A Barrier Free Canada 2 Transcription…Speaker of the House of Commons: May it please Your Excellency. The Senate in the House of Commons have passed the following Bills to which they humbly request Your Excellency’s assent. An Act to ensure a Barrier Free Canada. Accessible Canada Act – An Act to Ensure a Barrier Free Canada 2 is the second video interviewing architects of Bill … Continue reading An Act to Ensure a Barrier Free Canada 2
A Barrier Free Canada Transcription…Speaker of the House of Commons: May it please Your Excellency. The Senate in the House of Commons have passed the following Bills to which they humbly request Your Excellency’s assent. An Act to ensure a Barrier Free Canada. The Honourable Carla Qualtrough: I was a human rights lawyer before I got into politics and became really frustrated by having to … Continue reading An Act to Ensure a Barrier Free Canada 1
Keep up to date on the situation. This can include following your local health authority on social media or checking their website. Attendant Care Have conversations with your support team about the backup plan if your main caregiver becomes sick or is reassigned. Have a back-up plan if your attendant does not come to work or is sick. Ensure attendants have not travelled to an … Continue reading Pandemic Preparedness Tips for Persons with Disabilities
A New Epoch for Canadians with Disabilities Now, much like Mahadeo you were so brilliantly articulating, as we’re coming to the realization that business as usual, a phrase I hate, is neither a realistic nor a desirable goal. What do you think our “new normal” should look like as we make our way through Covid 19 and beyond? How should not only workplaces, but also … Continue reading Life After Covid-19 Q&A Part 1
Life After Covid-19 Q&A Part 2 We resume the conversation of Life After Covid-19 Q&A Part 2 with James MacKenzie speaking….Since you brought up an interesting thing there, this ability to work the way we’re working right now at this moment having a conversation, I don’t know the capabilities of the people. I’m talking to them, I’m seeing their faces and I’m hearing their voice … Continue reading Life After Covid-19 Q&A Part 2
A New Epoch for Canadians with Disabilities Transcription… Beth: So Alf, you obviously have a vast amount of government experience. Judging from this past experience, how do you think Government can effectively respond to the emergent needs of a post Covid-19 world to ensure no one, including people disabilities, are left behind? More of Life After Covid-19 with Alfred Spencer interview continues. Alfred: Okay, well, … Continue reading Life After Covid-19 with Alfred Spencer Accessibility Directorate Ontario
A New Epoch for Canadians with Disabilities Transcription….Now, obviously working remotely, working on online, being more flexible and creative is a good way to respond to some inclusion issues. But considering that people with disabilities, like all people, are diverse, they’re not homogeneous. They have different needs, and they experience the world, and in this particular situation, in various different ways. This Life After Covid-19 … Continue reading Life After Covid-19 with Mahadeo Sukhai of the CNIB
A New Epoch for Canadians with Disabilities Transcription… So, to get us started on this webinar my first question is… can you tell us more about why you wanted to organize this webinar? Why do you think it is important to discuss people with Disabilities in a Post Covid-19 world at this time? This Life After Covid-19 with Max Brault interview continues. Max: Well, I … Continue reading Life After Covid-19 with Max Brault
Every link and recommendation on Accessiblebusinesshub.ca, from employment law to getting groceries, has been vetted through a team of Canadians with Accessibility needs. The links must first be verified and then the information is scrutinized before it gets added to the list. This ensures that the user can find the actionable info they need, when they need it and know that someone has actually verified … Continue reading Accessible Canadian Resource Portal Launches
Captive Audience So, what do you do when you find yourself in interesting times and needing to keep the boat afloat until it’s safe enough to leave the cave? My apologies for the mixed-metaphor, but waiting is not an option. Especially since we do not know how long this storm will last, or how it will play out when the curfew is lifted. Nonetheless, for … Continue reading Go From Flattening the Curve to Riding the Wave
