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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minute Read January 12, 2011

Government to appeal ruling over website accessibility for visually impaired

On January 11, 2011, the Treasury Board Secretariat announced that the federal government will file an appeal of a court decision that ordered Ottawa to make all government websites accessible to the blind within 15 months.

Although the government insists it is “committed to providing accessible online information and services to Canadians, and is continuing to look at ways to make information more accessible to all Canadians”, Treasury Board spokesman Pierre-Alain Bujold said:

The Government of Canada is filing an appeal with the Federal Court decision in the case between Donna Jodhan and the Attorney General of Canada in order to address some fundamental issues raised by the decision….

These include factual findings made by the Court, numerous aspects of the legal reasoning applied to those facts, and the unusual supervisory order of the Court to monitor implementation of its decision.

Justice Michael Kelen in his ruling said he would oversee implementation of Ottawa’s online retrofit, and he warned that the Court will intervene if the government fails to act.

Justice Kelen’s hard line does not seem to suit the government at all!

Is this a step back on the road to accessible information, goods and services for all disabled persons?

Yosie Saint-Cyr
First Reference Human Resources and Compliance Managing Editor

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Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B., is a trained lawyer called to the Quebec bar in 1988 and is still a member in good standing. She practiced business, employment and labour law until 1999. For over 20 years, Yosie has been the Managing Editor at First Reference. She manages the PolicyPro Human Resources and Internal Controls editions, The Human Resources Advisor editions, PaySource and the HRinfodesk news service as well as the blogs. Marie-Yosie (a.k.a. Yosie) is a recognized and respected author, with an extensive background in human resources, employment and labour across the country.
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Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Accessibility Standards / Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accessibility ruling, Accessibility standards, AODA, blind, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, Donna Jodhan v. Attorney General of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat, visually impaired, website accessibility

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Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B., is a trained lawyer called to the Quebec bar in 1988 and is still a member in good standing. She practiced business, employment and labour law until 1999. For over 20 years, Yosie has been the Managing Editor at First Reference. She manages the PolicyPro Human Resources and Internal Controls editions, The Human Resources Advisor editions, PaySource and the HRinfodesk news service as well as the blogs. Marie-Yosie (a.k.a. Yosie) is a recognized and respected author, with an extensive background in human resources, employment and labour across the country.

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