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A New Captioned Video Gives You a Practical Guide to the Duty to Accommodate People with Disabilities

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities Web: https://www.aodaalliance.org
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October 6, 2021

Have you heard something about the duty to accommodate people with disabilities, but wanted to know what it actually means? Who owes this duty? To which people with disabilities? What does the duty include? What kinds of accommodations does it require? When does the duty to accommodate arise? Have you heard before that it is a duty to accommodate up to the point of “undue hardship,” but wondered what “undue hardship means?

A New Captioned Video Gives You a Practical Guide to the Duty to Accommodate People with Disabilities. Read full article.

Accessible Physical Education Programs

Currently, there are no AODA education standards. However, two AODA standards development committees have drafted recommendations of guidelines that AODA education standards should include. One committee has recommended guidelines for the kindergarten to grade twelve (K-12) education system. In this article, we outline recommended guidelines for accessible physical education programs.

Accessible Physical Education Programs. Read full article.

Campaign Gives Children With Disabilities Chance to Trick-or-Treat Without Barriers

Ali Raza, CBC News
Posted: Oct 02, 2021

For nine-year-old Gabriel Nikolakakis, Halloween has not always been a holiday he could participate in easily because of his limited mobility, but one organization is helping to change that by creating accessible trick-or-treating neighbourhoods, one home at a time.

Treat Accessibly hosted an accessible trick-or-treat event Saturday for children with disabilities to offer a unique, barrier-free Halloween village.

Campaign Gives Children With Disabilities Chance to Trick-or-Treat Without Barriers. Read full article.

Nominations Open for 2021 Celebrating Accessibility Awards

Published on: 2021/09/27 – in News by Steve Gerard

Nominations for the 2021 Celebrating Accessibility Awards are now being accepted by the City of Kingston and the municipal accessibility advisory committee (MAAC).

Eligible nominees are Kingston residents, organizations or businesses who have had a positive impact on accessibility in the city in the past three years.

Nominations Open for 2021 Celebrating Accessibility Awards. Read full article.

Accessible Indigenous Education

Currently, there are no AODA education standards. However, two AODA standards development committees have drafted recommendations of guidelines that AODA education standards should include. One committee has recommended guidelines for the kindergarten to grade twelve (K-12) education system. In this article, we outline recommended guidelines for accessible indigenous education.

Accessible Indigenous Education. Read full article.