Halifax research group creates app to help break barriers for those living with disabilities

June 4, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Accessibility Act, Canada, NAAW, National AccessAbility Week, Non Profit, Nova Scotia, OurHFX, ourhfxevents, ReachAbility

A research group in Halifax is trying to make the city more inclusive to residents and visitors. PEACH Research works to promote equity, accessibility and health in urban design and planning practices. It’s part of Dalhousie University’s school of planning and consists of faculty members, students and partners developing and executing projects to help […]

Ford Government Acknowledges Ontario Students with Disabilities Face Added Hardships Trying to learn at Home During COVID-19 But Announces No Comprehensive Plan to Remove the Added Disability Barriers that Online Learning Creates for Them – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

May 19, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Today, as the first media question at Premier Doug Ford’s Queen’s Park COVID-19 briefing, the Toronto Star told the premier that parents of special needs children have told the Star that they are particularly struggling at this time and that the Government needs to take a leading role in making sure that their children are […]

Edmonton family creates kids with disabilities stay warm

January 1, 2019 / by BBG Security / Children With Disabilities, Health

[ad_1] An Edmonton man is hoping something from his childhood will help other kids living with disabilities stay warm during the winter. Quinn Ohler explains. [ad_2] Source link