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The AODA Clock is Ticking

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In this Issue

*Companies Face Website Accessibility Deadline
*Judy Heumann, Pioneering Disability Rights Activist, Takes Spotlight in “Crip Camp”
*Health of Canadians With Disabilities Suffering During the Pandemic
*How People With Disabilities are Sticking Together During COVID-19
*’Grave’ Safety Concerns From Accessibility Advocates Could Stop London Rollout of e-Scooters
*Candy-like Models Could Make Science More Accessible to visually Impaired Students
* AODA Alliance Updates

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ARTICLES:

Companies Face Website Accessibility Deadline

TORONTO – Time is running out for Ontario companies to show their websites comply with new standards making them more accessible for people with disabilities or face fines of up to $100,000.

Read more at
https://aoda.ca/companies-face-website-accessibility-deadline/

Judy Heumann, Pioneering Disability Rights Activist, Takes Spotlight in “Crip Camp”

She’s considered the mother of disability rights – and she’s a ‘badass’

Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/judy-heumann-pioneering-disability-rights-activist-takes-spotlight-in-crip-camp/

Health of Canadians With Disabilities Suffering During the Pandemic

A new study led by UBC researchers and the Ontario-based Abilities Centre is sounding the alarm over the damaging effects of COVID-19 for Canadians with disabilities.

Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/health-of-canadians-with-disabilities-suffering-during-the-pandemic/

How People With Disabilities are Sticking Together During COVID-19

I asked my mom about what happened when the doctors first told her about my disability.

“They gave me a pamphlet,” she said, one that was 15 years out of date, and offered no advice on what we were supposed to do next.

Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/how-people-with-disabilities-are-sticking-together-during-covid-19/

‘Grave’ Safety Concerns From Accessibility Advocates Could Stop London Rollout of e-Scooters

A pilot project that would bring e-scooter sharing to London streets got a rough ride from city hall’s Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC).

Read more at
https://aoda.ca/grave-safety-concerns-from-accessibility-advocates-could-stop-london-rollout-of-e-scooters/

Candy-like Models Could Make Science More Accessible to visually Impaired Students

A groundbreaking study by Bryan Shaw, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Baylor University, aims to use small, candy-like models to make science more accessible to the blind or visually impaired.

Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/candy-like-models-could-make-science-more-accessible-to-visually-impaired-students/

AODA Alliance Updates:

Ford Government Finally Makes Public the Initial Recommendations by the K-12 Education Standards Development Committee on How to Make Ontario Schools Accessible for Students with Disabilities

Read more at
https://aoda.ca/ford-government-finally-makes-public-the-initial-recommendations-by-the-k-12-education-standards-development-committee-on-how-to-make-ontario-schools-accessible-for-students-with-disabilities/

In a Detailed Report Card Delivered During National AccessAbility Week, the Ford Government Gets a Blistering “F” Grade for Its Three Year Record Since Taking Office on Action to Make Ontario Accessible for 2.6 Million Ontarians with Disabilities

Read more at
https://aoda.ca/in-a-detailed-report-card-delivered-during-national-accessability-week-the-ford-government-gets-a-blistering-f-grade-for-its-three-year-record-since-taking-office-on-action-to-make-ontario-access/

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