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This driveway wheelchair hoist was built by Tetra Society of North America’s volunteer engineers so a young man can access a steep driveway in his wheelchair. Previously he had to be transferred to a vehicle and driven up and down.

This adaptive bike trailer was built by Tetra Society of North America’s volunteer engineers to enable a teenage girl with cerebral palsy to enjoy bicycling with her father and younger sister.

This travel ramp was custom built by Tetra Society of North America’s volunteer engineers to enable a lady who gets about by scooter to negotiate inaccessible European sidewalks — in this case, Paris, France

The Government of Ontario is proposing a new Integrated Accessibility Regulation under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.

From September 2, 2010 to October 16, 2010, a summary of the Integrated Accessibility Regulation will be available for public review on the government’s Regulatory Registry.

The Regulatory Registry can be accessed through the following link:
http://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/quickSearch.do?searchType=current

All comments on the proposed regulation must be directed through the Regulatory Registry.

Règlement proposé sur l’accessibilité intégrée

Gouvernement de l’Ontario propose un nouveau règlement intégré sur l’accessibilité en vertu de la Loi de 2005 sur l’accessibilité pour les personnes handicapées de l’Ontario.

Du 2 septembre 2010 au 16 octobre 2010, un résumé du règlement sur l’accessibilité intégrée figurera au Registre de réglementation du gouvernement pour que le public puisse l’examiner.

Le Registre de réglementation est accessible par le lien suivant :
http://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/quickSearch.do?searchType=current

Tous les commentaires au sujet du règlement proposé doivent être soumis au Registre de réglementation.

Merci.

Zongyi Yang, a Tetra volunteer with the GTA chapter, put together this custom wheelchair-iPod interface for Eric, a client who has also been volunteering with the chapter for a few months. Eric has been using his new custom interface for a few days now, which allows him to access all features in his iPod using the sip & puff switches mounted on his wheelchair. He even set up the text-to-speech feature on the iPod so he doesn’t have to look at the device anymore like we see on the video. This definitely goes to show that adding accessibility features to mainstream devices makes them a lot easier to use for everybody.

We should also note that this was Zongyi’s first (and hopefully not last) project with Tetra, quite impressive huh?

The Tetra Society’s Greater Toronto Area chapter planned and hosted an Assistive Technology forum at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Office on 18 June, 2009. This forum was the first of its kind, and was designed to be an opportunity for collaborating with and eliciting perspectives from the various people connected to assistive technology (AT). The forum brought together approximately 130 community members, including people with disabilities who use assistive technology, parents and caregivers of assistive technology users, researchers, educators, businesses, students, and Tetra Society volunteers. Among the notable attendees was the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

The Forum also included facilitated small-group discussions among participants to identify successes and gaps in assistive technology, and to elicit perspectives on what roles the government, researchers, businesses, educators, and the Tetra Society should play in improving assistive technology for everyone.

This report, entitled “The State of Assistive Technology Research, Funding, and Usage in Toronto,” is a summary of the proceedings from these small-group discussions:

• Regular Version
• Large Sans Serif

Forum Contacts