Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/13/direct-discrimination-extremely-vulnerable-fans-barred-from-carabao-cup-final
Month: April 2021
‘My son could die’: the disabled Syrian refugees on the sharp end of UK aid cuts – photo essay
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/apr/12/my-son-could-die-the-disabled-syrian-refugees-on-the-sharp-end-of-uk-aid-cuts-photo-essay
Visually impaired users complain after rail websites go greyscale for Prince Philip
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/12/visually-impaired-users-complain-rail-websites-greyscale-prince-philip
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/12/disabled-woman-died-sheffield-hospital-ignored-parents-inquest-laura-booth
Technology plays catch up as events head online, making them more accessible to people with disabilities. By Suzanne Rent Halifax Examiner, APRIL 6, 2021 Jewelles…
By Benjamin Rempel Mon., April 5, 2021 Cachelle Colquhoun, mother of four from Collingwood, Ont., is frustrated with the state of mental-health supports available to…
‘Flawed, unethical and dangerous’: new NDIS assessments risk traumatising the vulnerable
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/10/flawed-unethical-and-dangerous-new-ndis-assessments-risk-traumatising-the-vulnerable
AbleDocs Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Diversa Docs ApS to Further the Reach of the Worldwide Leader in Document Accessibility Products and Services Throughout Scandinavia
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April 06, 2021 TORONTO & KØBENHAVN, Danmark–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AbleDocs Inc. the leading PDF accessibility product and service provider, and Diversa Docs ApS, a recognized leader in…
English councils handing huge extra care bills to disabled and mentally ill adults
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/08/english-councils-huge-extra-care-bills-disabled-mentally-ill-adults
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/08/sound-of-metal-review-riz-ahmed-keeps-swirling-disability-drama-on-the-beat