Disability Rights Advocate Resorts to Freedom of Information Application to Unearth the Ford Government’s Secret Plans for Critical Care Triage if Overcrowded Hospitals Can’t Serve All Critically-Ill Patients

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To Mark today, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the AODA Alliance makes public a Freedom of Information application by its chair, David Lepofsky, filed to finally enable the public to see the Ford Government’s secret plans for critical care triage. Since the pandemic began over 14 months ago, the Ford Government has kept a tight lid […]

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Campaigner’s Research Shows Rail Access Information Is Often ‘Wildly Inaccurate’ – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Information used by disabled passengers to check if a rail station is accessible is frequently “wildly inaccurate”, and often leads them to book travel to and from stations they cannot access, according to new research. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/campaigners-research-shows-rail-access-information-is-often-wildly-inaccurate/ Related

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Send Us Your Feedback on the Information and Communication Standards Development Committee’s Final Recommendations on What is Needed to Strengthen the 2011 Information and Communication Accessibility Standard, Enacted under Ontario’s Disabilities Act – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Over the past weeks, there has been a ton of breaking news on different fronts of our never-ending campaign for accessibility for people with disabilities. Before we shut down for the holidays, we’re going to try to catch you up on some that we have not earlier been able to address. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/send-us-your-feedback-on-the-information-and-communication-standards-development-committees-final-recommendations-on-what-is-needed-to-strengthen-the-2011-information-and-communication-accessibilit/ Related

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COVID-19 Information Accessibility Lacking for Blind and Low Vision Australians – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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A Monash University study has found that graphical information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic regularly presented in mainstream media is inaccessible to blind and low vision people (BLV). Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/covid-19-information-accessibility-lacking-for-blind-and-low-vision-australians/ Related

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COVID-19 Information Accessibility Lacking for Blind and Low Vision Australians – Accessibility News International

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Posted October 12, 2020 A Monash University study has found that graphical information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic regularly presented in mainstream media is inaccessible to blind and low vision people (BLV). Researchers from Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology (IT) found nearly half of BLV people surveyed wanted improved access to information about daily […]

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Hong Kong’s Visually Impaired Deprived of Covid-19 Information With Half of Chinese-Language News Apps Inaccessible, NGO Finds – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Hong Kong Blind Union says 2,000 kept out of the loop over city’s infected tally, mask availability and other important updatesFive of the 10 Chinese-language media reviewed fell short in areas such as font size and screen display Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/hong-kongs-visually-impaired-deprived-of-covid-19-information-with-half-of-chinese-language-news-apps-inaccessible-ngo-finds/ Related

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Hong Kong’s Visually Impaired Deprived of Covid-19 Information With Half of Chinese-Language News Apps Inaccessible, NGO Finds – Accessibility News International

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Hong Kong Blind Union says 2,000 kept out of the loop over city’s infected tally, mask availability and other important updatesFive of the 10 Chinese-language media reviewed fell short in areas such as font size and screen display Victor TingPublished: Apr, 2020 Visually impaired people in Hong Kong are struggling to get hold of crucial […]

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