Saint John family hopes to raise funds for accessible van – New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca

July 25, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, advocacy, Cerebral Palsy, Disability, Family, Health, New Brunswick, Saint John, Transportation

One Saint John family is hoping to raise enough money to buy an accessible van. Matthew and Mary Webb’s oldest daughter Gemma has cerebral palsy and is non-verbal. The two have to take Gemma to the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, about a four-hour drive, every six weeks for the next two to three […]

Largest U.S. Blind Advocacy Group Bans Web Accessibility Overlay Giant AccessiBe

June 28, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

The National Federation of the Blind, America’s most powerful civil rights and advocacy group for the visually impaired has launched a scathing attack on web accessibility overlay market leader accessiBe, accusing the company of engaging in “harmful” practices. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/largest-u-s-blind-advocacy-group-bans-web-accessibility-overlay-giant-accessibe/ Related

In One Day, Advocacy Action on 3 Accessibility Fronts- Critical Care Triage, Electric Scooters and B.C. Disabilities Act

April 29, 2021 / by BBG Security / aodaalliance

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Advocacy group sounding alarm on ‘extreme’ wait times for specialized mobility aids in Alberta

January 21, 2021 / by BBG Security / AADL, alberta aids to daily living, Community and social services critic, Disabilities, Health, Health Care, Health Minister, Ministry Of Health, mobility aids, NDP, Politics, Red Deer, Specialized wheelchairs, The Lending Cupboard, tyler shandro, UCP, Wheelchairs, Wheels Of Change, YQL

A newly formed advocacy group called Wheels of Change is sounding the alarm on Albertans with spinal cord injuries having to wait extreme periods of time to receive specialized wheelchairs and equipment under a government program called Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL). “To me, these are my legs, this helps me move from […]