Websites Still Don’t Provide Equal Access in 2020 – and Lawsuits are Increasing – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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The coronavirus outbreak caused a shift in the usage of digital devices. As people worldwide become heavily dependent on the internet for essential information, work, school, entertainment, and basic needs such as medication and groceries, it’s clearer than ever that digital inclusion is crucial. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/websites-still-dont-provide-equal-access-in-2020-and-lawsuits-are-increasing/ Related

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Websites Still Don’t Provide Equal Access in 2020 – and Lawsuits are Increasing – Accessibility News International

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Adam Akinyemi, Whois AccessibleSeptember 26, 2020 The coronavirus outbreak caused a shift in the usage of digital devices. As people worldwide become heavily dependent on the internet for essential information, work, school, entertainment, and basic needs such as medication and groceries, it’s clearer than ever that digital inclusion is crucial. Yet people with disabilities have […]

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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? – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, the AODA Alliance together with other disability advocates, has been pressing the Ford Government to ensure that patients with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disability in getting access to needed critical medical care, in the event that a surge in COVID-19 cases exceeds the […]

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Ensuring that Patients with Disabilities Don’t Face Discrimination in Access to Critical Medical Care If There is a Second Wave of COVID-19 that Overwhelms Ontario Hospitals-A new Brief by the AODA Alliance Is Made Public Today – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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If there is a second wave of COVID-19 that is so severe that hospitals don’t have enough critical care beds and services for all patients who need that medical care, who will decide which patients get critical care and which ones will get refused? Read more athttps://aoda.ca/ensuring-that-patients-with-disabilities-dont-face-discrimination-in-access-to-critical-medical-care-if-there-is-a-second-wave-of-covid-19-that-overwhelms-ontario-hospitals-a-new-brief-by-the/ Related

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Disability Groups Demand Access to North Carolina’s Inaccessible Absentee Voting – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Today, disability organizations filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections (“NCSBOE”) for excluding North Carolinians with disabilities from their Absentee Voting program. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/disability-groups-demand-access-to-north-carolinas-inaccessible-absentee-voting/ Related

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Disability Groups Demand Access to North Carolina’s Inaccessible Absentee Voting – Accessibility News International

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July 27, 2020 – Raleigh, NC – Today, disability organizations filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections (“NCSBOE”) for excluding North Carolinians with disabilities from their Absentee Voting program. The lawsuit charges the state agency with discrimination against voters who are unable to independently and privately mark a paper ballot due […]

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People With Visual Impairments Struggling to Access Essentials During coronavirus Restrictions – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Christine Kennedy-Babineau, the program and resource development manager for CNIB New Brunswick, said some of the changes that have been made at grocery stores are presenting a challenge for people with vision loss. “Now we have lines where you are supposed to go to line up and arrows directing traffic flow through stores and someone […]

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People With Visual Impairments Struggling to Access Essentials During coronavirus Restrictions – Accessibility News International

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By Shelley Steeves -Global NewsOriginally Posted May 1, 2020 According to the CNIB Foundation of New Brunswick, residents with visual impairments are struggling to navigate their communities amid coronavirus restrictions. Christine Kennedy-Babineau, the program and resource development manager for CNIB New Brunswick, said some of the changes that have been made at grocery stores are […]

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