Donna Jodhan

Jodhan wins landmark case against federal government to fix inaccessible websites

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 12:37.
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Toronto – November 29, 2010 – Today the Federal Court of Canada released a landmark decision concerning the right of Canadians with disabilities to access government websites.

Justice Kelen has ruled that Canada’s federal government must deliver key websites in a useable format for blind and partially-sighted Canadians. Canada will now be joining with numerous other countries – such as the United States, Australia and EU member states – that have already made their federal websites accessible. The tools and standards for building accessible websites are inexpensive and widely available to web developers.

Donna Jodhan web accessbility hearings

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 16:35.
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Donna Jodhan's web accessibility Charter Challenge against the Federal Government has been covered by a number of major media outlets. Bakerlaw's David Baker and Meryl Gary are in Federal Court from September 21st-23rd arguing Ms. Jodhan's case.

The governments of many countries, including the United States, EU member states and Australia have already made their websites accessible to blind users. Canada's Federal Government is refusing to follow suit, despite the fact that accessible sites are easy and inexpensive to build and maintain.

Blind MBA to have her day in court over inaccessible government websites

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/14/2010 - 15:02.
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From September 21st to the 23rd, Bakerlaw will be representing Donna Jodhan before the Federal Court of Canada in Toronto. Ms. Jodhan, a legally blind Canadian, is challenging the federal government over websites that are inaccessible to blind and partially sighted web surfers. Bakerlaw is asking the courts to require that the government make job application forms and other major services accessible for these users.

Bakerlaw to Challenge Inaccessibility of Government Websites in Federal Court

Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/08/2010 - 15:51.
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Bakerlaw will soon be headed to federal court with client Donna Jodhan. Jodhan, who is among approximately 10 per cent of the population with vision disabilities, is asking the government to provide vision impaired Canadians with equal access to government information and services online. Bakerlaw hopes to compel the government to update its web accessibility standards and ensure its websites are accessible to all Canadians.

Blind MBA girds for battle with Ottawa over issue of website accessibility

Submitted by admin on Sun, 08/10/2008 - 15:05.
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The Canadian Press today reported on the case of Bakerlaw client Donna Jodhan, a blind MBA who is challenging the Government of Canada over its inaccessible jobs websites (see below for the recent press release on her case).

Click here to read the full story on the CBC's website.

Blind MBA challenges federal government over inaccessible jobs websites

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 15:01.
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Bakerlaw client Donna Jodhan is challenging the federal government over its inaccessible jobs websites.

"If we don't stand up and make ourselves heard, the government will keep on dragging its feet," Jodhan said in a press release issued today. "We need to act now, to make things better for tomorrow's generation."

Click here to read the full press release on her case in Adobe PDF format.

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