Qualtrough has just completed a cross-country consultation ahead of crafting Canada's first national accessibility legislation. ( Andrew Lahodynskyj / Toronto Star FILE PHOTO )Cost can no longer be a barrier to creating an accessible Canada, says Carla Qualtrough, federal minister of sport and persons with disabilities. “Culturally, it still seems acceptable to say something like: ‘This would be really nice to do, Carla, but it’s going to cost too much money.’ And we need to change that,” said Qualtrough who is crafting the country’s first national accessibility legislation. Common concerns include the need for Ottawa to take a leadership role in accessibility and for the proposed federal law to have teeth. Advocates have also called for an independent accessibility commissioner to set accessibility standards and enforce them.

Source: thestar February 09, 2017 23:48 UTC