Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/18/linda-reynolds-says-ndis-is-too-reliant-on-natural-empathy-of-public-servants
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Accessibility Advocates Sign Open Letter Urging People Not To Use AccesiBe and Other Overlay Products
Posted in Accessibility News
Sarah Gooding, May 13, 2021 AccessiBe and other similar tools are coming under fire after more than 400 accessibility advocates and developers signed an open…
Woman With Invisible Disability Left Shaken After Altercation Over Accessible Parking Spot
Posted in Accessibility News
Nicole Sparks of Cole Harbour says parking spots, permits should reflect that not all disabilities are obvious Emma Smith , CBC News , Posted: May…
I’ve always been terrified of losing my hearing – but when it happened, I craved silence
Posted in General
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/17/deaf-terrified-losing-hearing-when-it-happened-i-craved-silence
‘Abject failure’: only 834 out of 23,000 Australian disability care residents vaccinated
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/17/abject-failure-only-834-out-of-23000-australian-disability-care-residents-vaccinated
‘Utterly unconscionable’: NDIS agency looks to reduce costs by increasing ‘participant exits’
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/15/utterly-unconscionable-ndis-agency-looks-to-reduce-costs-by-increasing-participant-exits
Disability Alliance B.C. Worried Pending Accessibility Legislation Lacks Teeth
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Disability B.C. says proposed legislation missing implementation timelines and enforcement mechanisms CBC News, Posted: May 13, 2021 The B.C. government is putting the finishing touches…
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/14/tell-us-what-are-your-experiences-of-access-on-the-street-as-a-disabled-person
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/13/voter-id-plan-is-a-thinly-veiled-tory-power-grab
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/may/13/pupils-in-england-waiting-up-to-five-years-for-special-needs-plan-says-ofsted