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It’s Discriminatory: Students Of Ontario School For The Blind Urge Province To End Virtual Learning
ByDavid Best January 27, 2022September 4, 2026

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…

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Sprott consultants help organizations innovate for impact
ByDavid Best January 4, 2022September 4, 2026

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,…

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How Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal Went Off the Rails in an Important Disability Accessibility Case
ByDavid Best July 25, 2019September 17, 2026

Greg Thomson, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance, July 25, 2019 Two years ago, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario rendered a controversial and deeply troubling decision about the rights of students with disabilities in Ontario schools. An 8-year-old boy with autism wanted to bring his certified autism service dog to school with him….

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Carleton Creates Canadian Accessibility Network
ByDavid Best June 26, 2019September 17, 2026

Carleton Newsroom, June 26, 2019 Building on its reputation as Canada’s most accessible university, Carleton University is launching the Canadian Accessibility Network, the first entity of its kind in the country. The announcement follows the historic passage of the federal government’s Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act. The bill sets groundbreaking accessibility standards for the…

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Ontario is falling short on breaking down barriers
ByDavid Best May 27, 2019September 19, 2026

The Star, Star Editorial Board, May 27, 2019 An early childhood educator who is uniquely qualified to work in a preschool for disabled children couldn’t get the job because the building isn’t fully accessible for wheelchairs. Surely this is just what former Ontario lieutenant-governor David Onley meant when he wrote of the soul-crushing barriers that…

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Ontario to look into school exclusions of children with autism
ByDavid Best March 13, 2019September 19, 2026

Caroline Alphonso, Education reporter, The Globe and Mail, March 13, 2019 The Ontario government will examine the issue of students with complex needs being excluded from school after demands from disability advocates that the practice be halted. The issue of indefinite exclusions from school has been top-of-mind for many parents as Doug Ford’s government implements…

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Advocates call on Ford government to help special-needs children who’ve been excluded from schools
ByDavid Best January 30, 2019September 21, 2026

Victoria Bibson, The Globe and Mail, January 30, 2019 Both the Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance (AODA) called on Education Minister Lisa Thompson to hold a summit of key stakeholders – including parents, teachers, principals, school boards and students – where they can discuss possible legislation and…

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Advocates for students with disabilities call on Ontario to stop school exclusions
ByDavid Best January 6, 2019September 21, 2026

Caroline Alphonso, Education Reporter, The Globe and Mail, January 6, 2019 A Globe and Mail analysis found that families with children who have intellectual and developmental disabilities are increasingly being asked to pick up kids early, start the school day later or simply keep them home for days. Most school districts don’t formally track these…

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It’s Discriminatory: Students Of Ontario School For The Blind Urge Province To End Virtual Learning

Sprott consultants help organizations innovate for impact

How Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal Went Off the Rails in an Important Disability Accessibility Case

Carleton Creates Canadian Accessibility Network

Ontario is falling short on breaking down barriers

Ontario to look into school exclusions of children with autism

Advocates call on Ford government to help special-needs children who’ve been excluded from schools

Advocates for students with disabilities call on Ontario to stop school exclusions

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