In addition to the nine pharmacy chains (listed below) which currently offer accessible prescription medication information (APMI), Walmart Canada is now offering this service at…
Access for Sight-Impaired Consumers Posts
October 5, 2016, Vancouver, B.C. — Rob Sleath, on behalf of people who are blind or partially sighted and Access for Sight-Impaired Consumers (ASIC), and Shoppers…
January 18 2016 – BC’s new Guide Dog and Service Dog Act becomes law Stronger rules supporting better access to public spaces and strata properties…
From here to eternal waiting: why is sight-impairment still a health hazard at the pharmacy counter, well into the 21st century?
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The leaps and gains of technology, according to the now-50-year-old Moore’s Law, are the result of the doubling of computer-processing power every two years since…
ASIC supports submission responding to Department of Finance consultation- Balancing Oversight and Innovation in the Ways We Pay
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June 5, 2015 Lisa Pezzack Financial Sector Policy Branch Department of Finance Canada 90 Elgin Street, 13th Floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5 Via e-mail: paymentsconsult@fin.gc.ca…
Following its nine year efforts to lobby BC’s Passenger Transportation Board to require the installation of a taxi meter with optional audio output, Access for Sight Impaired…
Internet Voting Panel submits final recommendations to Legislative Assembly of BC
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The Independent Panel on Internet Voting received more than 100 responses from individuals and organizations representing people with disabilities including a submission from Access for…
BC Human Rights Tribunal accepts complaint against Walmart Canada and Shoppers Drug Mart
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On August 8 2014, the BC Human Rights Tribunal officially accepted our complaint against Walmart Canada and Shoppers Drug mart for their failure to provide prescription medication…
Access for Sight Impaired Consumers is pleased to announce our discussions regarding accessible prescription labels with London Drugs has proven successful. These prescription labels are now available…
In November 2009, Access for Sight Impaired Consumers submitted a proposal to the BC Ferry Services Inc.,, requesting they investigate the feasability of providing sighted guide…
City of Richmond Agrees to Complainant’s Terms and Settles Human Rights Complaint
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In the wake of a Human Rights complaint, filed on behalf of Access for Sight-Impaired Consumers in February 2009 and following a 90-day evaluation period…
TransLink, and its operating subsidiaries, Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC), SkyTrain and West Coast Express (WCE), have taken the lead role to provide “Universally Accessible…
Beginning the first week of August, media releases will announce that Canada Line will commence public operations sometime in mid-August. The over-crowded 98 B-Line buses…
Since the inception of SkyTrain service, passengers who are blind or sight-impaired have been permitted to request the assistance of a SkyTrain attendant using either:…