July 27, 2020 – Raleigh, NC – Today, disability organizations filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections (“NCSBOE”) for excluding North…
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By Julia Carmel New York Times, July 26, 2020 The disability civil rights movement has many distinct narratives, but the prevailing themes are of community,…
Air Canada Lays Off Blind Longtime Employee, Saying It Can’t Accommodate Him Amid Pandemic
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By Christine Long and Selena Ross CTV News, July 21st 2020 In 2016, Sean Fitzgibbon starred in an Air Canada promotional video about inclusion. It…
Manotick organization says blind clients waiting months to get their service animals CBC News Posted: Jul 20, 2020 Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, a…
The expansion of remote work and recruiting technology is leveling the playing field at work, experts told HR Dive. Kendall Davis and Nadzeya Dzivakova/HR Dive…
Minister Qualtrough Announces New Details on Proposed Financial Support for Persons With Disabilities(PWDs) During COVID-19
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News provided by Employment and Social Development Canada GATINEAU, QC, July 17, 2020 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada continues to take immediate, significant and…
Ordinary citizens protested the secretive Brandt-CNIB development that would have developed commercial real estate on a provincially owned park in Regina. They are willing to…
Specially designed chairs can traverse soft sand, go into the water CBC News, July 13, 2020 All her life, whenever Delaney Dunlop’s friends asked her…
July 6 2020 BIOENGINEERS have built a glove able to translate sign language to speech in real-time. The cutting-edge glove features thin, stretchable sensors running…
St. John’s Pedestrian Mall Accessibility Will Change, Vows Mayor, After Facebook Post Highlights Problems
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Post of wheelchair user unable to navigate area shared almost 1,000 times CBC News Posted: Jul 09, 2020 The mayor of St. John’s says the…