Today is the 40th Anniversary of Parliament Agreeing to Guarantee A Constitutional Right to Equality to People with Disabilities – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

January 28, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

A Victory Disability Advocates Now Invoke to Prevent Disability Discrimination in Access to Life-Saving Critical Care if Hospitals Start to Triage Critical Care Read more athttps://aoda.ca/today-is-the-40th-anniversary-of-parliament-agreeing-to-guarantee-a-constitutional-right-to-equality-to-people-with-disabilities/ Related

Remembering a Major Setback on the Road to Equality for People with Disabilities Forty Years Ago Today- But One that Was Thankfully Reversed a Mere 16 Days Later! – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

January 12, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Four decades ago, people with disabilities were waging a battle to get equality rights for people with disabilities entrenched in the new Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that Parliament was then considering for inclusion in Canada’s Constitution. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/remembering-a-major-setback-on-the-road-to-equality-for-people-with-disabilities-forty-years-ago-today-but-one-that-was-thankfully-reversed-a-mere-16-days-later/ Related

People With Disabilities Feel Impact of Crisis in LTC Homes – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

December 31, 2020 / by BBG Security / Health

Nursing home outbreaks renew calls for community housing options for younger adults Moira WelshToronto Star, Dec. 28, 2020 As the pandemic continues to kill elderly long-term-care residents, the virus is harming another vulnerable but overlooked group inside the same homes. Thousands of people with developmental delays or serious mental health conditions live in Ontario nursing […]

Calgary Accessibility Advocate Reminds People to Clear Snow and Ice From Sidewalks – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

December 28, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International, Mobility

Anyone who has been outside in Calgary since the snow started falling on Monday evening knows it’s difficult to get around whether it’s vehicles slipping and sliding on roads or people trudging through heavy snow on walkways. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/calgary-accessibility-advocate-reminds-people-to-clear-snow-and-ice-from-sidewalks/ Related

Just-Revealed Previously Secret Recommendations for Rationing Critical Medical Care in Ontario that the Ford Government is Considering Are Frightening for People with Disabilities – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

December 21, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Could it soon be that if COVID-19 overwhelms Ontario hospitals, doctors could be told to decide to select some critical care patients to be taken off life-saving critical care that the patients are receiving, still need and want, on the ground that these services must be rationed and given to some other patients? Read more […]

This Bill Would Make It Harder for People With Disabilities to Access the Internet

December 17, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International

As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced work, school and social life online, the web has taken on heightened importance. However, many of the online platforms we now depend on to work, take online classes, buy groceries and communicate with loved ones are difficult or impossible to use for millions of Americans who have disabilities. Read […]

This Bill Would Make It Harder for People With Disabilities to Access the Internet

December 17, 2020 / by BBG Security / Communications

Posted Dec 15, 2020By Lydia Smeltz As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced work, school and social life online, the web has taken on heightened importance. However, many of the online platforms we now depend on to work, take online classes, buy groceries and communicate with loved ones are difficult or impossible to use for millions […]

What Did Disability Advocates Tell Canada’s Parliament 40 Years Ago This Fall to Help Win an Historic Amendment to the Charter of Rights to Protect Equality for People with Disabilities? – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

December 7, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Let’s take a cool stroll down disability rights advocacy memory lane going back four decades! Today, we make public a real treasure from the history of the ongoing non-partisan campaign for full accessibility, full participation and full inclusion of people with disabilities in Canadian society! These events still resonate to this day. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/what-did-disability-advocates-tell-canadas-parliament-40-years-ago-this-fall-to-help-win-an-historic-amendment-to-the-charter-of-rights-to-protect-equality-for-people-with-disabilities/ […]

Telehealth May Worsen Digital Divide for People With Disabilities(PWDs) – Accessibility News International

November 30, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community, Health

A recently published JAMIA paper argues that design, implementation and policy considerations must be taken into account when developing virtual care technology. By Kat JercichNovember 23, 2020 Much has been made of telehealth’s potential to bridge the accessibility gap for those who may be otherwise underserved by the healthcare systems. But, experts said in a […]

China Has 8 Million Blind People, but Only 200 Guide Dogs – Accessibility News International

November 30, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community

By Nectar GanCNN, November 23, 2020 Blind runner makes history with help from furry friends At the age of 11, Yang Kang lost his vision due to a rare type of eye cancer. But he considers himself one of the lucky few among China’s millions of blind people — he has a guide dog. Yang […]

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