For many years, gamers with mobility disabilities have taken it upon themselves to find external devices when it comes to adaptive gameplay. Gamers not only have the struggle of finding their own adaptive devices, but also of setting them up. Gamers also have to test any homemade adaptive devices with their console. However, Microsoft recently unveiled the new Xbox Adaptive Controller (XAC), a device that has changed accessible gaming. More importantly, it has brought gaming accessibility to a whole new level.
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Beach Accessories for People with Disabilities
Now that summer is in full swing, many Ontarians are taking to the beach. However, accessibility barriers might be keeping people with impairments away from the beach. AODA has brought about some improvements to accessibility at Ontario beaches as new and renovated beaches have to meet certain criteria. However, the changes are not yet widespread enough for all people to enjoy time at the beach. Hence the need for beach accessories for people with disabilities.
Accessible Pregnancy Clinic at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (SHSC) is making strides with their accessible pregnancy clinic. It is known that some women and couples struggle to conceive, but what we do not often hear about are the barriers unique to people with disabilities and pregnancy, such as:
- No access to clinics for people with disabilities
- Lack of doctors with knowledge about disabilities
- Health concerns that make having a baby dangerous
Join the Blitz to Press Candidates Across Ontario for School Board Trustee to Make the “Students with Disabilities Pledge” – Help Ensure Hundreds of Thousands of Students with Disabilities Fully Benefit From Ontario’s Education system
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities http://www.aodaalliance.org aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance
July 30, 2018
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Please join the new non-partisan three month blitz that the AODA Alliance launches today. Help us help tear down the many unfair barriers impeding hundreds of thousands of students with all kinds of disabilities in Ontario schools from fully benefitting from a good education.
Global Disability Summit Report
There were 170 commitments made at the Global Disability Summit in London, England. Government officials, United Nations (UN) agencies, and CEOs from the private sector made some of the vows. The vows are a vital step towards actions to improve accessibility.
In this article, we will look at some of the vows from the Summit.