AODA Alliance calls on the Ontario Government to Appoint an Associate Deputy Minister of Education, to Create and Implement a Provincial Plan to ensure that A Third of a Million Students with Disabilities Are Fully and Safely Included in School Re-Opening – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

September 23, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Today the AODA Alliance wrote Ontario’s Minister of Education Stephen Lecce. We called on the Ford Government to immediately appoint an Associate Deputy Minister of Education with specialized expertise in educating students with disabilities. That official should be immediately assigned to oversee the development and implementation of a desperately-needed and currently missing provincial plan to […]

Disability Barriers in Education – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

September 15, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

In the third review of the AODA, the Honourable David Onley recommends needed improvements to the Act. During the public meetings Onley held while preparing his review, attendees outlined many barriers that people with disabilities face. More improvements to the AODA would help to remove existing barriers and prevent future ones. Therefore, in addition to […]

Edmonton mother says daughter with Down syndrome facing age discrimination

September 14, 2020 / by BBG Security / Alberta child care, Alberta Children's Services, Child Care, Child Care Licensing Act, Dayhome, Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Education, Family Support for Children with Disabilities, FSCD, Health, Individualized Family Support Plan, News, Out-of-school care, Politics

An Edmonton mother wants to challenge Alberta’s Child Care Licensing Act. Jill Scobey said the act discriminates against families with children with disabilities and her 15-year-old daughter Raedun. Read more: Parents of Alberta students with disabilities worry about return to school Raedun has Down syndrome and had been attending the same out-of-school care program […]

Funding boost to provide internships to 280 CEGEP grads with disabilities in Quebec – Montreal

August 17, 2020 / by BBG Security / CEGEP, Disabilities, Economy, Education, Jean Boulet, Quebec CEGEPs, Quebec education, Quebec internships, Quebec jobs, Quebec students with disabilities, ROSEPH

Nearly 200 companies will employ 280 CEGEP graduates who have disabilities as part of an internship program thanks to a helping hand from the provincial and federal governments. Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet announced Monday $651,400 in funding for the organization ROSEPH, which works with organizations to secure employment for people with disabilities. Under the […]

On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the AODA Alliance Again Writes Ontario’s Education Minister and TVO’s Vice President to Try to Get the Urgent Learning Needs of Students with Disabilities Met – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

May 21, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

In our continuing campaign to get the Ford Government to address the urgent needs of a third of a million vulnerable students with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis, the AODA Alliance today wrote two important letters, set out below. These are especially timely, because today is the internationally recognized Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Read […]

On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the AODA Alliance Again Writes Ontario?s Education Minister and TVO’s Vice President to Try to Get the Urgent Learning Needs of Students with Disabilities Met – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

May 21, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

‘I need help’: Coronavirus highlights disparities among Canadians with disabilities – National

May 6, 2020 / by BBG Security / Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Canada, Canada Coronavirus, Canadians with Disabilities, Coronavirus, coronavirus canadians with disabilities, Coronavirus In Canada, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, covid-19 news, Covid-19 Updates, Disabilities, disabled canadians coronavirus, Education, Health, how coronavirus is affecting disabled canadians, Isolation, March Of Dimes Canada, News, Politics

Prior to the novel coronavirus pandemic, 27-year-old Marissa Blake was rarely ever home. Now, Blake, who lives in Toronto supportive housing and needs assistance to walk, can only have one visitor a week for three hours and can’t see her friends in-person. An appointment to discuss surgery on her legs was cancelled, and her sleep […]

Ontario’s Ministry of Education Must Now Meet the Urgent Needs of A Third of a Million Students with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Crisis – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

May 4, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

A Captioned Online Virtual Town Hall Today at 3 PM Lets Experts Give Practical Action Tips for Teachers and Parents While Schools Remain Closed. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/ontarios-ministry-of-education-must-now-meet-the-urgent-needs-of-a-third-of-a-million-students-with-disabilities-during-the-covid-19-crisis/ Related

AODA Alliance Asks Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce to Take Important Actions to Meet the Urgent Needs of Students with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Crisis – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

April 29, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce has been in the public spotlight a great deal speaking about the Ford Government’s plans to meet the needs of students during the COVID-19 crisis. But what is he and his Ministry planning to do for students with disabilities during this crisis? Read more athttps://aoda.ca/aoda-alliance-asks-ontario-education-minister-stephen-lecce-to-take-important-actions-to-meet-the-urgent-needs-of-students-with-disabilities-during-the-covid-19-crisis/ Related

Preschool program brings ‘light’ to parents of child with disabilities

March 8, 2019 / by BBG Security / Apple IPad, Calgary preschool for special needs children, Canada, Children With Disabilities, children with disability, early education program Calgary, Education, Features, Getting Ready for Inclusion Today, Getting Ready for Inclusion Today Calgary, Getting Ready for Inclusion Today early education program, GRIT, GRIT Calgary society, GRIT gala, GRIT preschool program, GRIT Program, ipad communication device, News, preschool for children with special needs, preschool kids with medical challenges Calgary

[ad_1] Just a couple of years ago, Angelina Shirley couldn’t imagine sending her then two-year-old daughter Sadie to preschool. Legally blind, deaf, non-verbal and requiring the use of a wheelchair, little Sadie faced significant challenges. So too did her parents when it came to trying to help their daughter. READ MORE: How to address sibling […]

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