As 2016 nears employers in Ontario will once again have to get moving with a new set of legal obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (called the AODA). We remain [...]
This is what happens if your company does not have a formal Ergonomic Program in Place? Other external parties and your employees run the program for you. The ergonomic team at Optimal [...]
It is time for employers, purchasing managers, facility managers and HR managers to take a step back as the tsunami of demands for Sit to Stand Workstations continues to move forward. A question [...]
In OPC Inc’s Ergonomic, Human Factors and Accessible Design practice we find that many clients and even the general public are not aware of how these three areas of expertise are [...]
When your condo or office tower is modernizing elevators this is the perfect and lower cost time to ensure accessible design is part of this. Some of the design features to consider as both beset [...]
1. OPC Inc conducted a QUALITATIVE ERGONOMIC CLIENT Study following our Client’s move to their new building located in Toronto ON. For the purposes of this qualitative study we reviewed the [...]
Remember when education gurus experimented with open classrooms? I was one of thousands of products of that not so brilliant, failed experiment. Cognitive experts and brain imaging studies [...]
Good morning Manager We reviewed the ergonomic report generated by OPC when you first mentioned EE’s self reported increase in symptoms despite the fact the evidence indicates this will [...]
Classic Displays: Increase Accessibility with Accessible Seating via Classic Displays: Increase Accessibility with Accessible Seating. As part of the new IASR under the AODA for Ontario Public [...]
Assistive Device Standards for Wheelchairs RESNA, Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America. RESNA members promote the exchange of ideas and information for [...]
