Accessibility advocates say Peggy’s Cove viewing deck will ensure safe access for all – Halifax

Accessibility advocates say Peggys Cove viewing deck will ensure safe access for all Halifax

The recent public announcement of a multimillion-dollar project that would see an accessible viewing deck constructed at Peggy’s Cove, has been met with plenty of different views and opinions. Following the announcement, Michelle Paul, a Mi’kmaw water protector, raised concern over the possibility of construction damaging areas where Mi’kmaq harvest sweetgrass, one of their […]

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Already In ‘Crisis Mode’, Ontario Hospitals Have No Protocol for Who Gets Priority Treatment, Human Rights Advocates Say – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Doctors in Ontario could soon be forced to undergo the harrowing process their peers in Italy and New York experienced in the spring choosing who lives and dies when intensive care reaches its maximum capacity. That’s the question many fear as COVID-19 patients continue to pile into intensive care beds in Ontario. In Peel Region, […]

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The Ontario Bioethics Table’s Secret September 11, 2020 Recommendations on How to Ration or “Triage” Life-Saving Critical Medical Care if COVID-19 Cases Overload Ontario Hospitals are Finally Revealed, and Incorporate a Number of Disability Advocates’ Proposals – But We’re Not Out of the Triage Woods Yet! – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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What a major partial breakthrough we have had in our 9-month campaign to ensure that patients with disabilities face no discrimination in access to life-saving critical care if the uncontrolled surge in COVID-19 infections requires the rationing or triage of critical care in Ontario hospitals. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/the-ontario-bioethics-tables-secret-september-11-2020-recommendations-on-how-to-ration-or-%c2%93triage%c2%94-life-saving-critical-medical-care-if-covid-19-cases-overload-ontario-hospitals-are-fin/ Related

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Why Disability Advocates are Worried About Changes to Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying Bill – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Jeff Preston wants to know what governments are doing to help people with disabilities live Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/why-disability-advocates-are-worried-about-changes-to-canadas-medical-assistance-in-dying-bill/ Related

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Why Disability Advocates are Worried About Changes to Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying Bill – Accessibility News International

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Jeff Preston wants to know what governments are doing to help people with disabilities live Rebecca Zandbergen , CBC NewsPosted: Dec 08, 2020 If Bill C-7 passes, the federal government will give many more Canadians access to medical assisted dying (MAID), particularly those in the disability community. The legislation removes a requirement that a patient’s […]

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Disability Advocates Propose Plan to Fix, Improve Winnipeg Transit – Accessibility News International

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Disability Advocates Propose Plan to Fix, Improve Winnipeg Transit Report identifies 9 steps to ensuring those with disabilities have equal access CBC News, Posted: Dec 03, 2020 Winnipeg Transit is broken for people with disabilities, say advocates who have proposed a nine-step plan to fix it. A coalition of community groups – which includes the […]

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Advocates Fear AVs Will Leave Disabled Riders Behind – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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For Carol Tyson, a recent proposal that would advance the commercialization of self-driving vehicles brought familiar pangs of frustration. Like so many others, Tyson, an advocate for people with disabilities, believes autonomous transportation holds the potential to unlock newfound independence and mobility for millions of Americans. However, blueprints for that future are missing vital components, […]

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Advocates Fear AVs Will Leave Disabled Riders Behind – Accessibility News International

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Pete Bigelow For Carol Tyson, a recent proposal that would advance the commercialization of self-driving vehicles brought familiar pangs of frustration. Like so many others, Tyson, an advocate for people with disabilities, believes autonomous transportation holds the potential to unlock newfound independence and mobility for millions of Americans. However, blueprints for that future are missing […]

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What Did Disability Advocates Tell Canada’s Parliament 40 Years Ago This Fall to Help Win an Historic Amendment to the Charter of Rights to Protect Equality for People with Disabilities? – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Let’s take a cool stroll down disability rights advocacy memory lane going back four decades! Today, we make public a real treasure from the history of the ongoing non-partisan campaign for full accessibility, full participation and full inclusion of people with disabilities in Canadian society! These events still resonate to this day. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/what-did-disability-advocates-tell-canadas-parliament-40-years-ago-this-fall-to-help-win-an-historic-amendment-to-the-charter-of-rights-to-protect-equality-for-people-with-disabilities/ […]

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