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Global Words of Encouragement to Manitobans (No.19)

Oct 16, 2013

I have worked in the disability sector in Québec, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. The biggest issue with existing regulations is that there are no consequences for breaching them, and there are no enforcement unit monitoring breaches. This is why having a strong compliance framework with "teeth" is mission critical. This is one of the 7 elements Barrier-Free Manitoba has set out. I strongly urge you to take these elements into account in your next step towards making Manitoba a fully accessible province.

Nicolas Steenhout, Palmerston North, New Zealand, Accessibility NZ


Message originally sent in May 2012.

A full compilation of the global messages is also available (Word / PDF).

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