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Suzanne Cohen Share

About Suzanne Cohen Share

Suzanne Cohen Share holds a master’s degree in Health Policy and Critical Disabilities, including disability law. Suzanne is a well-known cross-disability accessibility expert and consultant, a popular lecturer, trainer, researcher and author. She is the author emeritus of Accessibility Standards PolicyPro published by First Reference Inc. Suzanne is the proprietor of Access (SCS) Consulting Services.

By Suzanne Cohen Share | 3 Minutes Read September 14, 2012

An education campaign about courtesy/priority seating signs on transportation vehicles

In the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation, under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, there is the Standard for Transportation. Under this standard there is a section about courtesy seating in vehicles, specifically...

Article by Suzanne Cohen Share / Accessibility Standards, Human Rights / accessibility, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, communication strategy, conventional and specialized transportation service, courtesy seating, Disability, Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation, people with disabilities, priority seating, public education campaign, sign about vacating courtesy seating, transit authorities, transportation, vehicles

By Suzanne Cohen Share | 7 Minutes Read July 17, 2012

Pretty hazards: the accessible built environment

A photo of a beautifully designed stairway with an integrated accessibility ramp recently caught my eye. It is a fine example of a creative and attractive solution to a problem we are seeing more and more. Unfortunately, I think the stair is actually a hazard for anyone who uses it, not just persons with disabilities!

Article by Suzanne Cohen Share / Accessibility Standards, Human Rights / Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accessible design, age, Americans with Disabilities Act, AODA, handrails, health and safety, human rights code, McCormick Tribune Campus Center, mobility, mobility device, ontario, ramp, seniors, Slips and falls, wheelchair

By Suzanne Cohen Share | 5 Minutes Read June 20, 2012

Why website accessibility matters

The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a legally blind woman’s 2010 legal victory over the federal government, ordering the government to make its websites accessible to blind persons. It may not be a case under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, but it does show us how website accessibility matters and has an impact on promoting accessibility for persons with disabilities.

Article by Suzanne Cohen Share / Accessibility Standards, Human Rights / Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Accessible websites, AODA, blindness, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, Disability, discrimination, Donna Jodhan, equal access to online information, Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation, ontario, Physical disability, visual impairments, web accessibility, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, website accessibility

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