March 2021

A group of 25 disability advocacy groups has signed a joint statement urging to stop the controversial NDIS reforms and rebuild them through an end-to-end co-design process in which people with disabilities are directly involved.The…

"Be comfortable with your face," writes Regan Thibodeau, 42, a certified deaf interpreter who has translated national coronavirus briefings in Maine and interviewed via email. Do not consider facial expressions as an afterthought. Think…

COLORADO SPRINGS • Emily Shuman's passion for helping people with disabilities made her the first choice for Director of the Rocky Mountain ADA Center in Colorado Springs.Shuman, a Monument resident, began…

In July 2020, shortly after the Covid-19 lockdown was lifted, 62-year-old Dukhan Singh broke his leg when a wall collapsed on him in the village of Ukamar in the Latehar district of Jharkhand. As a small farmer with a meager…

We are pleased to announce that ILS and Complete Mobility have merged with effect from March 1, 2021 in the field of health equipment. Complete Mobility, an established provider of medical home care equipment in North Queensland, is now…

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SASKATOON - Rather than gathering for personal vigils across the country for personal vigils due to the pandemic, many in Canada and around the world have been watching International Disabled Mourning Day online, remembering…

Here's a plea for future lawmakers: If you want to enact a historic, comprehensive civil rights law, make a historic, comprehensive civil rights law. Please don't puzzle with a series of waivers, loopholes, grace periods, and…

From the day of inauguration, the Biden government has shown that strengthening worker protection is a clear priority. Recent measures aim to improve the health and safety protection for workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Construction workers are among the least important workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, according to a recent study. This means construction employers may have to cut their jobs for them if they plan to…