A Disability Lens in the Time of COVID-19 – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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The Government of Canada recently marked May 31 to June 6 as National AcessAbility Week. Any other year, it would also be a time to recognize the efforts of individuals, communities and workplaces that are actively working to remove barriers to accessibility and inclusion. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic we have seen the disability rights […]

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Accessibility News June 27,2020 Update – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/acnewsca AbleDocs Inc. is excited to be joining the Accessibility News team to ensure all documents are made accessible and compliant. AbleDocs is the only organization to guarantee the compliance of the files we produce and back that up with a $10,000,000 guarantee. We look forward to working with you […]

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The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation OSSTF and Ten Disability Organizations Have Already Endorsed the AODA Alliance’s 19 Recommendations on What the Ontario Government Must Now Do to Meet the Needs of A Third of A Million Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Last week, the AODA Alliance made public a detailed brief showing the Ontario Government what it must now do to address the needs of a third of a million students with disabilities in Ontario schools during the transition to schools eventually re-opening, hopefully this fall. This brief draws on grassroots feedback we have received from […]

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When Will Disabled Lives Also Matter? – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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By John Rae The 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission spotlighted centuries of genocide and assimilation that is the legacy of indigenous peoples in Canada and elsewhere. It included 94 calls to action for change in Canada, but change has been very slow in coming. The Report was followed up by the report Of the two […]

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

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New rules aimed at making travel within Canada safer and more accessible for people with disabilities mark a welcome step forward but don’t yet go far enough to removing long-standing barriers, advocates said Thursday as the new regulations officially came into effect. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/new-transport-rules-for-disabled-travellers-a-step-forward-but-not-enough-advocates/ Related

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New York State Maintains Discriminatory Bar to Employment for Those with Less Than 20/40 Vision – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Disability Rights Advocates challenges the State’s irrational, blanket disqualification of workers based on disability, seeks to bring hiring standards into compliance with the law Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/new-york-state-maintains-discriminatory-bar-to-employment-for-those-with-less-than-20-40-vision/ Related

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City Improving on Accessibility But More Can Be Done – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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While the City is taking several important steps in leading the way for greater accessibility and mobility in its business units, more effort is needed to apply the effort more evenly, explained City of Lethbridge Mobility/Accessibility Master Plan project lead Chris Witkowski. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/city-improving-on-accessibility-but-more-can-be-done/ Related

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Accessible School Resources After the COVID-19 Pandemic – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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School staff, and other producers of educational resources, are adapting to the need for school resources in new formats. In the same way, schools, school boards, and other educational institutions can learn to improve the accessibility of school resources. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/accessible-school-resources-after-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Related

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Twitter Just Rolled Out a Feature That’s Inaccessible to Disabled Users – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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The company’s blunder is symptomatic of broader issues that pervade social media design and computer science education. By Sarah KatzJune 19, 2020 On Wednesday, Twitter announced that it added a new feature that will enable iOS users to create tweets using their voice. “Hear us out: we’re testing a new way to start a conversation,” […]

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