Residents Complain About Lack of Accessibility for Wheelchair Users – Accessibility News International

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Tyson Fedor CTV News Calgary Video Journalist@CTV_TysonFedor ContactPublished Tuesday, June 16, 2020 CALGARY –Llano Gorman has lived in his Glendale Meadows home for more than 30 years. He has had more than a dozen surgeries on his legs, which has made him rely on a wheelchair and electric scooter for mobility. He says accessing sidewalks,or […]

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B.C. Advocate Says Proposed Federal COVID-19 Benefit For Canadians With Disabilities Leaves Many with Nothing – Accessibility News International

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One-time $600 payment would only be paid to people who claim the federal disability tax credit CBC News · Posted: Jun 16, 2020 The federal government is considering a one-time emergency benefit for people with disabilities to help them cope with the added costs imposed by the pandemic, but a B.C.-based disability advocate says even […]

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B.C. Advocate Says Proposed Federal COVID-19 Benefit For Canadians With Disabilities Leaves Many with Nothing – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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The federal government is considering a one-time emergency benefit for people with disabilities to help them cope with the added costs imposed by the pandemic, but a B.C.-based disability advocate says even if the legislation does pass, it won’t go far enough. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/b-c-advocate-says-proposed-federal-covid-19-benefit-for-canadians-with-disabilities-leaves-many-with-nothing/ Related

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New Coordinated Accessibility Strategy Guides Carleton’s Commitment on Campus – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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More than a quarter of first-year students at Carleton self-identify as having a disability, and about 11 per cent have registered with the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. An additional six per cent of university staff report having some type of disability. Ensuring that all of our students, staff, and faculty fully participate […]

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New Coordinated Accessibility Strategy Guides Carleton’s Commitment on Campus – Accessibility News International

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By Tyrone Burke More than a quarter of first-year students at Carleton self-identify as having a disability, and about 11 per cent have registered with the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. An additional six per cent of university staff report having some type of disability. Ensuring that all of our students, staff, and […]

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New Student Group Seeks Mandatory Accessibility Classes for Lecturers – Accessibility News International

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The group, known as the ‘Ability Co_op’, aims to promote awareness of students with disabilities on campus. Cormac WatsonDeputy Editor The group has released a video, produced by student filmmaker Niamh Barry, with students discussing online learning and exams. Trinity students, alongside the Disability Service, have launched a new co-operative with the aim of introducing […]

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Accessibility News June 13,2020 Update – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/acnewsca AbleDocs Inc. is excited to be joining the Accessibility News team to ensure all documents are made accessible and compliant. AbleDocs is the only organization to guarantee the compliance of the files we produce and back that up with a $10,000,000 guarantee. We look forward to working with you […]

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Why the New Touchless, Physically-Distant World Sucks for People with Visual Impairment – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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In this essay, I discuss how an unanticipated consequence of following this tri-part guidance for staying ‘safe’ is the effective demonization of touch, which has led to many unforeseen challenges for more than 12 million people in the U.S. (and over 285 million people worldwide) who are blind or visually impaired (BVI). Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/covid-19-and-blindness-why-the-new-touchless-physically-distant-world-sucks-for-people-with-visual-impairment/ […]

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Why the New Touchless, Physically-Distant World Sucks for People with Visual Impairment – Accessibility News International

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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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