Sentences with phrase «accessibility laws in»

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Accessibility articulates what citizens need to share, in particular societies, in order for public deliberation about the reasons for laws to be possible at all.

According to the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and to experts, disability is the combination of: 1) the individual's impairment; 2) the barriers in the environment (lack of physical and communications accessibility, negative attitudes, absence of laws and specific policies); and 3) the individual's social role (sex, financial situation, access to political participation, etc).

President Mahama assured PWDs of accessibility to public places that are now being constructed in line with the laws on disability, adding that those that preceded the law would require a lot of engineering work to adapt.

, an in - depth conversation on the topic of New York's medical marijuana law «covering regulation, accessibility, barriers to entry into the local market, program costs and more.»

During a hearing on Friday, July 8, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote ordered the county to hire a consultant by Aug. 7 in order to complete a settlement - required analysis of impediment, AI, report, which highlights a municipality's assessment of laws, regulations and procedures that affect a location's availability and accessibility to fair and affordable housing units.

«This settlement shows our enforcement efforts have motivated major developers like Glenwood to embrace their obligations under the law by making retrofits in thousands of apartments, compensating aggrieved parties, and establishing procedures to ensure accessibility at ongoing and future development projects,» Bharara said in a statement.

«This settlement shows our enforcement efforts have motivated major developers like Glenwood to embrace their obligations under the law by making retrofits in thousands of apartments, compensating aggrieved parties, and establishing procedures to ensure accessibility at ongoing and future development projects,» Bharara said in a statement, noting this is the 10th case of this kind his office brought against city landlords.

Should foot - and - mouth disease occur in the United States today where privacy laws restrict the accessibility of data, making predictions about the disease might not be so easy, according to a new study that weighs the costs of privacy in preventing disease outbreaks.

The EdTech plan, as it is known, includes an assessment of computer accessibility in schools as well as recommendations for making its title, Toward a New Golden Age in American Education: How the Internet, the Law, and Today's Students Are Revolutionizing Expectation, come true.

Everyone needs to be informed about these important references, services, and procedures mentioned in this memorandum, because we are all individually responsible for ensuring that accessibility standards are met and that the DOT sponsored activities comply with the law.

-- With respect to alterations of buildings or facilities designated as historic under State or local law, the guidelines described in paragraph (1) shall establish procedures equivalent to those established by 4.1.7 (1)(b) and (c) of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, and shall require, at a minimum, compliance with the requirements established in 4.1.7 (2) of such standards.

-- On the application of a State or local government, the Attorney General may, in consultation with the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, and after prior notice and a public hearing at which persons, including individuals with disabilities, are provided an opportunity to testify against such certification, certify that a State law or local building code or similar ordinance that establishes accessibility requirements meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of this Act for the accessibility and usability of covered facilities under this title.

-- If final regulations have not been issued pursuant to section 244, a person shall be considered to have complied with the requirements of section 242 (a) through (d) that a rail passenger car be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if the design for such car complies with the laws and regulations (including the Minimum Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design and such supplemental minimum guidelines as are issued under section 504 (a) of this Act) governing accessibility of such cars, to the extent that such laws and regulations are not inconsistent with this part and are in effect at the time such design is substantially completed.

I showed my Kindle 3 to my blind brother - in - law (who professionally evaluates new technology for accessibility) a few weeks ago, and we decided that the Kindle 3's improved accessibility hasn't gone quite far enough.

Amazon, Kobo and Sony, under the umbrella «Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers» and represented by Covington & Burling, argue (petition embedded below) that e-readers should be exempt from two provisions in the Twenty - First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, which President Obama signed into law in 2010.

After an explicit memoir called Schlauchgelüste (Pantyhose Cravings or, as Google Translate tells it, «Hose Lusts») provoked a legal complaint over its easy online accessibility, Germany's Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons (Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien) is now enforcing a law created in 2002 to protect the youth of Deutschland from the perils of sexy media.

