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An Open Letter To Prime Minister Trudeau, Minister Hajdu, and Minister Qualtrough Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines From Barrier Free Canada / Canada sans BarrièresBarrier Free Canada Logo. Image of a light blue maple leaf with a white diagonal section of the leaf missing, giving the appearance of a circle with a line through it that bans what is on the inside. This maple leaf is intended to ban inaccessibility. To the right of the light blue maple leaf are the words, 'Barrier Free Canada' and 'Sans Barriere Canada'. Welcome to Barrier Free Canada.

An Open Letter To Prime Minister Trudeau, Minister Hajdu, and Minister Qualtrough Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines From Barrier Free Canada / Canada sans Barrières

Published January 6, 2021 by bfcanada

Monday, January 4th 2021 To: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau,P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON…

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People with Disabilities Last in Line. A Disability Inclusion Plan. Finally … But Will It Deliver?Man in a wheelchair waits in a waiting room.

People with Disabilities Last in Line. A Disability Inclusion Plan. Finally … But Will It Deliver?

Published November 1, 2020 by bfcanada

October 30th is the day that people with disabilities will begin to receive a one-time payment of $600 in recognition of the significant increase in…

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Pandemic Has Changed The Way We Shop Grocery Stores Tracking Buying Patterns to Adapt to Consumers’ NeedsSmart retail. Futuristic concept. Tablet uses augmented reality to show inventory as an eye-tracking heat map.

Pandemic Has Changed The Way We Shop Grocery Stores Tracking Buying Patterns to Adapt to Consumers’ Needs

Published October 1, 2020 by bfcanada

It seemed like eons ago when supermarkets looked apocalyptic: empty shelves, lines snaking around the parking lot, shoppers with carts full of toilet paper and…

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Report: Impacts of COVID-19 on Persons with DisabilitiesSenior woman with disability wearing a face mask while using a walker during the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

Report: Impacts of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities

Published September 1, 2020 by bfcanada

Report: Impacts of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200827/dq200827c-eng.htm Related information: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200827/dq200827c-info-eng.htm PDF (183 KB): https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200827/dq200827c-eng.pdf This release is available in audio: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/dai/btd/othervisuals/other018 The video…

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No Accomodation Available. One Blind Man’s Account of His Experience at the COVID Assessment Centre at Toronto Western HospitalClose up waist down of a blind man with a white cane crossing the street.

No Accomodation Available. One Blind Man’s Account of His Experience at the COVID Assessment Centre at Toronto Western Hospital

Published August 2, 2020 by bfcanada

Hello community, I am offering the story in case it can be used as evidence in anyone’s healthcare advocacy and accessibility work. Yesterday I went…

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Doctors Issuing Unlawful ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders For Disabled Covid Patients ‘Outrageous’A hand laying on a medical bed wears a purple tag that reads DNR.

Doctors Issuing Unlawful ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders For Disabled Covid Patients ‘Outrageous’

Published August 2, 2020 by bfcanada

A report due to be launched this week by disability advocacy organization Inclusion London affirms the fear many disabled people have experienced throughout the pandemic…

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Are Your Virtual Meetings Accessible for People with Disabilities? Start with This Checklist.Virtual meeting concept. A large number of screen avatars hover above an open hand.

Are Your Virtual Meetings Accessible for People with Disabilities? Start with This Checklist.

Published August 2, 2020 by bfcanada

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way humans interact with one another. With an emphasis on less physical interaction and more social distancing, institutions and…

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A True Dilemma of “Social” and “Physical” Distancing. By: Michelle Buckland, B.A.A. Passionate Learning ConsultantA collage of images highlight the inherent difficulties presented by social distancing for people with disabilities.

A True Dilemma of “Social” and “Physical” Distancing. By: Michelle Buckland, B.A.A. Passionate Learning Consultant

Published June 3, 2020 by bfcanada

The COVID-19 crisis is new. It is requiring us all to act, interact and communicate in different ways than we are used to. Social distancing…

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