Lucas Oleniuk, Toronto Star, June 6, 2017 The province’s new strategy to address the high unemployment rate among Ontarians with disabilities was panned by advocates who said it lacks specifics and will take months if not years to have an impact. Plan focuses on students and youth, and aims to connect employers with potential workers….
Greg O’Brien, Cartt.ca editor and publisher, December 14, 2016 Mohawk College Journalism’s pioneering new program teaching accessible content production to its aspiring journalists took another step on Tuesday when its initial group of second-year journalism students showed off their work to some members of the community. The course, which is mandatory in order to graduate…
Andrea Gordon, Toronto Star, December 5, 2016 Students in wheelchairs who can’t use playground equipment or open classroom doors. Children with impaired vision or dyslexia unable to read the Smartboard in class. Youth with autism who miss out on co-op placements because workplaces don’t accommodate their needs. These are just a few examples of obstacles…
HINA ALAM, Toronto Star Staff Reporter, December 2, 2016 Toronto lawyer David Lepofsky is highlighting Centennial College building’s accessibility problems. But that is not the complete picture. These accessibility issues are the symptoms of a bigger problem, Lepofsky says. The Centennial College building opened in late August of this year to accept student residents while…
Rob Ferguson, Queen’s Park Bureau, Toronto Star, August 8, 2016 Education Minister Mitzie Hunter, shown earlier this year, says the decision to keep schools for deaf and blind children open was made after several months of consultation. The move follows protests by worried parents last winter and spring and an outcry from opposition parties at…
AMANDA WATKINS, McMaster University’s Student Newspaper The Silhouette, June 23, 2015 The province will be investing $4.5 million to help students with disabilities through an Accessibility Fund for Students with Disabilities, and a Summer Transitions Program. Similar to McMaster’s Shifting Gears program, the Transitions Program will offer workshops and courses for high school students with…
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