Manufacturers of ereaders seem least interested in promoting their devices among the disabled, something borne out by the recent attempts by Sony, Amazon, and Kobo to seek permanent exemption of ereaders from the Federal Accessibility Law.

In addition to law enforcement that ensures a safe environment for all residents and visitors to Yolo County, we make every effort to improve the quality of life of the county's residents through involvement, education, and accessibility.

While he mentions the $ 1 - million investment in financial accessibility the law school made in 2015 for various bursaries and loan programs as one instance of his drive to improve accessibility, he does not deny the negative effects of Osgoode's steadily rising tuition.

Within law firms and corporate law departments, online CLE and training courses have grown in popularity, in part because of the convenience and accessibility of online classes.

Bitland assures confidence of the title of the property, secures your protection under the law in the property, stimulates protection, makes property title data satisfactory in a lawful courtroom, decreases property or home lawsuit, makes it possible for you accessibility to economic credit services, enables anyone to invest in property and will allow the growth of the Ghana property market place.

The employment standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is found under part III in the Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (PIAR), which is slated to become law around July 2011 (not confirmed).

ARLO, which has a separate website, matches law students with summer and articling positions in rural communities, and also encourages rural lawyers to «make positions available as a way to ensure the succession of their practice and accessibility of legal services in their community.»

Off the Shelf New AODA regulations coming into effect January 1st For those of your who are interested in disability law and critical disability studies, it is worth pointing out that the latest round of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) regulations will be coming into effect on January 1, 2014 (amazingly, less than two weeks away).

It's probably the case that the complete absence of copyright in laws wouldn't hurt public accessibility and might even encourage further commercial promulgation at relatively low cost.

We've talked a little bit in the past about accessibility as it relates to law firm websites and client experience and intake.

This past March, the Toronto Law Dean's Office issued a report on the accessibility and diversity implications of offering «the best legal education in Canada, and one of the best of the world.»

The accessibility of the civil justice system is an aspect of rule of law on which Canada scores relatively poorly, in comparison with other measures for Canada and with other countries.

Many of the law firm websites we see that need substantial work to achieve accessibility are also outdated in terms of design and content.

At Postali, we used the WAVE tool and Google's Accessibility tester plug - in with our personal injury law firm website.

While digital and distance formats allow maximum accessibility from multiple and shifting locations, and may create opportunities for virtual communities, they also miss much of the lived experience designed to take place in physical environments around the Law School and University.

The three analogies: (1) whereas a pre-electronic paper record can be symbolized by a piece of paper in a file drawer, an electronic record is like a drop of water in a pool of water, i.e., it is completely dependent upon its ERMS for its existence, accessibility, and «integrity» (as that word is used in the electronic records provisions of the Evidence Acts; e.g. s. 31.2 (1)(a) CEA); (2) if expert opinion evidence were rendered admissible in the way that electronic records are, there would be no evidence presented, nor cross-examination allowed, as to the qualifications of the expert witnesses, i.e., the «qualifications» of an electronic record being the state of records management of the ERMS in which it is stored; (3) going from a horse - powered transportation system to a motor vehicle - based transportation system has required a vast amount of new laws, regulations, and enforcement personnel, including police officers, judges, and lawyers, i.e., stepping up to a new technology requires that it be controlled by new laws and regulations, otherwise it will cause injury, damage, and injustice.

«On accessibility, we really saw it as something that is part of this outward focus of the law school, to really ensure we're getting our financial barriers reduced to the extent we can, for ensuring our communities are inclusive, [that] no one's pressed up against the window looking in on a great legal education if they want one and are eligible for one,» says Sossin.

The theme — The impact of open access to legal information: bridging the gap between accessibility and usefulness — presents attendees with huge scope for discussion, and as a parliamentary librarian, I'm interested to see how many of the suggested themes go beyond the courts and into areas of citizen participation in law - making.

«With European law increasingly imposing higher standards in terms of clarity and accessibility of legal information, in data privacy and consumer protection to name only a few areas, we believe the market for Legal Design is at least EEA - wide.»

