Each year, the AEBC offers scholarships to recognize outstanding blind, deafblind, and partially sighted post-secondary students. This year, we are pleased to offer six awards in total.
Read more at
http://www.blindcanadians.ca/programs/scholarship
News Articles
News articles regarding the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
The 2018 AEBC/T-Base Scholarship Program is Accepting Applications
Disabled Transit Users Pitch Ideas for Uber Accessibility Cash
By Laura Osman , CBC News Posted: Jan 31, 2018
Kathleen Gorman has used Para Transpo for 20 years. She pitched several different ways to spend the money the city collects from Uber.
People with physical disabilities want to see $450,000 collected from Uber used to improve Para Transpo service, but city staff warned them not to set their expectations too high.
Blind Law Students Win ADA Suit
Blind Law Students Win ADA Suit
By Lindsay McKenzie
January 25, 2018
Blind students this week won a discrimination lawsuit against the legal education company BarBri — one of the country’s largest providers of bar exam preparation courses.
The law students said BarBri failed to provide fair and equal access to its test prep platform, including its mobile application, website and course materials, despite repeated requests for support.
Accessible Fire Safety Tips for Property Managers
Canada’s buildings are unprepared for increasing disability rates Tuesday, January 23, 2018
By Rebecca Melnyk
Buildings are unprepared for increasing disability rates in Canada, raising concerns among accessibility advocates who see the built environment as a laggard when it comes to fire safety.
Canadian Children Lack Accessible Play Spaces
Inclusivity also supports an aging population of caregivers who need access Thursday, January 18, 2018
By Rebecca Melnyk
Despite the fact that 92 per cent of Canadians agree that accessibility for people with disabilities is a basic human right, playgrounds across the country continue to leave children on the sidelines with design and maintenance practices that are not fully inclusive.