Source: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/sep/29/diversity-in-top-media-jobs-is-woeful-says-ofcom
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Young Australians with disabilities face significant barriers to getting Covid vaccine
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/30/young-australians-with-disabilities-face-significant-barriers-to-getting-covid-vaccine
New infrastructure funding should be tied to accessibility standards. Canada should be a leader in accessibility. September 28, 2021 by QUOI Media Group By Luca…
Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health Launches 2021 Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA-September 29, 2021-The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health is proud to launch the 2021 Mental Illness Awareness Week on…
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/sep/29/caught-in-a-blame-game-over-my-lost-3000-wheelchair
You can’t grumble over Mr Tumble
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/sep/27/you-cant-grumble-over-mr-tumble
A Senate inquiry has been told Australia’s disability payment rules need to be ‘rewritten’ as people struggle for months, or even years, before receiving support – with some draining their super, relying on charity or accruing thousands of dollars of credit card debt to get by. Many are also forced onto the lower jobseeker payment, with government data showing that 36% of jobseeker recipients are sick or have a disability.
By Char Adams New York Times, Sept. 24, 2021 For people like me, the voice technology that is a part of so many people’s everyday…
‘Unconscionable’ to lift lockdowns before all Australians with disability can be vaccinated, inquiry says
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/27/unconscionable-to-lift-lockdowns-before-all-australians-with-disability-can-be-vaccinated-inquiry-says
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/24/the-guardian-view-on-cbeebies-cherish-this-british-success