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Ontario’s New Democratic Party and the Ontario Human Rights Commission Press the Ford Government to Take Substantially More Action to Address Ontarians with Disabilities’ Urgent Needs During the COVID-19 Crisis

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April 22, 2020

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Here are even more calls for the Ford Government to take substantially more action to address the urgent needs of Ontarians with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis. Below we set out four important recent documents showing this crisis. The first three are from the Ontario New Democratic Party, and the fourth is from the Ontario Human Rights Commission:

Ontario’s New Democratic Party and the Ontario Human Rights Commission Press the Ford Government to Take Substantially More Action to Address Ontarians with Disabilities’ Urgent Needs During the COVID-19 Crisis. Read full article.

Communication Supports in the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Information and Communications Standards of the AODA state that organizations must create, provide, and receive information and communications that people with disabilities can access. This mandate includes the need to provide communication supports. Communication supports are ways for people to access verbal or audio information visually. When people think of communication supports, they may picture supports for in-person communication, such as American Sign language interpretation at live events. However, there are many other ways to make communication accessible both in-person and remotely. As a result, organizations should commit to making information available with communication supports in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Communication Supports in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read full article.

Disability Community Wins Interim Step Forward

Ford Government Backs Down on Its Controversial Secret Protocol for Rationing Critical Medical Care During the COVID Crisis and Agrees to Consult Human Rights and Community Experts

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Disability Community Wins Interim Step Forward. Read full article.

Accessible Formats in the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Information and Communications Standards of the AODA state that organizations must create, provide, and receive information and communications that people with disabilities can access. This mandate includes the need to present printed information in accessible formats. Accessible formats, sometimes called alternate formats, are ways of presenting printed, written, or visual material so that people with print disabilities can access it. When people think of accessible formats, they may picture elements of buildings, such as Braille elevator buttons or large-print signs. However, there are many other ways to make printed information accessible remotely. As a result, organizations should commit to making information available in accessible formats in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accessible Formats in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read full article.

Communicating with People with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic

As Ontarians continue physical distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, they rely on the media for news of the outside world. Access to information keeps all people safe and knowledgeable. To ensure that all people have the benefit of media access at this time, the government and other creators of media must make their programming and media releases accessible. Communicating with people with disabilities in the COVID-19 pandemic means that everyone has access to crucial information.

Communicating with People with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read full article.