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Monday, February 20, 2012 - The Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) Launch the Blind Canadians blog!
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - Statistics Canada fails to make its surveys accessible to blind and deaf Canadians
Friday, December 2, 2011 - AEBC Heralds the International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Blind Canadians Are Committed to Protecting Their Rights
Friday, November 11, 2011 - Blind Canadians Question Government's Motives in Appealing Landmark Internet Access Case
Friday, November 4, 2011 - Toronto Ontario - Funding Cuts Made at the Expense of the Most Vulnerable Again
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - National Disability Organizations Come Together to Voice Concerns Over Unequal Library Services: Canadians Who Are Unable to Read Print Not Being Treated Equally
Friday, October 7, 2011 - AEBC expresses its condolences to family and friends: The passing of Steve Jobs is a huge loss
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians agrees with National Federation of the Blind: No Access to New Kindle Fire
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - AEBC Elects First Woman As Its National President
Friday, May 6, 2011 - Blind Canadians to Meet in Brantford, May 20-22

In The Media

Nov 2011

7 Nov 2011 - Consolation Prizes -
The AEBC stands firmly behind this article and endorses its sentiments fully. By Victor Schwartzman and Paul Caune November 2, 2011 For decades, voters with disabilities and their supporters have pushed for reforms of health care and social service bureaucracies. And there have been some real successes: curb cuts, liberating people from institutions, the Registered Disability Savings Plan. Tragically, says Paul Caune (Executive Director of Civil Rights Now! www.civilrightsnow.ca), advocates have failed much more often than they have won. One reason for this is that they waste their reforming energy by accepting consolation prizes.
6 Nov 2011 - Blind dog's friend gives her new leash on life -
Blind Great Dane Lily and her guide dog Madison are melting hearts around the world with their enduring tale of friendship that has seen its share of hardship.
6 Nov 2011 - DOT Seeks Websites and Kiosks Accessible to Disabled -
A new regulation that would require airlines to make their websites accessible to individuals with disabilities and ensure that their ticket agents do the same, has been proposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The DOT also wants airlines to make automated airport kiosks at U.S. airports accessible to passengers with disabilities.

Aug 2011

23 Aug 2011 - Elections Canada lobbies for test of online voting -
The head of the agency in charge of federal elections says it's time to modernize Canada's elections, including testing online voting and ending a ban on publishing early election results.In a report on the May 2 election, released Wednesday, Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand writes about his plan to test online voting and encourages parliamentarians to update the Elections Act.
20 Aug 2011 - New bus standards help those with disabilities -
August 15, 2011 -- Ottawa, Ontario – Those with disabilities will be better served by intercity buses following new standards introduced by the federal government.Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, has announced an update of the Intercity Bus Code of Practices, which establishes standards for accessible intercity bus services for persons with disabilities. The code was originally issued in 1998.

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