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Dec 2013

  • 6 Dec 2013 - Phoney guide dogs a worrisome trend -
    "Easy Internet access now means that people are purchasing fake vests, harnesses and identification to allow them to take their pets into public places where they would not otherwise be able to go. Some have even tried to travel internationally with their pets or to obtain discounts from their veterinarians by making such false claims. Guide Dog Users of Canada, a nationally registered charity that assists guide dog users and educates the public on the benefits of guide dog use, deplores this situation because of the threat it creates to the legitimate access rights of blind and partially sighted guide dog teams."
  • 3 Dec 2013 - National Initiative Opens Access to Digital Library Resources for the Print Disabled -
    Vancouver, B.C. – December 3, 2013 – Canadians with print disabilities will receive increased open access to digital library resources, thanks to an innovative new project launching in communities across the country. Beginning with public libraries in Saskatchewan in January 2014, the Canadian Accessible Library Service (CALS) will offer free and open digital access to more than 10,000 titles, including popular novels, classics, and non-fiction. Another 40,000 new titles are expected to be added by next summer, and services are scheduled to be extended through participating public libraries in Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, Nova Scotia and Yukon by July 2014.
  • 3 Dec 2013 - Blind parents raising sighted twins -
    Gary and Kris live in the dark. But the Pike Creek couple isn't afraid of it. Neither are their kids. The couple is not just legally blind. They are completely blind. And they are raising twins who can see, kids who generally respect them but are not above a few games of hide and seek.

Sep 2013

  • 10 Sep 2013 - Human Rights Tribunal Ruling from Quebec: Accommodating The Use Of A Seeing-Eye Dog -
    Quebec's Human Rights Tribunal recently awarded $7,605 in damages to a blind massage therapist whose employer refused to allow the use of a guide dog in the workplace.  This decision is unique in that it is one of the few addressing the use of guide dogs in workplace scenarios -- most of the existing reported case law has to do exclusively with access to public places from the customer's point of view.Norton Rose Fulbright has published a summary of the decision which outlines the situation and the reason such damages were awarded.
  • 3 Sep 2013 - Race to launch self-driving cars heats up, with Nissan and GM pledging ‘robot’ cars soon -
    The race to produce cars that drive themselves gained speed this week with several major automakers unveiling their latest technology. General Motors Corp. said Wednesday it planned to introduce cars that can almost drive themselves before the end of this decade.

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