Important events that impact people with disabilities in the news
Bobby Hristova, reporter, CBC News Hamilton, June 9, 2022 Mohawk College is facing criticism over its move to shutter Accessible Media Production — its one-of-a-kind program geared toward making Canada more accessible to people with disabilities. The eight-month, online, post-graduation certificate program teaches students how to create accessible content, like captions and described video, and…
Accessibility Standards Canada, 2021 to 2022 Annual Report, June 2022 Our organization and its structure are now firmly established. Our staff, policies, and procedures are in place. We are now fully engaged in carrying out our mandate. We are motivated, and we feel confident that we will reach our goals. Over the past year, by…
Ontario’s flagship public affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin, May 11, 2022 Tell Candidates that the Million-Strong Disability Vote Counts! It’s time for voters with disabilities and voters without disabilities to swing into action. We need your help to press the Ontario Conservative Party to answer our November 22, 2022 request for election commitments…
Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission, April 27, 2022 The Canadian Human Rights Commission is pleased to welcome Michael Gottheil, by Order in Council, as Canada’s first Accessibility Commissioner. Commissioner Gottheil brings to his new role his extensive experience and expertise as an adjudicator, mediator and educator in various fields of law, including…
The Maple, GABRIELLE PETERS, February 18, 2022 When the convoy-turned-occupation took hold of Ottawa, disabled people were uniquely impacted and faced particular risks. People who required support could no longer access it; streets were no longer being cleared of snow; and sidewalks had vehicles parked on them. Public space was overrun by those whose interpretation…
It’s Discriminatory: Students Of Ontario School For The Blind Urge Province To End Virtual Learning
admin, The Street Journal, January 27, 2022 In a video circulating online, blind and low-vision students of W. Ross Macdonald School in Brantford, Ontario urged the provincial government to reopen lodging so they can return to in-person learning. Everyone else is allowed to go back to school right now, I feel like it’s discriminatory, said…
By Amélie Lafrance-Cooke and Robby Bemrose, Economic and Social Reports, January 18, 2022 This paper provides a sociodemographic profile of business owners with disabilities using 2017 administrative tax data. It evaluates how sociodemographic characteristics of business owners with disabilities intersect and compares them with those of business owners without disabilities. It also examines the firm-level…
WebAIM, January 2022 The need is here now, and it will continue. The Wall Street Journal indicated that many companies are looking for personnel with accessibility skills and that they can’t find them easily. A quick scan of job postings bears this out today. As of January 27, 2022, ZipRecruiter had nearly 45,000 positions referencing…
Jack Bernard, Braille Monitor, January 2022 I have noticed a growing trend. Some people are adopting the practice of giving physical descriptions of themselves at the beginning of meetings or presentations. This practice, I am told, is intended to support and welcome people who are blind or visually impaired. While this practice is not yet…
Andrew Webb, Carleton University, January 2022 Students at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business are making an impact across a wide range of organizations through their work with the Sprott Student Consulting Group. Over the past six months, Sprott student consultants have taken on projects that will help bring health care innovation to clinical practice,…
