Many of us have missed the likes of Scope just as much as Primark or John Lewis. We spend a day with happily returning customers, donors and staff
Month: June 2020
Flute Theatre’s game-based production of Pericles, performed for one family at a time, is designed to create a sense of calm
B.C. Advocate Says Proposed Federal COVID-19 Benefit For Canadians With Disabilities Leaves Many with Nothing
Posted in Accessibility News
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…
Whistleblower says abuse claims can’t be aired at disability inquiry without protection
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The public servant was involved in the closure of a privately owned facility they liken to a ‘19th century asylum’
Report finds carers twice as likely as general public to have used food banks in Covid-19 crisis
James Partridge: ‘Face masks could increase anxiety for people with disfigurements’
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jun/16/james-partridge-face-masks-could-increase-anxiety-for-people-with-disfigurements
Face coverings causing communication difficulties for the 12m people in UK who are deaf or have hearing loss
New Coordinated Accessibility Strategy Guides Carleton’s Commitment on Campus
Posted in Accessibility News
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 group, known as the ‘Ability Co_op’, aims to promote awareness of students with disabilities on campus. Cormac Watson Deputy Editor The group has released…
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jun/15/uk-children-reliable-broadband-coronavirus-lockdown-education