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Why a GTA Woman is Still Fighting the WSIB for Help a Decade After Her Sister Fell Ill

Board still hasn’t modified home so Cynthia Vossah’s sister can properly care for her Dexter McMillan
CBC News, Aug. 23, 2021

As the director of internet marketing for a major hotel chain, Cynthia Vossah regularly flew long distances for work.

On July 11, 2011, a blood clot in her lung led to two heart attacks. It took paramedics 20 minutes to resuscitate her and she was left in a chronic vegetative state.

Why a GTA Woman is Still Fighting the WSIB for Help a Decade After Her Sister Fell Ill. Read full article.

Toronto Teacher Who Now Uses Wheelchair Prompts TDSB to Make School More Accessible

More than 50% of TDSB schools have barriers to people with disabilities Talia Ricci , CBC News
Posted: Aug 19, 2021

Toronto teacher Karyn Bugelli says she’s overwhelmed by recent support from her school and neighbours as she adjusts to life in a wheelchair. As Talia Ricci reports, the situation has motivated the TDSB to make the school more accessible – but there’s still a long way to go.

Toronto Teacher Who Now Uses Wheelchair Prompts TDSB to Make School More Accessible. Read full article.

Adults With Disabilities Face Barriers Accessing Food, Leading to Food Insecurity: U of T Study

During an ice storm, Cynthia, a woman in her 50s who lives in downtown Toronto and uses a walker, didn’t know where she would get her next meal. If she couldn’t afford food delivery, her plan was to drink a glass of water and wait to eat the following day.

This is just one of the troubling personal stories that Naomi Schwartz heard while researching food accessibility for people with disabilities living in Canada’s largest city.

Adults With Disabilities Face Barriers Accessing Food, Leading to Food Insecurity: U of T Study. Read full article.

Disability Coalition Slams Trudeau Government’s Giving Millions to Rick Hansen Foundation’s Seriously Deficient Building Accessibility Certification Training Program

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE
NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 24, 2021 Toronto: Just before calling a federal election, the Federal Government announced action that wastes public money, creates serious new problems for people with disabilities and lacks important due diligence needed before pouring millions of public dollars into an unaccountable private foundation.

Disability Coalition Slams Trudeau Government’s Giving Millions to Rick Hansen Foundation’s Seriously Deficient Building Accessibility Certification Training Program. Read full article.

Ford Government Belatedly Extended to September 13, 2021 the Deadline for Sending Feedback on Recommendations to Remove Disability Barriers from Ontario’s Health Care System

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

August 18, 2021

SUMMARY

1. Summary of All Deadlines for Sending Feedback to the Ford Government on What is Needed in New Education and Health Care Accessibility Standards

Ford Government Belatedly Extended to September 13, 2021 the Deadline for Sending Feedback on Recommendations to Remove Disability Barriers from Ontario’s Health Care System. Read full article.