June 3, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community
By SUZANNE MORPHETGlobe and Mail, June 3, 2020 Even now, three months into COVID-19, the picture shocks. Five uniformed airport employees wear black helmets with dark visors that shield their eyes and blue medical masks covering their mouths. Their faces are completely hidden. The photo is from Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, where staff now wear […]
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Why the New Touchless, Physically-Distant World Sucks for People with Visual Impairment – Accessibility News International
June 12, 2020 / by BBG Security / arts & Entertainment
Nicholas A. Giudice, Ph.D.Jun 3 As a congenitally blind person, it has become obvious to me that my reliance on touch as a primary mode of experiencing the world puts me at odds with current best practices for avoiding the coronavirus. The principle guidance for safeguarding against COVID-19 is to (1) curtail physical contact with […]
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Council of Canadians with Disabilities Response to COVID-19 Funding Falling Through Cracks – Accessibility News International
June 12, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community
For Immediate Release | June 11, 2020 June 10, 2020 marked a disappointing day for Canadians with disabilities. Finally, government put forward financial relief for Canadians with disabilities only to have the bill fail on the floor. Once again, Canadians with disabilities have been further marginalized in receiving necessary COVID-19 financial relief support. When attempting […]
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Blind Student Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Against Duke University – Accessibility News International
June 8, 2020 / by BBG Security / Education
By Melissa BoughtonJune 5, 2020 Before Mary Fernandez enrolled at Duke University, she was assured she would be provided the accommodations for an equal education to her peers who aren’t blind. Despite that assurance, Fernandez experienced barriers that permeated every aspect of her educational experience at Duke, according to a news release about a new […]
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Masks a Concern for Hearing-Impaired Travellers – Accessibility News International
June 3, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community
By SUZANNE MORPHETGlobe and Mail, June 3, 2020 Even now, three months into COVID-19, the picture shocks. Five uniformed airport employees wear black helmets with dark visors that shield their eyes and blue medical masks covering their mouths. Their faces are completely hidden. The photo is from Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, where staff now wear […]
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Province Offering Grants to Improve Accessibility – Accessibility News International
June 2, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community
Valerie Leung / Richmond NewsMay 31, 2020 The B.C. government is once again making a call for grant proposals for community projects aimed to improve accessibility. B.C.’s third annual AccessAbility Week, from May 31 to June 6, recognizes people and organizations that help provide those with disabilities an opportunity to succeed. This year the province […]
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United Nations Urged to Lead Action to End Discrimination Against People With Disabilities in the Response to COVID-19 – Accessibility News International
May 20, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community
By IDAMay 18, 2020 New campaign by disability rights groups calls for more leadership from the United Nations to ensure COVID-19 measures include people with disabilities. Lack of concerted action from governments and health authorities is putting the lives of people with disabilities at greater risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the International Disability […]
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Global Mental Health Crisis Looming Due to coronavirus Pandemic, UN Warns – Accessibility News International
May 18, 2020 / by BBG Security / Mental
Kate Kelland ReutersMay 14, 2020 While countries around the world continue to mobilize to contain the spread of COVID-19, mental health experts say we can’t lose sight of an equally alarming issue: The long-term mental health impact the coronavirus pandemic is going to leave on society. A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of […]
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Why Coronavirus May Make the World More Accessible – Accessibility News International
May 15, 2020 / by BBG Security / built environment, Community
BBC Future With millions under lockdown, many non-disabled people are experiencing, for the first time, how it feels to have external barriers preventing you from participating in everyday life. But although countries around the world have put policies and practices in place to make public spaces, workplaces and other aspects of society more accessible, many […]
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People With Visual Impairments Struggling to Access Essentials During coronavirus Restrictions – Accessibility News International
May 11, 2020 / by BBG Security / built environment
By Shelley Steeves -Global NewsOriginally Posted May 1, 2020 According to the CNIB Foundation of New Brunswick, residents with visual impairments are struggling to navigate their communities amid coronavirus restrictions. Christine Kennedy-Babineau, the program and resource development manager for CNIB New Brunswick, said some of the changes that have been made at grocery stores are […]
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Coronavirus Highlights Disparities Among Canadians With Disabilities – Accessibility News International
May 11, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community
Emerald Bensadoun GlobalNews.caMay 6, 2020 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 […]
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