Activists slammed the TV show “In the Dark” for casting a sighted actress in a blind lead role. But what if blindness is a performance…
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Canadians Concerned About Disability Poverty, On-Board with Proposed New National Benefit
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Survey of Canadians living with disability underlines relative poverty, other social barriers June 22, 2021 Recognizing the challenges faced by Canadians with disabilities – problems…
I Chose Not to Disclose My Condition for Many Years, But I Came to Change My Mind
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Devin Percey CBC First Person, May 30, 2021 “You’re a very big guy and awkward with the way you move. You have this large presence…
Largest U.S. Blind Advocacy Group Bans Web Accessibility Overlay Giant AccessiBe
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Gus Alexiou The National Federation of the Blind, America’s most powerful civil rights and advocacy group for the visually impaired has launched a scathing attack…
Benefit would supplement existing federal, provincial/territorial supports Roughly one-fifth of working-age Canadians with disabilities live in poverty, according to the government. By Jim Wilson Jun…
Calgary Councillor Asks for Improved Accessibility Around Popular Pop-Up Patios
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Ina Sidhu CTV News Calgary Video Journalist Published Wednesday, June 16, 2021 CALGARY –Calgarians with or without mobility issues are taking to social media to…
British Columbians With Disabilities Worry Reopening Will Undo Accessibility Gains
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by Bailey Nicholson Posted Jun 16, 2021 Surrey South MLA Stephanie Cadieux says some things shouldn’t be reversed when BC returns to ‘normal’ after the…
Advocates Calling on the City to Enforce Accessibility Policies in Construction Zones
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Mike Arsenault Video Journalist Published Saturday, June 19, 2021 Advocates are calling on the city to enforce its accessibility policies at construction locations. WINNIPEG –Summer…
By Maggie Astor New York Times, June 15, 2021 Legislation across the country would restrict voting methods and accommodations that people with disabilities are disproportionately…
For Canadians With Disabilities, Supports are Often too Little, too Late
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Inclusion and equity must be at the forefront of the design of government policies, not an afterthought Amelia M. Kiddle, for CBC Opinion Posted: Jun…