CCB BC - Yukon Division
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Tag: Duty to Accommodate
New Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Recognizing the dangers that quiet hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs) pose for vulnerable road users, the Government of Canada has created the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 141. This standard requires HEV manufacturers to equip vehicles with an Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS), which creates… Continue Reading “New Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles”
floating bus stop survey, next division call in and request for division newsletter submissions
To Members and Friends of the CCB BC-Yukon Division, Hello, some important information for your consideration. First, during a recent meeting of TransLink’s Access Transit Users Advisory Committee, opinions were sought by Brian Patterson, Consultant with Urban Systems and his team who… Continue Reading “floating bus stop survey, next division call in and request for division newsletter submissions”
WBU calls for increased access to braille on World Braille Day, January 4, 2023
Each year on January 4, the global blindness community comes together to celebrate Louis Braille, the inventor of the braille writing system, along with the system he invented, which would eventually go on to change the lives of blind people throughout the world. This… Continue Reading “WBU calls for increased access to braille on World Braille Day, January 4, 2023”
“The Duty to Accommodate People with Disabilities 101 – An Introduction to the Duty to Accommodate.” by David Lepofsky
A New Captioned Video Gives You a Practical Guide to the Duty to Accommodate People with Disabilities Have you heard something about the duty to accommodate people with disabilities, but wanted to know what it actually means? Who owes this duty? To which people… Continue Reading ““The Duty to Accommodate People with Disabilities 101 – An Introduction to the Duty to Accommodate.” by David Lepofsky”