Erin Donnelly Thu., November 4, 2021 An author, speaker and disability advocate fed up with being described as “wheelchair-bound” – which the disabled community has…
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Let’s Open Our Minds to People With Disabilities – Instead of Closing Doors
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Alisha Dicks , CBC News Posted: Nov 05, 2021 Living with a disability can sometimes be frustrating, expensive and isolating. But, as the CBC’s Alisha…
Wheelchair-Using Israeli Minister Excluded from Glasgow Summit for Entire Day
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Energy Minister Karine Elharrar, who has muscular dystrophy, slams ‘scandalous conduct’ by COP26 organizers after being left outside; Bennett says she’ll join his convoy on…
New ‘enabling Legislation’ Aimed at Improving Accessibility in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Legislation provides broad focus on areas of authority on which the government can act SaltWire Network | Posted: Oct. 25, 2021 New legislation before the…
By M. Leona Godin New York Times, Oct. 21, 2021 Like many disabled people who grew up in the decades after Helen Keller’s death in…
March of Dimes Canada’s New Strategic Plan Promises Real Change for People Living With Disabilities
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(CNW Group/March of Dimes Canada) Oct 21, 2021 65+ years after the polio vaccine was developed, the leading charity is evolving once more to meet…
COVID-19 Made Life More Accessible for People With Disability. Will it Stay That Way?
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Measures introduced at the start of the pandemic to reduce the spread of COVID-19 made parts of society more accessible for people in Australia. But…
Viewing Platform Opens at Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia With Eye to Improving Safety
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Jonathan MacInnis CTV News Atlantic Reporter Published Oct. 18, 2021 PEGGY’S COVE, N.S. – About 100 people gathered near the postcard-perfect lighthouse at Nova Scotia’s…
Blindness Group Asks States to Stop Sending People to Training Centers With Abuse Allegations
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BY KAYLEE POCHE NOLA.com, Oct. 11, 2021 The American Council of the Blind is urging taxpayer-funded state agencies to halt sending blind and low-vision people…
B.C. Charity Touts Diverse Hiring as Partial Solution to Labour Shortage
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By Simon Little & Aaron McArthur Global News Posted October 8, 2021 As businesses across British Columbia struggle with a labour shortage, one Vancouver-based charity…