Accessibility News January 30,2021 Update – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.
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In this Issue
*For over 2.6 Million Ontarians with Disabilities, Sunday January 31, 2021 Will Be The Ford Government’s Sad Two Year Anniversary of Inaction On Disability Accessibility
*Today is the 40th Anniversary of Parliament Agreeing to Guarantee A Constitutional Right to Equality to People with Disabilities *The Pandemic Has Made Post-Secondary students’ Mental Health Even Worse
*The Ford Government’s January 13, 2021 Critical Care Triage Protocol Would Make Every Triage Doctor a Law Unto Themselves, Denying Due Process or Fair Procedure to Patients Whose Lives Are In Jeopardy
*COVID-19 Pandemic Boosts Visibility of Sign Language, Increases Accessibility for Deaf Community
*Online Learning Is Worsening the Already-Uneven Educational Experience for Neurodiverse Students
*Canada Isn’t Ready to Deal With Influx of Those Disabled From COVID-19: Advocates
*CBC Program Reveals Disturbing Fact that, Far From Objective Scientific Decisions, Ontario Critical Care Triage Could Involve Doctors Guesstimating and Improvising When Deciding Which Patients Should be Refused Life-Saving Critical Medical Care They Need
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For over 2.6 Million Ontarians with Disabilities, Sunday January 31, 2021 Will Be The Ford Government’s Sad Two Year Anniversary of Inaction On Disability Accessibility
Today is the 40th Anniversary of Parliament Agreeing to Guarantee A Constitutional Right to Equality to People with Disabilities
The Pandemic Has Made Post-Secondary students’ Mental Health Even Worse
Among the many negative effects of COVID-19, deteriorating mental health of post-secondary students has been one of the most serious and widespread.
The Ford Government’s January 13, 2021 Critical Care Triage Protocol Would Make Every Triage Doctor a Law Unto Themselves, Denying Due Process or Fair Procedure to Patients Whose Lives Are In Jeopardy
COVID-19 Pandemic Boosts Visibility of Sign Language, Increases Accessibility for Deaf Community
Sign language interpreters said that they hope increased use of interpreters during major events helps increase accessibility for the deaf community.
Online Learning Is Worsening the Already-Uneven Educational Experience for Neurodiverse Students
Students with ADHD are underrepresented in the university system, their symptoms poorly managed and their degree outcomes uncertain. This academic year may be the testing ground for the shape of higher education to come, and I worry that students with ADHD and other invisible disabilities will be placed at a particular disadvantage owing to a lack of social and institutional support as well as the realities of market-based higher education.
Canada Isn’t Ready to Deal With Influx of Those Disabled From COVID-19: Advocates
Based on what disability advocates have seen so far, Canadian cities aren’t ready for the influx of people temporarily or permanently disabled from COVID-19. Long-term effects include breathing problems, mobility limitations from fatigue, and neurological and sleeping difficulties.
CBC Program Reveals Disturbing Fact that, Far From Objective Scientific Decisions, Ontario Critical Care Triage Could Involve Doctors Guesstimating and Improvising When Deciding Which Patients Should be Refused Life-Saving Critical Medical Care They Need
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