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B.C. Advocate Says Proposed Federal COVID-19 Benefit For Canadians With Disabilities Leaves Many with Nothing
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One-time $600 payment would only be paid to people who claim the federal disability tax credit CBC News · Posted: Jun 16, 2020 The federal…
New Coordinated Accessibility Strategy Guides Carleton’s Commitment on Campus
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By Tyrone Burke More than a quarter of first-year students at Carleton self-identify as having a disability, and about 11 per cent have registered with…
The group, known as the ‘Ability Co_op’, aims to promote awareness of students with disabilities on campus. Cormac Watson Deputy Editor The group has released…
COVID-19 and Blindness: Why the New Touchless, Physically-Distant World Sucks for People with Visual Impairment
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Nicholas A. Giudice, Ph.D. Jun 3 As a congenitally blind person, it has become obvious to me that my reliance on touch as a primary…
Council of Canadians with Disabilities Response to COVID-19 Funding Falling Through Cracks
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For Immediate Release | June 11, 2020 June 10, 2020 marked a disappointing day for Canadians with disabilities. Finally, government put forward financial relief for…
Blind Student Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Against Duke University
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By Melissa Boughton June 5, 2020 Before Mary Fernandez enrolled at Duke University, she was assured she would be provided the accommodations for an equal…
By SUZANNE MORPHET Globe and Mail, June 3, 2020 Even now, three months into COVID-19, the picture shocks. Five uniformed airport employees wear black helmets…
Valerie Leung / Richmond News May 31, 2020 The B.C. government is once again making a call for grant proposals for community projects aimed to…
United Nations Urged to Lead Action to End Discrimination Against People With Disabilities in the Response to COVID-19
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By IDA May 18, 2020 New campaign by disability rights groups calls for more leadership from the United Nations to ensure COVID-19 measures include people…