Air Canada Lays Off Blind Longtime Employee, Saying It Can’t Accommodate Him Amid Pandemic – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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In 2016, Sean Fitzgibbon starred in an Air Canada promotional video about inclusion. It showed him on the job, working as a stock-keeper. He was also given the company’s award of excellence for his service. So it came as a shock when he got a letter saying the airline could no longer accommodate his medical […]

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Blind Student Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Against Duke University – Accessibility News International

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By Melissa BoughtonJune 5, 2020 Before Mary Fernandez enrolled at Duke University, she was assured she would be provided the accommodations for an equal education to her peers who aren’t blind. Despite that assurance, Fernandez experienced barriers that permeated every aspect of her educational experience at Duke, according to a news release about a new […]

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Blind Student Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Against Duke University – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Before Mary Fernandez enrolled at Duke University, she was assured she would be provided the accommodations for an equal education to her peers who aren’t blind. Despite that assurance, Fernandez experienced barriers that permeated every aspect of her educational experience at Duke, according to a news release about a new federal lawsuit against the university. […]

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Coroner Calls Inquest Into Death of Teen at Brantford School for the Blind – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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The parents of a disabled teen who died in the care of an Ontario residential school for the blind say they’re hopeful a newly called inquest into their son’s death may protect a future generation of vulnerable students. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/coroner-calls-inquest-into-death-of-teen-at-brantford-school-for-the-blind/ Related

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‘The sea is where I feel peace and freedom’: Blind Spanish surfer aims for world title – National

The sea is where I feel peace and freedom’ Blind Spanish surfer aims for world title National

[ad_1] Carmen Lopez can only imagine what the sea looks like, but the blind 21-year-old Spaniard is in her element riding the surf. Guided by instinct and signals whistled by her coach, Lopez has been training hard to become Spain’s first blind female athlete to enter the World Adaptive Surfing Championship in La Jolla, California, on Wednesday. Read more: Blind, […]

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