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The 18-member group will assist the justice minister's Accessibility Advisory Board in preparing recommendations for the province.

/PRNewswire/ -- Acronis SCS – an American cyber protection company dedicated to providing certified solutions to the US public sector - recently announced the...

St. FX University Sociology Professor Dr. Katie Aubrecht, a disability and seniors care scholar, has been appointed by the province to conduct an independent review of the Accessibility Act. The review, required by the Act, will focus on identifying possible changes to the legislation, the standard development processes and Access by Design–the plan to make […]

News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia

My world has been largely absent from this election. There are few, if any candidates, with visible disabilities and few promises around improving accessibility and community housing for Nova Scotians with disabilities, Jen Powley writes.

Current provincial building standards are not serving all members of the public, according to one local accessibility advocacy group.

Current provincial building standards are not serving all members of the public, according to one local accessibility advocacy group.

Accessible Design Boosts Principles and Aesthetics - Canadian Architect By Share Consumer demand for accessible spaces has grown substantially in recent years. At first, the demand was driven largely by legislation like the Canadians with Disabilities Act (CDA), Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and other provincial disabilities acts. These pieces of legislation are primarily concerned with practical matters regarding access re...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Seyfarth Synopsis: Congressmen Budd, Hudson, and Correa reintroduce the Online Accessibility Act which would govern the application of the ADA to websites and mobile applications. On February 18, 2021, U.S. Representatives Ted Budd (R-NC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), and Lou Correa (D-CA) re-introduced the Online Accessibility Act in Congress as H.R. 1100. The bill would codify the principle declared by some courts, such as the Domino’...

announced their partnership to help organizations create a more accessible digital experience.  “The pandemic has exposed how heavily we rely on the internet in our social, private and professional lives, and lack of accessibility for individuals living with disabilities severely compromises how they can participate in the community, economy and job market,” said Dave Hale, founder and partner of Craft&Crew. For Hale, breaking the stigma that digital accessibility is a trade-off with enga...