Source: https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2022/jan/13/ill-health-in-left-behind-areas-costs-england-30bn-a-year-says-report
Month: January 2022
Canadians With Disabilities Fell Through the Cracks in the Pandemic Response
Posted in Accessibility News
Here’s what needs to change to support these groups as Omicron surges Angelyn Francis Equity and Inequality Reporter Toronto Star, Jan. 10, 2022 As the…
Covid-related staff shortages in Australian disability sector leave some without vital services
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jan/12/covid-related-staff-shortages-in-australian-disability-sector-leaving-some-without-vital-services
Doctors Know Little About Their Obligations To People With Disabilities, Study Finds
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by Michelle Diament | January 11, 2022 Three decades after the Americans with Disabilities Act took effect, new research finds that many physicians remain unaware…
Strictly: sign language interpreter to be projected on to big screens at live shows
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/10/strictly-winner-rose-ayling-ellis-to-tour-with-sign-language-at-every-show
Covid Tests ‘Still Not Accessible’ for Blind People Two Years Into the Pandemic
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Sian Elvin Sunday 9 Jan 2022 For most of us, we can quickly do a Covid-19 test without a second thought – we just use…
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/10/how-we-met-she-dumped-me-on-our-first-date
If you build it, they will come by Jim Greatorex Friday, January 7, 2022 In Iowa-where VGM Live at Home is based-there are two sayings…
Unshoveled Sidewalks Isolate People With Disabilities, Accessibility Consultant says
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Property owners are responsible for shoveling sidewalks along their perimeter Michelle Gomez, CBC News Posted: Jan 06, 2022 The danger of navigating snowy sidewalks can…
David Roche has Built a Career Joking That His Face is a ‘Gift from God’ – but He’s Not Kidding
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Roche was recently awarded the Order of Canada for his contributions to the field of disability art CBC Radio Posted: Jan 05, 2022 David Roche’s…