There Have Been 127 Days Since Premier Wynne Promised to Create an Education Accessibility Standard, But the Wynne Government Hasn’t Yet Posted an Ad Inviting People to Apply to Serve on the Education Standards Development Committee and
Encourage All Teachers, Principals and School Board Officials to Watch a New Video on Ensuring that Students with Disabilities Are Able to Thrive in Fully Accessible, Inclusive Classrooms
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update
Stop Gap Gears Up for Spring Push
Apr 11, 2017
by Ray Martin
Cambridge Times
Proponents of Stop Gap ramps in Cambridge got together with architecture students from the University of Waterloo at the Bridge in downtown Galt to raise awareness for the cause on Saturday, April 8.
Architecture students hosted an art exhibition to show off different designs they had come up with for the ramps, which help people with strollers, walkers and mobility issues gain access to local businesses.
Mohawk College Making Media More Accessible
First-of-its-kind certificate course aimed at journalists and executives News Apr 10, 2017 10:09
by Mark Newman
Hamilton Mountain News
Jennifer Curry-Jahnke, coordinator of the Accessible Media Production course at Mohawk College, says new certificate program is the first of its kind in Canada.
Mohawk College is offering a new postgraduate certificate course aimed at helping media and businesses improve the way they get their message to people with visual, hearing and language barriers.
Happy 150th Birthday Canada
Response to Strong Partners Key to Fully Accessible Canada– March 17, 2017 Vancouver Sun
Its Canadas 150th birthday and yes, we are getting older. The question is are we getting smarter as a nation, as provinces and as a people? Is Canada and its Provinces seeking strong partnerships with meaningful accessibility results? Are we looking to the future that includes and employs people with disabilities?
Advocacy Group Calls for Better Autism Supports in Schools
Sweeping report being released Tuesday seeks improved training for teachers and review of funding formula. By Andrea Gordon, Education Reporter
Tues., April 4, 2017
Laura Kirby-McIntosh, Vice President of the Ontario Autism Coalition, releases the “New Horizons” report which provides recommendations to improve outcomes for students with autism in Ontario schools. (Broadcast and Recording Service Legislative Assembly of Ontario/Toronto Star)