Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians L’Alliance pour l’égalité des personnes aveugles du Canada Winnipeg Chapter Janet Hunt, Chapter President Email: jjvhunt@shaw.ca November 2019 Response…
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Stanford and Students with Mental Health Disabilities Reach Landmark Settlement
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Settlement is most comprehensive ever to protect college students with mental health disabilities from unnecessary exclusion Palo Alto, CA, October 7, 2019 A coalition of…
U.S. House Committee Leaders Call for More Action to Prevent Airline Mishandling of Wheelchairs
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By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution November 14, 2019 U.S. House committee leaders this week called for airlines to do more to prevent mishandling of…
2Gether-International is Creating an Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
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Best Brothers Group of Companies November 8, 2019 UNITED STATES: For 2Gether-International founder Diego Mariscal, disabilities and entrepreneurship go hand-in-hand. From the moment we wake…
by Shaun Heasley | November 4, 2019 Lyft’s new Jobs Access Program is aimed at easing transportation concerns for people with disabilities and other groups…
The next government should make all new homes accessible and adaptable, according to a coalition of housing and charity groups. The organisation, which has called…
Advocate Says New Parkade at Halifax Hospital Will Reduce Accessibility
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The Nova Scotia government is spending $29.5 million to build a new parking garage for the Halifax Infirmary. Natasha Pace Published Friday, November 1, 2019…
The government is collecting feedback to develop legislation to reduce barriers for disabled people in B.C. Nick Eagland Updated: November 2, 2019 Olive Olajide describes…
LSAT Will Change for All Would-Be Lawyers as a Result of Blind Man’s Lawsuit Settlement
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By Debra Cassens Weiss October 9, 2019, 2:11 pm CDT Corrected: The current analytical reasoning section of the Law School Admission Test will eventually be…
Blind users have been fighting for a more inclusive web for over 20 years. Are lawsuits like the one against Dominos going to make a…