Discrimination, a lack of accessibility and isolation still prevent persons with hearing loss from experiencing equity and inclusion at work.
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The disability royal commission was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to investigate the realities of life for disabled Australians. But it missed three critical areas in need or urgent reform.
Many people with disabilities in Canada still face systemic barriers. Governments must take action to reduce inequities.
A concerning range of digital games played by children are still failing to build in progressive representations of disability and diverse bodies.
Refusing accommodation that is inaccessible can leave disabled people without a home and ineligible for support.
Transportation apps can make public transit more accessible for riders with disabilities. But many apps remain inaccessible due to the cost of adding features and the lack of regulations.
Organizations that are serious about diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace need to actively and consistently work towards removing barriers to employment for employees with disabilities.
Queer disabled people struggle to be seen in queer spaces that often do not accommodate them.
Ubuntu is a concept that emphasises the importance of including everyone and building a strong community.
All instructors, regardless of the field, can promote mental health both by sharing specific resources and by designing accessible and flexible courses.
Pairing disability counsellors with post-secondary instructors to help them design classes is one way colleges and universities can improve their efforts to support students with disabilities.
Disabled Twitter users will be cut off from opportunities to tell their stories and collaborate internationally.
Accessibility can be a major barrier between people with disabilities and their favourite games.
A survey of disabled students found that some university accommodations they value became more widespread in the pandemic, like flexible course deadlines.
A collaboration between Polyglot Theatre and the UK’s Oily Cart puts an inclusive, child-led approach at its heart.
Some open access journals — those that don’t charge their readers a fee — require that researchers pay to publish with them. Removing author fees helps more researchers to publish their work.
We see a lot about the challenges and limitations associated with autism – but less about the real strengths autistic people bring to the workplace. Here’s how to make workplaces more autism-friendly.
The metaverse could open up more access to travel, entertainment and work for all.
Refugees from non-English speaking backgrounds with disabilities face the twin obstacles of English language courses that don’t work for them and disability services that don’t speak their language.
Successful housing projects for people living with disabilities have inviting communal spaces, private individual dwellings, commercial opportunities for residents and on-site support.
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Professor, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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Professor of Social Inclusion - UTS Business School - Co-Lead UTS Disability Research Network - Australian Centre for Olympic and Sport Studies - Centre for Sport, Business and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Social Policy, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Management/Organizational Behavior, Oregon State University
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C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Applied Game Design, Miami University
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Associate professor, Centre for Educational Research and Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra
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Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Portland State University
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York Research Chair in Stigmatization & Social Identity, Associate Professor of Organization Studies, York University, Canada
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PhD Candidate at Griffith University School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), School of Science, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia
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