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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B.C. Woman With Disability Dies Alone in Hospital Due to COVID-19 Visitor Restrictions – Accessibility News International

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By John HuaGlobal News, April 24, 2020 The family of a B.C. woman with a disability is calling for an investigation after she died alone at the Peace Arch Hospital. In life, Ariis Knight’s family says she defied limitations. The 40-year-old had cerebral palsy and was non-verbal, but found her own way to communicate with […]

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Provincial government Responds to the CNIB Foundation About Accessibility Issues with Ontario Health Card Renewal Process – Accessibility News International

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Over the last few months, the CNIB Foundation has been asking the Ontario government to ensure Ontarians who are blind, partially sighted or Deafblind have equal access to renewing their health card online. As it stands, a person needs a valid Ontario driver’s licence, which is unacceptable because it prevents Ontarians with sight loss from […]

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Morning Show Now with Dave Brown Puts News in the Lens of Disability – Accessibility News International

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Melissa HankUpdated: April 13, 2020 Back in February, when protesters fighting the Coastal GasLink pipeline project erected blockades on Via Rail routes across Canada, at least 42,000 passengers in the Montreal-Toronto-Ottawa triangle were stranded. News outlets jumped on the shutdown and its related issues ” Indigenous land rights, environmental costs and government intervention. But, says […]

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The Live-Streaming Boom Proves That Accessibility in Live Music Can – and Should – Be a Priority – Accessibility News International

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‘As soon as live music was taken away from everyone, suddenly it was made accessible to everyone’ Luke Ottenhof · CBC Arts · Posted: Apr 14, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has been disastrous for the music industry, but in the absence of corporeal gatherings, musicians and fans have adapted to communing online. This trend has […]

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Federal Government names group to ensure disabled Canadians included in COVID-19 response – Accessibility News International

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The Canadian PressApril 10, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic takes a particularly heavy toll on Canadians with disabilities and more efforts are needed to ensure they’re included in national efforts to respond to the crisis, the minister overseeing accessibility issues said Friday as she appointed an advisory group to take on the task. Disability Inclusion Minister […]

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The Mass Migration to Online Learning is Leaving Disabled Students Behind – Accessibility News International

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Mythili SampathkumarDigital TrendsMarch 27, 2020 Rachel, an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was actually considering online classes last year before COVID-19 forced many students into online learning. Rachel, who asked to remain anonymous for her safety, has a connective tissue disorder called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome that affects everything in her body thats made […]

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Disability Groups File Complaint On Rationing Policies In Coronavirus Pandemic – Accessibility News International

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People With Disabilities Say Rationing Care Policies Violate Civil Rights Joe ShapiroNPR, March 23, 2020 People with disabilities are asking the federal government to stop what they say are policies by states and hospitals that will ration care and deny them treatment for the coronavirus. On Monday, several disability groups filed a complaint against the […]

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COVID-19 Visitation Bans for People in Institutions Put Many at Risk in Other Ways – Accessibility News International

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Barring visitors ignores the specific needs of those with intellectual and psychiatric disabilities By Natalie Spagnuolo, Michael OrsiniCBC News Opinion, Mar. 29, 2020 Disabled people know a lot about social isolation. Many including those with intellectual and psychiatric disabilities are relying on the success of COVID-19 containment strategies, and lives are indeed at risk if […]

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