Claim filed by Paralympian and engineer alleges discriminatory pricing for seats on international flights August 20, 2021 Celebrated Paralympian Paul Gauthier and a Calgary engineer…
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by Molly Mayhew | CTT. What started with an innocent question from an instructor last year brought four university units together to create a new…
Twitter is Redesigning Its Redesign After Users Complain of Headaches and Eyestrain
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Not very Chirpy By Rob Thubron August 17, 2021 Facepalm: Imagine a scenario in which you introduce a revamped design for your company’s product, something…
People With a Disability Still Struggle to Find Work – Under Half are Employed
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Melanie Carroll Aug 18 2021 New Zealand’s “disability employment crisis” continues, with unemployment rising for people with disabilities, says the chief executive of Workbridge. Unemployment…
Nova Scotia Election Candidates Need to Step Up and Make Province More Accessible
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By Paul Vienneau , Special to Global News Posted August 12, 2021 In 2013, the incumbent Nova Scotia government committed to a ten-year plan for…
Canada and Prince Edward Island Fund New Facility for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities in Charlottetown
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PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire CHARLOTTETOWN, PE, Aug. 11, 2021 /CNW/ – The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island continue to invest in local infrastructure…
Warning Job Applicants With Disabilities May Miss Out if Artificial Intelligence Used to Hire
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Melanie Carroll Aug 04 2021 How IBM Is Using Artificial Intelligence to Combat Bias in Advertising IBM is trying to figure out how to use…
Nicola Seguin CBC News, Aug. 11, 2021 For a blind person like Yvon Clement, obstacles are everywhere. Everyday objects like sandwich boards, bike racks and…
The PDF/UA Foundation Launches New PDF Accessibility Checker – PAC 2021
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August 09, 2021 TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The PDF/UA Foundation is thrilled to announce the launch of the newest iteration of the compliance validation tool, the PAC (PDF…
Climate Crisis Requires Inclusive Heat Action, Planning, and Response Ellen Spannagel Social Connectedness Fellow 2021, Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness Recent climate change-exacerbated heat waves…