SARAH LAING SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED March 8, 2022 Toronto-based entrepreneur Eyra Abraham founded Lisnen, a mobile app that allows users to…
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By Jade Nash Cleveland PUBLISHED Mar. 14, 2022 CLEVELAND – The 2022 Paralympic Games in Beijing finished March 13, and one girl in northeast Ohio…
By Christopher Rowland March 8, 2022 Ever since getting covid in 2020, Laurie Bedell has remained in a state of physical exhaustion. Deepa Singh, 30,…
People With Disabilities Left Behind by Telemedicine and Other Pandemic Medical Innovations
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By Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News Published hu March 10, 2022 Lise Hamlin has hearing loss and was enraged when she found out her telemedicine…
UBCO Researchers Call Out Scientists for Ignoring People With Disabilities
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Fewer than one per cent of disabled population included in scientific research March 10, 2022 UBCO researchers say more people living with disabilities need to…
As the Winn-Dixie Saga Finally Concludes in Florida, 181 Advocacy Groups Urge DOJ to Issue Website Accessibility Regulations
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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Eleventh Circuit has refused to reconsider its decision to vacate its prior order and the trial court’s judgment because of mootness; while…
Committees suggest the city waives licence fees for accessible cabs Natasha Riebe, CBC News Posted: Mar 07, 2022 The Accessibility Advisory Committee and Women’s Voice…
MAR 7, 2022 BY PENNY BATCHELOR With this increasingly prominent celebration coming in July, publishers need to start planning ways to join in now. It…
City Adds Wayfinding App to Increase Accessibility for Visually Impaired
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The BlindSquare Event app is free for users to download. Author of the article:The Sault Star Publishing date:Feb 28, 2022 Sault Transit buses are now…
Royal Canadian Legion Pens Letter to PM to Clear Disability Benefits Backlog for Veterans
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The backlog has reduced by 44 per cent since June 2020, Veterans Affairs Canada says Isha Bhargava, CBC News Posted: Feb 24, 2022 The Royal…