Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/acnewsca
Inclusive Media and Design Inc is a proud supporter of Accessibility News.
Inclusive is ready to caption and video describe all your video for web, DVD, and computer desktop. They can also assist you in understanding and implementing Ontario’s AODA Integrated Standards’ media requirements. Consider having them check that any of your new web site content is compliant with an Accessibility Audit.
Visit http://www.inclusivemedia.ca to find out more.
The AODA Clock is Ticking
There are 6 years, 34 weeks, 4 days until a fully Accessible Ontario! Will you be compliant?
In this Issue
* Ontario Educational System Failing Students With Intellectual Disabilities: Report
* How Ontario Traps Those With Disabilities in Lives of Poverty
* Increasing Access to Financial Support Programs for People With Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Would Lead to Economic and Social Benefits
* With 2.6 Million Followers and Counting, Disabled Chinese Woman Inspires Social Change
* Lyft Sued for Discriminating Against Wheelchair-Users
* HealthHack 2018 Winner Aims for Better Accessibility in Edmonton
For a long term strategy in meeting the AODA and Section 508, Accessibility News recommends Accessibil-IT Inc for all your accessible PDF documentation needs. For more information email them at info@accessibilit.com or visit them on the web at: http://www.accessibilit.com
ARTICLES:
Ontario Educational System Failing Students With Intellectual Disabilities: Report
Students face “daunting” academic and social barriers that can leave them excluded, vulnerable to bullying and set them up for low expectations for the future, said the report, a joint project by experts in disabilities law and education.
Read more at
https://aoda.ca/ontario-educational-system-failing-students-with-intellectual-disabilities-report/
How Ontario Traps Those With Disabilities in Lives of Poverty
Restrictions on assets and gifts keep many in a state of profound uncertainty and crisis.
In August 2016, Ontario’s ombudsman released “Nowhere to Turn,” a report outlining multiple systemic failures in provincial supports and services that
lead to crisis for many adults with developmental disabilities. The stories in the report are often heart-breaking and speak to the many ways our current system leaves persons with disabilities vulnerable and trapped in poverty.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynews.ca/how-ontario-traps-those-with-disabilities-in-lives-of-poverty/
Increasing Access to Financial Support Programs for People With Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Would Lead to Economic and Social Benefits
Improving financial support programs for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) would increase their labour force participation and boost economic activity. A new Conference Board of Canada report released during MS Awareness Month finds that expanding the employment insurance (EI) sickness benefit
program and making the disability tax credit (DTC) refundable would allow approximately 11,400 people to remain in or re-enter the workforce and boost economic activity by an estimated $1.1 billion annually.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/increasing -access-to-financial-support-programs-for-people-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms-would-lead-to-economic-and-social-benefits/
With 2.6 Million Followers and Counting, Disabled Chinese Woman Inspires Social Change
Let’s shake hands,” Yang Li says, getting up from the couch to greet a visitor. She lifts her right foot above her waist, curls it around and gives a slight squeeze to an outstretched hand.
It’s the kind of unexpected everyday gesture that has won the young office worker a huge and growing following in China.
Lyft Sued for Discriminating Against Wheelchair-Users
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) filed a major class action lawsuit against Lyft, challenging the popular ride-sharing service’s failure to make wheelchair-accessible vehicles available in the Bay Area through its rideshare service.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/lyft-sued-for-discriminating-against-wheelchair-users/
HealthHack 2018 Winner Aims for Better Accessibility in Edmonton
Navigating Edmonton in a wheelchair takes a lot of force, according to the Click N’ Push application
The winner of this year’s HealthHack Smart Cities Challenge is aiming to make Edmonton more accessible to those who use wheelchairs.
Read more at
http://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/healthhack-2018-winner-aims-for-better-accessibility-in-edmonton/
eSSENTIAL Accessibility: helping organizations reach, serve and empower people with disabilities.
The eSSENTIAL Accessibility assistive technology app? gives those who have trouble typing, moving a mouse, or reading a screen due to a variety of conditions – such as stroke, paralysis or arthritis – the tools they need to navigate the Web. The app is free to the end-user and simple to use.
Organizations that feature the app on their websites are committed to making it easier for people with disabilities to access information online.
For more info, please visit http://www.essentialaccessibility.com Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/essentia11y or connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=59891 .
Want to advertise in this spot? Email info@accessibilitynews.ca for more info
To unsubscribe from this Newsletter, send an email to
info@accessibilitynews.ca or just reply to this Update and state your intentions.
The views and opinions expressed throughout Accessibility News do not represent those of the various organizations or associated individuals and are exclusively those of the contributor and/or author of the specific article or commentary.
Accessibility News, since November 8, 2006
