Accessibility News and Events
News
AccessAbility Advantage in the News
- HR Reporter (PDF), January 2012
- AODA Emergency Preparation Required by January 2011 (Word), October 2011
- Camping In Ontario, September 2011
- The Law Office Management Association Newsletter (PDF), May 2011
- Home Builder Magazine (PDF), May/June 2011
- The Star, May 7, 2011
- Canadian Property Management Magazine, 2011 Who's Who, April 2011
- HR Professional Magazine (PDF), January 2011
- Yahoo! Canada, Feb. 1, 2011
- Morningstar, Feb. 1, 2011
- The Family Caregiver, Jan. 12, 2011
- The Hamilton Spectator, Jan. 5, 2011
- Ontario Architects Association Profiles Directory 2011
- Age-Friendly Design (PDF)
- Universal Design Will Be The Law (PDF)
- Canadian Property Management Magazine October 2010 (PDF)
- Canadian Parapalegic Association Magazine Fall 2010 (PDF)
- Canadian Consulting Engineer, Oct. 4, 2010
- Daily Commercial News and Construction Record, Oct. 6, 2010
- Our partner, Quadrangle Architects Limited, has been named to the team of architects responsible for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes' Village. Quadrangle will take a lead role in planning for accessibility. Click here for recent media coverage.
- Our partner, Quadrangle Architects Limited, celebrates the opening of the new, modern highway service centres along Ontario's Highways 400 and 401. To make these centres distinctive from other highway service centres in Canada, Quadrangle incorporated a broad range of accessibility and universal design measures in the new facilities, to accommodate all visitors of varying abilities. Click here for the press release. This link is to a sample of the media coverage http://www.yongestreetmedia.ca/devnews/silverstations1013.aspx.
Accessibility Articles
- Architect Draws Global Inspiration; Universal design for seniors and the disabled ignited career-long passion (PDF), Toronto Star, March 21, 2009
- Plan Now to Adapt (PDF), FY Toronto, March 29, 2009
- Usable by All (PDF), by Susan Ruptash, Building, April-May, 2009
- A Clarion Call for Universal Design (PDF), The Globe and Mail, Sept. 19, 2008
Events
Upcoming Appearances
What: Gowlings OHSLAW Year in ReviewWhen: February 22, 2012
Where: Gowlings, Toronto
Who: AccessAbility Advantage's Monica Ackermann
Topic: Communication, Employment and Transportation Accessibility Standards
What: Festival of Architecture, Architecture Canada and RAIC Annual Conference
When: June 15, 2012
Where: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Who: AccessAbility Advantage's Jesse Klimitz
Topic: Universal Design and Age-Friendly Design
Where AccessAbility Advantage has been
- AccessAbility Advantage presented at IIDEX / NEOCON on Designing Accessible Interiors [Sept. 2011].
- AccessAbility Advantage presented together with the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario and the Accessibility Coordinator for the Town of Markham at the Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disabilities, Aging and Technology (FICCDAT). The panel presentation addressed how the AODA evolved, what it looks like implemented, and supports consultants are providing [June 2011].
- AccessAbility Advantage presented a webinar for the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) on "Complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) - Are you Ready??" [Nov. 2010].
- AccessAbility Advantage presented at Showcase Ontario, the Ontario Public Service and Broader Public Services annual conference. Frances Jewett teamed up with Imex Systems, Essential Accessibility and MSR Coaching and presented on best practices of inclusive employment, also referencing the anticipated key components of the AODA draft Employment Standard [Sept. 2010].
- AccessAbility Advantage presented at BOMEX, BOMA's annual conference. Susan Ruptash, Gail Mores and Lynda Staples provided an overview of where accessibility is headed in Canada and an introduction to the AODA [Sept. 2010].
Media Information
Contact
Frances Jewett
(416) 425-3463 x 7286 / 1 (800) 263-3463 x 7286
fjewett@accessabilityadvantage.ca
