As Employment in Canada Continues to Struggle, It’s Disabled Folks Who Feel It the Worst – Accessibility News International

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K.J. AielloSpecial to The Globe and MailPublished Sept. 11, 2020 K.J. Aiello is a Toronto-based freelance writer. Because of my disability, I spent almost two decades trying to find stable, gainful employment. I never found it. Instead, I teetered between employment, underemployment and unemployment. I struggled to pay my bills, sometimes choosing between food, rent […]

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I’ve Been Paralyzed Since I Was 3. Here’s Why Kindness Toward Disabled People Is More Complicated Than You Think – Accessibility News International

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By Rebekah TaussigTIME, August 31, 2020 I am a magnet for kindness. Like the center of a black hole, my body attracts every good deed from across the universe to the foot of my wheelchair. I move through parking lots and malls, farmers’ markets and airports, bookstores and buffets, and people scramble to my aid. […]

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Medical Practice Sued for Discriminatory Policy That Jeopardizes Patients with Disabilities – Accessibility News International

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August 13, 2020 ” Louisville, KY ” Yesterday, following the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Disability Rights Advocates filed a putative class action lawsuit against First Urology, challenging the medical practice’s illegal policy of refusing to help patients with disabilities transfer from wheelchairs or other mobility devices to examination tables and […]

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Girl From Kenora, Ontario Inspires House of Commons Petition to Promote Accessibility for Visually Impaired – Accessibility News International

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Petition calls on government to require braille or tactile symbols on consumer product warning labels Logan Turner · CBC News · Posted: Aug 31, 2020 Samantha Atchison of Kenora, Ont. remembers the day her daughter Jo-Hannah was diagnosed with optic nerve hypoplasia at four months old. “I had a little bit of a break down […]

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Survey – Accessibility News International

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The Canadian Press – Aug 27, 2020 More than half of Canadians with disabilities who participated in a crowdsourced survey are struggling to make ends meet because of the financial fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, a new report suggests. Statistics Canada published findings on Thursday gathered from approximately 13,000 Canadians with long-term conditions or disabilities […]

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It Took A Pandemic To Prove What Students With Disabilities Wanted For Years Is Possible – Accessibility News International

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Schools’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic shows online learning is possible – but students with disabilities still need additional support. By Sherina HarrisThis story is part of Learning Curve, a HuffPost Canada series that explores the challenges and opportunities for students, faculty and post-secondary institutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. When universities moved online in March […]

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Deaf Citizens Petition – Accessibility News International

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Deaf Citizens are calling for change at the Canadian Hearing Services (formerly the Canadian Hearing Society). The petition is in ASL, LSQ, and English and it lays out some of the issues taking place in the organization. Concerns by deaf stakeholders and their allies include: Reducing the number of employees who are Deaf Failing to […]

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Winnipeg Transit Considering Priority Seating for People With Disabilities – Accessibility News International

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City says current first come, first served option doesn’t line up with provincial rules around accessibility CBC NewsPosted: Aug 18, 2020 The City of Winnipeg is asking the public to weigh in on whether it should create designated priority seating areas on conventional buses. The city is doing a review of its transit system and […]

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Accessibility Compliance Not Being Enforced Says City Councillor – Accessibility News International

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Mike Arsenault Video JournalistPublished Friday, August 14, 2020 WINNIPEG — Construction in Winnipeg can be a nuisance for many, but for people with mobility restrictions, it’s more than just inconvenient. As the city works to repair roads and sidewalks, some have noticed it appears accessibility compliance rules aren’t being followed. Allen Mankewich has to push […]

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