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Tell Doctors, Nurses, EMTs or Others You Know That Work in the Health Care System About the AODA Alliance’s Discussion Paper on Ensuring that Medical Triage or Rationing of Health Care Services During the COVID-19 Crisis Does Not Discriminate Against Patients with Disabilities

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities
Web: http://www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/

April 15, 2020

SUMMARY

Please help us ensure that no people with disabilities who get the COVID-19 virus face any discrimination due to their disability when they seek help from our health care system. This Update offers you ways that you can quickly help, while you remain self-isolating at home.

Tell Doctors, Nurses, EMTs or Others You Know That Work in the Health Care System About the AODA Alliance’s Discussion Paper on Ensuring that Medical Triage or Rationing of Health Care Services During the COVID-19 Crisis Does Not Discriminate Against Patients with Disabilities. Read full article.

Customers with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic

As Ontarians continue physical distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are serving more customers remotely. Stores and other essential services are now meeting more customer needs by phone, over email, or through delivery options. Remote customer service allows customers to make needed purchases while staying healthy and safe. To ensure that all customers have the benefit of remote service, businesses and other organizations must make their service accessible to customers with disabilities in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

A Discussion Paper on Ensuring that Medical Triage or Rationing of Health Care Services During the COVID-19 Crisis Does Not Discriminate Against Patients with Disabilities

April 14, 2020

Introduction

A Discussion Paper on Ensuring that Medical Triage or Rationing of Health Care Services During the COVID-19 Crisis Does Not Discriminate Against Patients with Disabilities. Read full article.

Passengers with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic

As Ontarians continue physical distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are limiting their travel. However, most people need to travel for essential services, such as grocery shopping or medical appointments. Some of these travellers use assistive devices, such as wheelchairs or scooters, as well as public transit, such as buses. Some passengers can board and secure their assistive devices on vehicles independently. However, other passengers require the assistance of drivers for these tasks. Nonetheless, some public transit drivers are refusing to transport passengers with disabilities in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

More Media on the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on People with Disabilities

and Remembering the Late Peter Cory, Former Supreme Court Justice and compelling Voice for Accessibility Legislation for Ontarians with Disabilities

April 9, 2020

SUMMARY

1. More Media Coverage of the Ontario Government’s Failure to Effectively Meet the Urgent Needs of People with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Crisis

More Media on the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on People with Disabilities. Read full article.