February 2, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, accessibility curriculum, Curriculum, Education, Education Nova Scotia, Fairview Heights Elementary, Leah Fumerton, News, Nova Scotia Education, Politics, Rick Hansen, Rick Hansen Foundation, Zach Churchill
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Education Department is teaming up with the Rick Hansen Foundation to provide inclusion and accessibility teaching materials to the province’s schools. The free online programs are now available to teachers and include access to foundation ambassadors and a series of lesson plan ideas for primary and high schools. Hansen says […]
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Send Your Feedback on the Initial Report/Recommendations by the Post-Secondary Education Standards Development Committee on What Must Be Done to Make Ontario Colleges and Universities Accessible for Students with Disabilities
June 30, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.
There are now three different public consultations going on at the same time on the content of new accessibility standards to be enacted under the AODA. The first, ending on August 11, 2021, concerns the disability barriers facing patients with disabilities in Ontario hospitals. The second, ending on September 2, 2021, concerns the barriers impeding […]
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Check Out the New Video that Explains the K-12 Education Standards Development Committee’s 185-Page Initial Report and Gives Tips on How to Give Feedback
June 24, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.
This public consultation is the first time in a generation or longer that the Ontario Government has taken a good look at Ontario’s school system from the perspective of students with disabilities. The AODA Alliance wants to help you have your say. This video will be helpful for you if you are: Read more athttps://aoda.ca/check-out-the-new-video-that-explains-the-k-12-education-standards-development-committees-185-page-initial-report-and-gives-tips-on-how-to-give-feedback/ […]
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Ford Government Finally Makes Public the Initial Recommendations by the K-12 Education Standards Development Committee on How to Make Ontario Schools Accessible for Students with Disabilities
June 1, 2021 / by BBG Security / alliance, aoda.
At long last, the Ford Government today belatedly made public the initial or draft recommendations on what the promised Education Accessibility Standard should include. The Government-appointed K-12 Education Standards Development Committee submitted these initial or draft recommendations to the Government over two and a half months ago. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/ford-government-finally-makes-public-the-initial-recommendations-by-the-k-12-education-standards-development-committee-on-how-to-make-ontario-schools-accessible-for-students-with-disabilities/ Related
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Nova Scotia first province to adopt Hansen Foundation curriculum in schools
February 2, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, accessibility curriculum, Curriculum, Education, Education Nova Scotia, Fairview Heights Elementary, Leah Fumerton, News, Nova Scotia Education, Politics, Rick Hansen, Rick Hansen Foundation, Zach Churchill
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Education Department is teaming up with the Rick Hansen Foundation to provide inclusion and accessibility teaching materials to the province’s schools. The free online programs are now available to teachers and include access to foundation ambassadors and a series of lesson plan ideas for primary and high schools. Hansen says […]
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Share with Others the Youtube Link to Yesterday’s Important Panel on TV Ontario’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” Revealing the Hardships Facing Many Ontario Students with Disabilities During Distance Education and While Attending Re-Opened Schools – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.
December 9, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.
You can now watch it online any time you want, on your computer, tablet, smart phone or smart TV! Read more athttps://aoda.ca/share-with-others-the-youtube-link-to-yesterday%c2%92s-important-panel-on-tv-ontarios-the-agenda-with-steve-paikin-revealing-the-hardships-facing-many-ontario-students-with-disabilities-durin/ Related
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Watch TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” Tonight at 8 or 11 PM for an Interview on Whether Distance Education and Re-Opened Schools are Meeting the Learning Needs of Students with Disabilities – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.
December 8, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.
This program will appear on TV (for those who still use it). It will also stream tonight at 8 pm on the Twitter feed and Facebook page of The Agenda with Steve Paikin. It will be permanently available on YouTube. In a future AODA Alliance Update, we will provide the YouTube link. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/watch-tvos-%c2%93the-agenda-with-steve-paikin%c2%94-tonight-at-8-or-11-pm-for-an-interview-on-whether-distance-education-and-re-opened-schools-are-meeting-the-learning-needs-of-students-with-disab/ […]
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Tell Us What Successes or Barriers Students with Disabilities Are Experiencing This Fall at School or During Distance Education – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.
December 1, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.
Please take a minute to send us your feedback! We want to hear from parents and guardians of students with disabilities in Ontario Schools, from students with disabilities themselves, and from anyone working or volunteering in our schools. How has it been going for students with disabilities this fall, either during distance learning or when […]
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Access and Engagement to Education Survey – Accessibility News International
November 30, 2020 / by BBG Security / Education
Note: This is from the American Foundation for the Blind but Canadians are also encouraged to take it. We know that families of blind and low vision children are still facing major challenges as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced many schools to move to online education. As a person with low vision who received […]
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Access and Engagement to Education Survey – Accessibility News International
November 18, 2020 / by BBG Security / Education
Note: This is from the American Foundation for the Blind but Canadians are also encouraged to take it. We know that families of blind and low vision children are still facing major challenges as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced many schools to move to online education. As a person with low vision who received […]
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Access and Engagement to Education Survey
November 18, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International
Editors Note: This is from the American Foundation for the Blind but Canadians are also encouraged to take it. Read more at http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/access-and-engagement-to-education-survey/
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