Following an introduction of the latest Index findings, a panel will discuss the state of the rule of law, particularly in the context of Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16), which calls for all countries to measure and improve the accountability of their institutions, security of their citizens, and the accessibility of justice for all of their people.

Law Society of Upper Canada Licensing and Accreditation Task Force Consultation Report, January 2008 Law Society of Upper Canada Licensing and Accreditation Task Force Report to Convocation, September 2008 Federation of Law Societies of Canada Task Force on the Canadian Common Law Degree Consultation Paper, September 2008 Response to the Consultation Paper of the Task Force on the Canadian Common Law Degree, by Prof. H.W. Arthurs, 2008 The Carnegie Foundation Report on Educating Lawyers — Executive Summary, 2007 Study of Accessibility to Ontario Law Schools — Executive Summary, 2004 Counting Outsiders: A Critical Exploration of Outsider Course Enrollment in Canadian Legal Education, 2007 The Career Trajectories of Urban Law Graduates by Ronit Dinovitzer, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto Canadian Association of Law Teachers Annual Meeting, The Geographies of Legal Education: Policy, Practice and Theory; May 25 - 27, 2009, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Throughout his time as the country's top judge, Lord Neuberger also fought tirelessly to promote transparency and accessibility within the Supreme Court, and has established himself as one of the leading voices in the crusade for the rule of law.

In designing your law firm — physically and virtually — make sure you think about accessibility for all individuals.

Because there is no law of general application requiring institutional ERMSs be maintained in compliance with the national standard, defects that can interfere with the existence, accessibility, and integrity of e-records are very numerous and very common.

In my opinion, this would have been a great opportunity for the federal government to take the lead in this area, and implement a national law and standards regarding accessibilitIn my opinion, this would have been a great opportunity for the federal government to take the lead in this area, and implement a national law and standards regarding accessibilitin this area, and implement a national law and standards regarding accessibility.

In the previous post, we discussed what accessibility is and why it should be part of your law firm's plan.

The Ontario government just released the Final Proposed Employment Accessibility Standard («Final Proposed Standard»), which, if adopted as law in its current form, will broadly impact the employment practices of nearly...

For example, one of our keynote speakers is, I am going to totally mispronounce her name, and I apologize to her in advance, but, Haben Girma, and she is the first blind deaf attorney to graduate from Harvard Law School, and she is going to come and talk about the idea of accessibility, both for clients and how there are accessibility challenges in terms of accessing justice, but also for lawyers, and how the different challenges that each lawyer face are surmountable, and she will use her personal example to walk you through that.

In an effort to assist employers meet their obligations under this Act, the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment has put together a reporting tool as well as a the AODA Compliance Wizard which is designed to help employers know what they need to do to help them comply Ontario's accessibility law.

In fact, The Rule of Law Index, released by the independent World Justice Project, found that in some categories the U.S. even ranks below some developing nations, such as Botswana and Georgia in our accessibility to justicIn fact, The Rule of Law Index, released by the independent World Justice Project, found that in some categories the U.S. even ranks below some developing nations, such as Botswana and Georgia in our accessibility to justicin some categories the U.S. even ranks below some developing nations, such as Botswana and Georgia in our accessibility to justicin our accessibility to justice.

This chilling statistic reveals a growing divide in the accessibility of legal education, where the majority of candidates must assume bourgeoning debt loads or simply decide not to go to law school.

It would improve the affordability and accessibility of the profession, likely having a positive impact on diversity by encouraging more people interested in law to take the career break needed to pursue the education.

In the previous instalment of this series on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), we talked about the general and common requirements for the Information and Communication, Employment and Transportation Standards found in the Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (PIAR), which is slated to become law around July 2011 (not confirmedIn the previous instalment of this series on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), we talked about the general and common requirements for the Information and Communication, Employment and Transportation Standards found in the Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (PIAR), which is slated to become law around July 2011 (not confirmedin the Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (PIAR), which is slated to become law around July 2011 (not confirmed).

There is starting to be a good deal of law in the US about the applicability of accessibility standards to the private sector.