The Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 academic year. This year we will be awarding two T-Base…
Category: Accessibility News
‘Deplorable Every Year’: Accessibility Advocate in Halifax Calls for Better Sidewalk Clearing
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By Graeme Benjamin Global News Posted January 31, 2022 An accessibility advocate says the municipality continues to drop the ball when it comes to snow-clearing…
P.E.I. Residents With Disabilities Struggling to Get Outside with Icy Sidewalks, City Landscape
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Logan MacLean, Reporter Posted: Jan. 21, 2022, CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. ” Alan Stanley made sure to call ahead and see if the restaurants were accessible. He…
Supreme Court of Canada Hears Case That Could Revise the Test for Public Interest Standing
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Decision will determine who can sue on behalf of marginalized, disadvantaged Canadians: lawyer By Aidan Macnab Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Jan. 18, 2022 Last week, the…
As part of her research, Tessa Charlesworth challenged the longstanding assumption that implicit biases are so ingrained that they cannot be changed. Researcher says addressing…
January 19, 2022 Meagan Taylor Contributor Meagan Taylor, a project manager at Deque Systems, is passionate about dismantling systemic barriers to capital and opportunity, including…
New Brunswick committee’s requirements made it hard for people with disabilities to take part, advocates say Lauren Bird, CBC News Posted: Jan 14, 2022 A…
Renter on Disability Pension Given 61% Rent Increase and Told to Shovel Own Snow
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Ontario company moves to raise rent 8 days after buying building Robert Jones, CBC News Posted: Jan 11, 2022 A Saint John renter on a…
German Court Orders Protection of People with Disabilities in Triage Decisions
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Lawmakers Should Prevent Discrimination in Life-Saving Treatment Jonas Bull Assistant Researcher, Disability Rights Division @bulljonas2 In a December 2021 ruling, Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court ordered…
Canadians With Disabilities Fell Through the Cracks in the Pandemic Response
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Here’s what needs to change to support these groups as Omicron surges Angelyn Francis Equity and Inequality Reporter Toronto Star, Jan. 10, 2022 As the…