July 19, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International
Saint John resident Kaitlyn Layden has been advocating for the revision of Social Development’s household income policy for years. She says the policy forces her to choose between getting married and moving in with her fiance or having financial stability with the department’s support. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/woman-with-disabilities-wants-change-to-provinces-household-income-policy/ Related
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Woman With Disabilities Wants Change to Province’s Household Income Policy
July 19, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International
Saint John resident Kaitlyn Layden has been advocating for the revision of Social Development’s household income policy for years. She says the policy forces her to choose between getting married and moving in with her fiance or having financial stability with the department’s support. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/woman-with-disabilities-wants-change-to-provinces-household-income-policy/ Related
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Woman With Invisible Disability Left Shaken After Altercation Over Accessible Parking Spot
May 17, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International
Nicole Sparks of Cole Harbour says parking spots, permits should reflect that not all disabilities are obvious Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/woman-with-invisible-disability-left-shaken-after-altercation-over-accessible-parking-spot/ Related
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How a Woman on Wheelchair is Making Mumbai Accessible, One Footpath at a Time – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.
January 11, 2021 / by BBG Security / Mobility
Jasmina Khanna, who lives with cerebral palsy, has launched an initiative to make Mumbai more inclusive for all by making footpaths more accesible with the help of her NGO ‘Access to Hope’.News18.comLast Updated: January 10, 2021Author: Rakhi Bose Mumbai resident Jasmina Khanna, 49, loves enjoying her evenings outside under the fading sun. The passing day […]
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Rights of woman who is deaf, blind breached by how student loan administered: Ontario court
October 27, 2020 / by BBG Security / Canada, Canada student loan program, Disabilities, Ontario, Ontario court, Ontario Superior Court, superior court
TORONTO — An Ontario court has ruled that the provincial and federal governments must operate their student loan program in a way that ensures those with disabilities who take longer to complete their studies are not saddled with more debt than their able-bodied peers. But Superior Court Justice Lorne Sossin says the Canada Student […]
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B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders nanaimo strata to take action on barriers that trapped woman in condo – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.
September 22, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International
A Nanaimo woman who has fought for accessibility improvements that would allow her to go to and from her home without help has won her human rights complaint. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/b-c-human-rights-tribunal-orders-nanaimo-strata-to-take-action-on-barriers-that-trapped-woman-in-condo/ Related
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B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders nanaimo strata to take action on barriers that trapped woman in condo – Accessibility News International
September 22, 2020 / by BBG Security / built environment
Bethany LindsayCBC NewsPosted: Sep 17, 2020 A Nanaimo woman who has fought for accessibility improvements that would allow her to go to and from her home without help has won her human rights complaint. A Vancouver Island wheelchair user who has spent years asking her strata for changes to make it possible to go to […]
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Ontario Woman Says She Wasn’t Welcome in Main Area of Hotel With Guide Dog
September 21, 2020 / by BBG Security / aoda., Blind
Incident violates Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act(AODA), lawyer Shannon Down says. Read more at https://aoda.ca/ontario-woman-says-she-wasnt-welcome-in-main-area-of-hotel-with-guide-dog/
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Toronto Restaurant Discriminated Against Woman Who Uses Mobility Aids, Tribunal Rules – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.
August 20, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.
In a decision issued this week, the tribunal says Haily ButlerHenderson “experienced adverse treatment” when she was repeatedly refused access to a downstairs washroom at the Pentagram Bar and Grill on Aug. 19, 2016. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/toronto-restaurant-discriminated-against-woman-who-uses-mobility-aids-tribunal-rules/ Related
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Toronto restaurant discriminated against woman who uses mobility aids, tribunal rules – Toronto
August 13, 2020 / by BBG Security / Canada, Disabilities, Disability, Haily Butler-Henderson, Human Rights, Human Rights Tribunal, HUman rights Tribunal of ONtario, mobility aids, Ontario human rights tribunal, Pentagram Bar and Grill, Toronto, Toronto restaurant, woman mobility aids
TORONTO — A Toronto restaurant discriminated against a woman who uses mobility devices and “publicly humiliated” her by refusing to let her use its bathroom four years ago, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ruled. In a decision issued this week, the tribunal says Haily Butler-Henderson “experienced adverse treatment” when she was repeatedly refused […]
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B.C. Woman With Disability Dies Alone in Hospital Due to COVID-19 Visitor Restrictions – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.
April 28, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International
The family of a B.C. woman with a disability is calling for an investigation after she died alone at the Peace Arch Hospital. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/b-c-woman-with-disability-dies-alone-in-hospital-due-to-covid-19-visitor-restrictions/ Related
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