Nova Scotia first province to adopt Hansen Foundation curriculum in schools

February 2, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, accessibility curriculum, Curriculum, Education, Education Nova Scotia, Fairview Heights Elementary, Leah Fumerton, News, Nova Scotia Education, Politics, Rick Hansen, Rick Hansen Foundation, Zach Churchill

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Education Department is teaming up with the Rick Hansen Foundation to provide inclusion and accessibility teaching materials to the province’s schools. The free online programs are now available to teachers and include access to foundation ambassadors and a series of lesson plan ideas for primary and high schools. Hansen says […]

Accessibility and Remote Classrooms – Are Your Digital Learning Tools Leaving Students Behind? – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

January 6, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, Education

By David HsiehJanuary 04, 2021 Educators around the world are adopting digital learning tools to adjust to new remote educational environments necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in an effort to reach and support students by virtual means, teachers risk leaving the most vulnerable behind. In the U.S., the nearly 7 million students with disabilities […]

With the Shift to Online Learning, Students With Disabilities Face New Barriers – Accessibility News International

December 8, 2020 / by BBG Security / Education

They may not have to navigate campus, but online learning has brought new challenges By John Loeppky December 1, 2020 Shae Sackman is a University of Regina student who uses the school’s Centre for Student Accessibility to arrange the accommodations that they require for their studies (Sackman uses the they/them pronouns), including a quiet space […]

Access and Engagement to Education Survey – Accessibility News International

November 30, 2020 / by BBG Security / Education

Note: This is from the American Foundation for the Blind but Canadians are also encouraged to take it. We know that families of blind and low vision children are still facing major challenges as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced many schools to move to online education. As a person with low vision who received […]

Access and Engagement to Education Survey – Accessibility News International

November 18, 2020 / by BBG Security / Education

Edmonton mother says daughter with Down syndrome facing age discrimination

September 14, 2020 / by BBG Security / Alberta child care, Alberta Children's Services, Child Care, Child Care Licensing Act, Dayhome, Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Education, Family Support for Children with Disabilities, FSCD, Health, Individualized Family Support Plan, News, Out-of-school care, Politics

An Edmonton mother wants to challenge Alberta’s Child Care Licensing Act. Jill Scobey said the act discriminates against families with children with disabilities and her 15-year-old daughter Raedun. Read more: Parents of Alberta students with disabilities worry about return to school Raedun has Down syndrome and had been attending the same out-of-school care program […]

It Took A Pandemic To Prove What Students With Disabilities Wanted For Years Is Possible – Accessibility News International

August 26, 2020 / by BBG Security / Education

Schools’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic shows online learning is possible – but students with disabilities still need additional support. By Sherina HarrisThis story is part of Learning Curve, a HuffPost Canada series that explores the challenges and opportunities for students, faculty and post-secondary institutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. When universities moved online in March […]

Funding boost to provide internships to 280 CEGEP grads with disabilities in Quebec – Montreal

August 17, 2020 / by BBG Security / CEGEP, Disabilities, Economy, Education, Jean Boulet, Quebec CEGEPs, Quebec education, Quebec internships, Quebec jobs, Quebec students with disabilities, ROSEPH

Nearly 200 companies will employ 280 CEGEP graduates who have disabilities as part of an internship program thanks to a helping hand from the provincial and federal governments. Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet announced Monday $651,400 in funding for the organization ROSEPH, which works with organizations to secure employment for people with disabilities. Under the […]

New Coordinated Accessibility Strategy Guides Carleton’s Commitment on Campus – Accessibility News International

June 16, 2020 / by BBG Security / Education

By Tyrone Burke More than a quarter of first-year students at Carleton self-identify as having a disability, and about 11 per cent have registered with the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. An additional six per cent of university staff report having some type of disability. Ensuring that all of our students, staff, and […]

New Student Group Seeks Mandatory Accessibility Classes for Lecturers – Accessibility News International

June 15, 2020 / by BBG Security / Education

The group, known as the ‘Ability Co_op’, aims to promote awareness of students with disabilities on campus. Cormac WatsonDeputy Editor The group has released a video, produced by student filmmaker Niamh Barry, with students discussing online learning and exams. Trinity students, alongside the Disability Service, have launched a new co-operative with the aim of introducing […]

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