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Disability Advocates Propose Plan to Fix, Improve Winnipeg Transit Report identifies 9 steps to ensuring those with disabilities have equal access CBC News, Posted: Dec…
Pete Bigelow For Carol Tyson, a recent proposal that would advance the commercialization of self-driving vehicles brought familiar pangs of frustration. Like so many others,…
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/09/after-the-trump-years-how-will-biden-help-the-140-million-americans-in-poverty
With the Shift to Online Learning, Students With Disabilities Face New Barriers
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They may not have to navigate campus, but online learning has brought new challenges By John Loeppky December 1, 2020 Shae Sackman is a University…
Government of Canada Fighting the Alliance for the Equality of Blind Canadians in Court
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OTTAWA, ON (December 2, 2020) The Government of Canada is fighting a small registered charity and not-for-profit organization in court and refusing to ensure that…
A local court remandedaccused in police custody for a week, the police said. (Representational) Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping his six-year-old visually…
Marking the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Mohawk College researchers and Inclusive Media and Design are announcing the availability a new captioning…
Ann Hales-Tooke obituary
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/03/ann-hales-tooke-obituary
The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 by United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.