Hilary Stace, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Plans to cut respite care funding has been met with widespread condemnation. But to understand why it is such an issue, it is important to understand the battle for support in the first place.
Low-income customers who qualify for subsidised rates are five times more likely to use shared e-scooters and e-bikes for daily travel. People with disabilities also value them.
Individuals with disabilities are under-represented in the Canadian labour market compared to their able-bodied counterparts.
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Ravi Malhotra, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Julia Dobrowolski, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
One way to dramatically improve the lives of people with disabilities is by understanding time in a way that considers how people with disabilities experience barriers — something known as “crip time.”
The Respect for Marriage Act will reverse the 1996 law that defines marriage as one between heterosexual couples.
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The Respect for Marriage Act provides exemptions for religious groups, excludes people with disabilities – and could still lead to state-level discrimination laws.
A walker lies among the debris following hurricane Fiona in Burnt Island, NL., on Sept. 28.
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Supporting people with disabilities in an emergency is not just about doing the right thing, it’s also the law, fundamental to human rights and part of several international agreements.
Learning support teachers such as Sabrina Werley are common, but schools’ services can vary widely.
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Four decades after the first Supreme Court ruling on the rights of students with disabilities, Congress has not made clear exactly what it expects of school districts.
People with disability in Surabaya, East Java get in line to get COVID-19 vaccines.
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Our latest research shows that women and men with a disability in South Sulawesi use dynamic and creative strategies to help overcome inequalities during the pandemic.
There are myriad myths about workers with disabilities. New research suggests they perform at a higher level, are absent less and are more loyal than employees without disabilities.
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Louise Humpage, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Life on social welfare can feel ‘soul destroying’. The May 20 Budget could start to fix that — but an unemployment insurance scheme isn’t the right solution.
An operation taking place in 1941 on South Side of Chicago.
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Disabled Canadians and those with chronic health conditions have been left out of government COVID-19 policies and programs and are struggling financially.
Many disabled people are facing difficulties maintaining and forming intimate relationships during COVID-19.
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Even before the pandemic, disabled people reported feeling socially isolated and lonely. Their plight has only been exacerbated by responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The coronavirus lockdown has amplified the problem of access to clean and safe public toilets for everyone.
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Coronavirus has amplified the fact that inadequate toilet access has long been a feature of UK life for many, including women and the disabled. Vulnerable people deserve better.
President George H.W. Bush signing the American Disabilities Act into law on July 26, 1990.
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South Africa’s disaster management plan targets the most vulnerable. But it needs to respond in a more deliberate way when it comes to people with disabilities.
The Plague of Athens.
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The Greeks treated their city-states like bodies. To protect them from disasters, it was the poor that were often sacrificed.
Although 90 per cent of Canadians believe accessibility is a human right, our behaviour says something different. Recently, an Alberta woman was turned away from a grocery store for slowing down check-out.
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Disability is a sensitive topic. Fear of saying the wrong thing prevents people from having important conversations about disability. Here is a guide to get past those barriers.
We need to listen to people with disabilities when they tell us their stories.
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There are systemic problems with the way mainstream schooling treats students with disabilities. A Royal Commission would shed light on these issues and give us a way forward to a more equal future.
Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University
Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Chair, Associate Chair of Research Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department, University of Florida