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Watch TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” Tonight at 8 or 11 PM for an Interview on the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on People with Disabilities

And More News on the COVID-19 and Disability Front

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May 8, 2020

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1. TVOs The Agenda with Steve Paikin Again Focuses Attention on Disability Issues Tonight

Watch TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” Tonight at 8 or 11 PM for an Interview on the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on People with Disabilities. Read full article.

The AODA Alliance Calls on TVO to Take Prompt Action to Fix its Educational Web Contents Accessibility Problems

May 7, 2020

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The AODA Alliance Calls on TVO to Take Prompt Action to Fix its Educational Web Contents Accessibility Problems. Read full article.

Pressing Need for the Ford Government to Ensure that Hospital Patients with Communication Disabilities Face No Barriers to Using Technology that Lets Them Effectively Communicate

Even More Media Coverage of Disability COVID Issues

May 6, 2020

SUMMARY

Here are three more important media reports that focus directly or indirectly on disability issues during the COVID-19 crisis. All are set out below.

Pressing Need for the Ford Government to Ensure that Hospital Patients with Communication Disabilities Face No Barriers to Using Technology that Lets Them Effectively Communicate. Read full article.

Yesterday’s Virtual Town Hall Reveals Serious Hardships Facing Hundreds of Thousands of Ontario Students with Disabilities and Makes Practical Recommendations for Urgent Action

But Will the Ford Government Do What’s Needed?

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Yesterday’s Virtual Town Hall Reveals Serious Hardships Facing Hundreds of Thousands of Ontario Students with Disabilities and Makes Practical Recommendations for Urgent Action. Read full article.

Ontario’s Ministry of Education Must Now Meet the Urgent Needs of A Third of a Million Students with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Crisis

A Captioned Online Virtual Town Hall Today at 3 PM Lets Experts Give Practical Action Tips for Teachers and Parents While Schools Remain Closed.

May 4, 2020

Ontario’s Ministry of Education Must Now Meet the Urgent Needs of A Third of a Million Students with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Crisis. Read full article.