Lisa Goodfellow comments on the accessibility compliance milestone in a Society for Human Resource Management article – “Canada: Accessibility Compliance Milestone” :
The Canadian government is pursuing this goal “so that individuals with disabilities can feel more comfortable using public services and working for federally regulated organizations,” said Lisa Goodfellow, an attorney with Miller Thomson LLP in Toronto. “The Accessible Canada Act and the Accessible Canada Regulations strive to achieve this by identifying, removing and preventing barriers in employment, buildings and other public spaces.”