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Council of Federal Accessibility Agencies launched

OTTAWA – The organizations responsible for enforcing the Accessible Canada Act (one of which is the CRTC) announced today the establishment of the Council of Federal Accessibility Agencies.The Accessible Canada Act became law on June 21, 2019 and requires the member organizations of the Council “to work collaboratively to refer federal accessibility complaints to the right organization and to foster complementary policies and practices,” reads the press release.The council is made up ofThe Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Transportation AgencyThe Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications CommissionThe Chair of the Canadian Human...