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In this Issue
*Canadian Universities Need To Be More Inclusive for Para Athletes, Says Paralympic Athletes’ Council Chair
*How the Oscars Embraced Accessibility and Inclusion With ASL Interpreters and More
*Montreal Man With Disability Speaks Out After Downtown Metro Station Assault
*Are Gyms Doing All They Can To Be Disability Friendly?
*Employment Rate Rising for People with Disabilities
*AODA Alliance Updates(3)
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Press Releases:
* eSSENTIAL Accessibility and Level Access Complete Next Step of Merger: Unifying Identity Under the Level Access Name
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/essential-accessibility-level-access-complete-135500831.html * Section 508 Compliance: Don’t Make These 6 Mistakes
https://www.levelaccess.com/blog/section-508-compliance/
* CVAA Compliance: The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act https://www.levelaccess.com/blog/cvaa-compliance/
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ARTICLES:
Canadian Universities Need To Be More Inclusive for Para Athletes, Says Paralympic Athletes’ Council Chair
There’s a yawning chasm between committing to inclusion and acting on it.
That’s the assertion of Erica Gavel, a Paralympic athlete and the new chair of the Canadian Paralympic Athletes’ Council. In particular, she’s concerned that true inclusion for Para athletes isn’t happening at the university level in Canada.
How the Oscars Embraced Accessibility and Inclusion With ASL Interpreters and More
One year after the landmark success for Best Picture winner “CODA” at the Academy Awards, the 2023 Oscars presented the latest opportunity for Hollywood to show the world where it stands on inclusion and diversity.
Montreal Man With Disability Speaks Out After Downtown Metro Station Assault
Montreal actor Alexandre Vallerand says he was trying to go home after seeing a film at a festival on March 3 when he was attacked at Berri-UQAM Metro station.
Vallerand, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, was trying to get on an elevator he says was blocked by a group of people for 15 minutes.
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynews.ca/montreal-man-with-disability-speaks-out-after-downtown-metro-station-assault/
Are Gyms Doing All They Can To Be Disability Friendly?
Gyms should be inclusive, a sanctuary for anyone wanting to improve themselves physically and mentally – but are they disability friendly?
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynews.ca/are-gyms-doing-all-they-can-to-be-disability-friendly/
Employment Rate Rising for People with Disabilities
In 2022, about 21 percent of people with a disability in the U.S. were employed, up from about 19 percent in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That is the highest rate since the U.S. began tracking this statistic in 2008.
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/employment-rate-rising-for-people-with-disabilities/
AODA Alliance Updates:
AODA Alliance Asks Federal Disabilities Minister for Important Information About the Proposed Canada Disability Benefit in Advance of the Senate’s Public Hearings on Bill C-22
Senate Sends Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit Act) to Standing Committee for hearings – Reflections on the Final Day of Senate’s Second Reading Debate
Media Covers Blistering Report of Latest Independent Review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act – Ford Government Announces No Plan to Improve Is Dismal Performance on Disability Accessibility
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