United Nations Urged to Lead Action to End Discrimination Against People With Disabilities in the Response to COVID-19 – Accessibility News International

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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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United Nations Urged to Lead Action to End Discrimination Against People With Disabilities in the Response to COVID-19 – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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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 Alliance (IDA) and International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC). Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/united-nations-urged-to-lead-action-to-end-discrimination-against-people-with-disabilities-in-the-response-to-covid-19/ Related

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People With Visual Impairments Struggling to Access Essentials During coronavirus Restrictions – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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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 presenting a challenge for people with vision loss. “Now we have lines where you are supposed to go to line up and arrows directing traffic flow through stores and someone […]

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People With Visual Impairments Struggling to Access Essentials During coronavirus Restrictions – Accessibility News International

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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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City Urged to Think About People With Disabilities in CurbTO Plan to Create Space on Sidewalks – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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David Lepofsky, a disability rights advocate, says: ‘The real question that I would ask is: What are they doing to ensure that, in altering this part of the built environment, that the alteration will increase and not decrease accessibility?’ Read more athttps://aoda.ca/city-urged-to-think-about-people-with-disabilities-in-curbto-plan-to-create-space-on-sidewalks/ Related

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Communicating with People with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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As Ontarians continue physical distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, they rely on the media for news of the outside world. Access to information keeps all people safe and knowledgeable. To ensure that all people have the benefit of media access at this time, the government and other creators of media must make their […]

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Media Reports Show Yet More Problems Facing People with Disabilities During the COVID-19 crisis – The Need for Urgent Government Action Is Swiftly Ballooning – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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The fact that people with disabilities are facing additional hardships during the COVID-19 crisis leaps from the pages of media reports in this area. Here is a recent sampling of some of the coverage. This selection of news reports includes: Read more athttps://aoda.ca/media-reports-show-yet-more-problems-facing-people-with-disabilities-during-the-covid-19-crisis-the-need-for-urgent-government-action-is-swiftly-ballooning/ Related

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