By Tyrone Burke
Companies often assume that accommodating an employee with a disability will cost thousands of dollars. It’s a misperception that can create an additional barrier to finding employment, and it contributes to the job gap between students with disabilities and those without.
“In reality, accommodations often cost $500 or less” says Julie Caldwell, assistant director of program operations for the David C. Onley Initiative.
Tell Us What Barriers Students with Disabilities Face in Colleges and Universities
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities
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May 26, 2020
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1. Check Out an Online Fireside Chat Tomorrow Night on the Impact of COVID-19 on 2.6 Million Ontarians with Disabilities
Author of the article: Ravi Malhotra, Christina Johnson
Publishing date: May 25, 2020
Luke Anderson along with the grade six students from Albert College delivered 12 ramps to storefronts in Picton on Wednesday. After Anderson’s biking accident in 2002, his life changed as he became dependant on a wheelchair and others help. The need for accessibility is what drove him to start the StopGap Foundation.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE
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Bradford’s downtown core saw some new sidewalks put in last week, which has left some Bond Head residents wondering when theirs will be fixed May 14, 2020
By: Natasha Philpott
Many residents were happy to see the start of a mini-makeover in Bradford’s downtown core last week, when sidewalk repairs began on Holland Street West.
