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) | Best Brothers Group of Companies
ODSP benefits can include money for: basic needs shelter costs special diet allowance remote communities allowance (if applicable) prescription drug coverage (OHIP+ for youth under 24) dental benefits for ODSP recipients and their spouses/partners (children under 18...
Tactile Model Makes a Stadium Accessible to Persons with Visual Impairment | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, April 19 2019 The Tower and the 1976 Olympic Games Olympic Stadium, a symbol of the city of Montreal in Québec, Canada, can now be explored with the fingertips. They have been reproduced as a tactile...
Edmonton’s proposed High Level Line project wins national landscape architecture award – Edmonton
Now that their proposal has won an award, the backers behind Edmonton’s High Level Line project are hoping that recognition will help spur action to make the proposal a reality.The idea is for a linear park to...
Proposed Canadian travel regulations for people with disabilities don’t go far enough, critics say – BC | Best Brothers Group of Companies
For people living with disabilities, travelling can be a challenge. The Canadian Transportation Agency and federal accessibility minister announced new proposed regulations that promise to be a game-changer for travellers with disabilities. The proposed regulations would affect...
Accessibility in the digital age: Okanagan parent voices concern | Best Brothers Group of Companies
When School District 23 recently introduced a new app for parents to report their child’s absence from class, not everybody was able to fully use it. Derek Wilson is blind. The app the school district chose is...
Developer forced to backfill Capital Pointe site after losing appeal – Regina | Best Brothers Group of Companies
The City of Regina has won its appeal against the developer of Capital Pointe. Westgate Properties has been ordered to backfill the hole on Albert Street and Victoria Avenue. READ MORE: Court rejects Regina’s appeal on Capital...
Calgary Building Receives $72,000 Toward Accessibility Renovations | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, Built Environment, January 29 2019 Picture credit: (ET Monroy – 660 NEWS CALGARY, Alberta: Seventy-two thousand dollars will go a long way in renovating a local community space. Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, Honourable Carla Qualtrough,...
Crawford Technologies Helps Braille Literacy Canada Establish a Permanent Endowment Fund | Best Brothers Group of Companies
Americas, News, January 8 2019Crawford Technologies Helps Braille Literacy Canada Establish a Permanent Endowment Fund for the Edie Mourre Scholarship ProgramImage courtesy of nipitphand at FreeDigitalPhotos.netJanuary 8, 2019, Toronto, ON – Crawford Technologies, provider of innovative document...
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