Schools’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic shows online learning is possible – but students with disabilities still need additional support. By Sherina Harris This story…
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Deaf Citizens Petition
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Deaf Citizens are calling for change at the Canadian Hearing Services (formerly the Canadian Hearing Society). The petition is in ASL, LSQ, and English and…
Winnipeg Transit Considering Priority Seating for People With Disabilities
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City says current first come, first served option doesn’t line up with provincial rules around accessibility CBC News Posted: Aug 18, 2020 The City of…
Mike Arsenault Video Journalist Published Friday, August 14, 2020 WINNIPEG — Construction in Winnipeg can be a nuisance for many, but for people with mobility…
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities Supports Quebecer, Jonathan Marchand, as he brings his cage in front of the National Assembly in Quebec to obtain his and his friends’ release from long-term care facilities
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WINNIPEG The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a national disability rights organization, is expressing its support for 43-year-old Jonathan Marchand as he begins a…
eSSENTIAL Accessibility and PixelMEDIA Partner to Improve Web Accessibility for Digital Commerce
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News provided by eSSENTIAL Accessibility Aug 11, 2020, 10:00 TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Today, eSSENTIAL Accessibility, the pioneering Accessibility-as-a-Service provider that empowers organizations…
YouTube Is Ending Its Community Captions Feature and Deaf Creators Aren’t Happy about it
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The feature, which YouTube says was underutilized, will be discontinued in September By Kim Lyons Jul 31, 2020 The Verge YouTube plans to discontinue its…
‘Do our lives count for less?’: COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
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Adina Bresge The Canadian Press, August 6, 2020 Karyn Keith says she isn’t asking for much. All she wants is the same support she’d receive…
Delayed COVID-19 Support Another Example of government’s Inequitable Treatment of Disabled Canadians
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Hanna Warsame The Pigeon, Aug. 4, 2020 Editor’s Note: The source interviewed for this piece uses disability-first language to describe herself, and The Pigeon has…
Al Etmanski and Kathleen O’Grady Globe and Mail, August 4, 2020 A decision to issue one time, $600 federal payments to Canadians with disabilities, in…