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In this Issue

*What Is the Ford Government Doing to Ensure Patients with Disabilities Don’t Face Discrimination in Access to Life-Saving Critical care If the Surge in COVID-19 Cases Overloads Ontario’s Hospitals?
*Zoom Adds Accessibility Features for Video Meetings
*How Blind Nova Scotians Are Navigating the Strange World of COVID-19
*AODA Alliance calls on the Ontario Government to Appoint an Associate Deputy Minister of Education, to Create and Implement a Provincial Plan to ensure that A Third of a Million Students with Disabilities Are Fully and Safely Included in School Re-Opening
*How Online Courses Are Affecting Students With Disabilities
*B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders nanaimo strata to take action on barriers that trapped woman in condo
*What is the Ford Government Doing to Effectively Enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act?
*B.C. Senior Who Was Called A ‘Loser’ for Demanding Accessibility in Condo Building Wins $35K
*Ontario Woman Says She Wasn’t Welcome in Main Area of Hotel With Guide Dog

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ARTICLES:

What Is the Ford Government Doing to Ensure Patients with Disabilities Don’t Face Discrimination in Access to Life-Saving Critical care If the Surge in COVID-19 Cases Overloads Ontario’s Hospitals?

Read more at
https://aoda.ca/what-is-the-ford-government-doing-to-ensure-patients-with-disabilities-dont-face-discrimination-in-access-to-life-saving-critical-care-if-the-surge-in-covid-19-cases-overloads-ontarios-hospitals/

Zoom Adds Accessibility Features for Video Meetings

Zoom, which has become one of the most popular video meeting services, added new features Wednesday aimed at improving accessibility for those who are differently abled.

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/zoom-adds-accessibility-features-for-video-meetings/

How Blind Nova Scotians Are Navigating the Strange World of COVID-19

Carrying on a normal life during the pandemic can be difficult for everyone, but some people with vision loss say it can be a minefield.

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/how-blind-nova-scotians-are-navigating-the-strange-world-of-covid-19/

AODA Alliance calls on the Ontario Government to Appoint an Associate Deputy Minister of Education, to Create and Implement a Provincial Plan to ensure that A Third of a Million Students with Disabilities Are Fully and Safely Included in School Re-Opening

Read more at
https://aoda.ca/aoda-alliance-calls-on-the-ontario-government-to-appoint-an-associate-deputy-minister-of-education-to-create-and-implement-a-provincial-plan-to-ensure-that-a-third-of-a-million-students-with-disabili/

How Online Courses Are Affecting Students With Disabilities

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-21 school year is proving to be very different from past years, especially for students with disabilities. As many return to classes for the fall semester, the majority are doing so through their computer screens rather than sitting in a classroom.

Read more at
https://aoda.ca/how-online-courses-are-affecting-students-with-disabilities/

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders nanaimo strata to take action on barriers that trapped woman in condo

A Nanaimo woman who has fought for accessibility improvements that would allow her to go to and from her home without help has won her human rights complaint.

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/b-c-human-rights-tribunal-orders-nanaimo-strata-to-take-action-on-barriers-that-trapped-woman-in-condo/

What is the Ford Government Doing to Effectively Enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act?

The Ford Government has the responsibility to effectively enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Today, the AODA Alliance wrote the responsible Minister, Accessibility Minister Raymond Cho. We asked him for important and specific details on what The Government is doing to effectively enforce the AODA. We also asked for information on how many obligated organizations are complying with the AODA. We set out our letter below.

Read more at
https://aoda.ca/what-is-the-ford-government-doing-to-effectively-enforce-the-accessibility-for-ontarians-with-disabilities-act/

B.C. Senior Who Was Called A ‘Loser’ for Demanding Accessibility in Condo Building Wins $35K

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders Nanaimo strata to take action on barriers that trapped woman in condo

Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/b-c-senior-who-was-called-a-loser-for-demanding-accessibility-in-condo-building-wins-35k/

Ontario Woman Says She Wasn’t Welcome in Main Area of Hotel With Guide Dog

Incident violates Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act(AODA), lawyer Shannon Down says.

Read more at
https://aoda.ca/ontario-woman-says-she-wasnt-welcome-in-main-area-of-hotel-with-guide-dog/

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