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In this Issue
*Culinary Training Offers Adults With Autism A Path To Independence
*I Couldn’t Imagine Living Anywhere Else: West Lincoln Community Helps Family Get Wheelchair Accessible Van
*Ontario Ministry Encourages Employment During National Disability Employment Awareness Month
*Lack of Quality Jobs, Stereotyping Reason for 20% Pay Gap for People With Disabilities, Advocate Says
*United Airlines Will Soon Let Disabled Passengers Choose Flights Based on Wheelchair Accessibility
*Innovative VR Tool Empowers Students To Explore Ableism And Accessibility
*Premier Ford Must Immediately Make Public the Final Report and Recommendations of Government-Appointed Independent Review of Ontario’s Disabilities Act, Disability Coalition Says
ARTICLES:
Culinary Training Offers Adults With Autism A Path To Independence
Shin rolled out the cookie dough. Asia sauteed the onions. Christopher fried the tortilla chips. Richard cooked the pinto beans.
The kitchen at The Arc Los Angeles and Orange Counties in Downey was hopping.
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/culinary-training-offers-adults-with-autism-a-path-to-independence/
I Couldn’t Imagine Living Anywhere Else: West Lincoln Community Helps Family Get Wheelchair Accessible Van
Smithville has rallied around a local mother, who was raising funds to purchase a wheelchair-accessible van for her daughter.
Laura Davis’s 30-year-old daughter Alyssa has cerebral palsy and, as a result, is nonverbal, and uses an electric wheelchair.
Ontario Ministry Encourages Employment During National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Employing people with disabilities and creating inclusive workplaces is the focus of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) throughout October.
Lack of Quality Jobs, Stereotyping Reason for 20% Pay Gap for People With Disabilities, Advocate Says
New data from Statistics Canada shows that people with disabilities across the country were paid 21.4 per cent less than those without disabilities in 2019, but a Waterloo Region advocate offers insight as to why this might be.
United Airlines Will Soon Let Disabled Passengers Choose Flights Based on Wheelchair Accessibility
The airline also agreed to refund the fare difference if a passenger has to take a more expensive flight to accommodate their wheelchair
Innovative VR Tool Empowers Students To Explore Ableism And Accessibility
Brock University and Niagara College (NC) have co-developed an immersive virtual reality (VR) tool that will help students learn about the lived experiences of people with disabilities on post-secondary campuses.
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynews.ca/innovative-vr-tool-empowers-students-to-explore-ableism-and-accessibility/
Premier Ford Must Immediately Make Public the Final Report and Recommendations of Government-Appointed Independent Review of Ontario’s Disabilities Act, Disability Coalition Says
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