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Student-Led Mental Health Initiatives Across Ontario Shifting How Schools Provide Supports
By Olivia Bowden The Canadian Press
As Canadian universities and colleges face increasing pressure to provide better mental-health services on campus, students are looking to give schools fresh ideas on how to tackle the issue.
Thats how 24-year-old Ryan Golt became involved with working alongside Montreals McGill University to support students. But before he got there, he faced his own mental-health crisis.
IEPs Help Kids with Disabilities in the Classroom
With a brand-new school year just a few weeks away, it is important that parents are setting up their kids for a successful year. Sometimes this may include an Individual Education Plan (IEP). An IEP helps kids with disabilities learn on an even playing field with their peers. Without IEPs, some students with disabilities may feel overwhelmed and become discouraged. If you are the parent of a kid with a disability, it is important for you to understand what an IEP is so that you can be actively involved in the creation process.
Accessibility at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) offers accessible services for people with various disabilities. The accessibility page on its website shows the services that other organizations could start providing. The page also shows how venues can make a public commitment to welcoming and understanding the needs of clients with disabilities.
Accessible Facilities and Equipment at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
All of the TSO’s venues offer:
- Wheelchair-accessible entrances
Accessible Pregnancy Clinic at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (SHSC) is making strides with their accessible pregnancy clinic. It is known that some women and couples struggle to conceive, but what we do not often hear about are the barriers unique to people with disabilities and pregnancy, such as:
- No access to clinics for people with disabilities
- Lack of doctors with knowledge about disabilities
- Health concerns that make having a baby dangerous
Accessible Digital Design
What if you were unable to hear a video or read text? What if you couldn’t use a mouse or focus on a graphic? Many users have difficulty navigating and understanding websites and content because of the lack of accessible digital designs. However, the IASR WCAG 2.0 standard addresses this lack and aims at making all web content more accessible for users who are blind, have low vision, are deaf or have hearing loss, have learning disabilities, or have mobility impairments. WCAG 2.0 makes digital designs accessible for people with all disabilities by addressing several design elements, such as colour contrast, audio control, navigation, and readability. While some digital designers may think that the standards limit their creative freedom, designers still have free range to make their work an accessible digital design for everyone to enjoy.