Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
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The Ontario Human Rights Code and AODA
The Ontario Human Rights Code and AODA
Learn about your rights and responsibilities under the Code and the AODA and how they affect you at work, in services and in housing.
This 5-part eLearning series (20 minutes) is for public, private and not-for-profit sectors and completes the training requirements for section 7 of the Integrated Accessibility Standards of the AODA. Begin with “Part 1: Introduction.”
NC Accessibility Hub
NC Accessibility Hub
Accessibility is about equity. Accessibility is about human rights. Inaccessible teaching and learning environments are exclusionary teaching and learning environments.
At teaching and learning institutions, we have a collective and shared responsibility to identify and eliminate barriers to make our institutions more accessible for disabled students and staff. NC’s Accessibility Hub provides our community with supports and resources to reduce barriers and create more accessible teaching and learning experiences.
I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much | Stella Young
I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much | Stella Young
Stella Young was a comedian and journalist who happens to go about her day in a wheelchair — a fact that doesn't, she'd like to make clear, automatically turn her into a noble inspiration to all humanity. In this very funny talk, Young breaks down society's habit of turning disabled people into "inspiration porn."
A Pedagogical Strategy for Instructors.pdfA Pedagogic Strategy for Instructors of Post-secondary Sector Students Returning to Learn from Concussion
A Pedagogic Strategy for Instructors of Post-secondary Sector Students Returning to Learn from Concussion
Managing the Transition from Concussion to Return to Learn.pdfManaging the Transition from Concussion to Return to Learn in Postsecondary Education: Strategies Based on Principles of UDL
Managing the Transition from Concussion to Return to Learn in Postsecondary Education: Strategies Based on Principles of UDL
Unpacking Concussion With the Power of Story
Unpacking Concussion With the Power of Story
The Story Wall: A collection of more than 4,000 personal accounts with concussions, from injury to diagnosis, recovery and beyond. These include stories from medical experts, sport celebrity stories, injury stories and family members' stories.
Crash Course
Crash Course
Concussion Education
Featuring: Bryce Love, Heisman Trophy Runner-Up
Duration: 12 minutes
Description: This interactive film shares the latest medical knowledge about concussion symptoms, prevention and treatment. An injured athlete faces a dilemma: “Stay in the Game” or “Take a Knee”. What would you do?
Crash Course VR
Crash Course VR
Crash Course
Crash Course
Featuring: Kate Courtney, World Mountain Biking Champion
Duration: 8 minutes
Description: Dramatic race footage leads to a journey through the human brain. Traveling amidst blood vessels, cerebrospinal fluid and white matter, this fly-through demonstrates the complexity and fragility of the brain, emphasizing the importance of caring for it.
Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to be used by all intended audiences.
Understanding Barriers to Accessibility
Understanding Barriers to Accessibility
According to the Government of Ontario, there are five identified barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities. These barriers are attitudinal, organizational or systemic, architectural or physical, information or communications, and technological.
Tip Sheets for Interacting with Persons with Disabilities
Tip Sheets for Interacting with Persons with Disabilities
Click on any of the tip sheets on interacting with persons with disabilities on the left side of the screen.
Click on any of the tip sheets on interacting with persons with disabilities on the left side of the screen.
Understanding the Universal Symbols of Accessibility
Understanding the Universal Symbols of Accessibility
The following symbols may be used to promote and publicize the accessibility features of places, programs and activities on campus for people with disabilities.
International symbol of accessibility
International symbol of accessibility
The wheelchair symbol should be used only to indicate access for individuals with limited mobility, including wheelchair users.
Braille symbol
Braille symbol
This symbol indicates that printed matter is available in Braille.
Accessible print
Accessible print
The words “Large Print” in 16-point to 20-point font size indicates that large-print versions of books, course guides, materials, pamphlets and other documents are available.
Assistive listening systems
Assistive listening systems
This symbol indicates that assistive listening systems such as infrared, loop and FM systems are available.
Sign Language interpretation
Sign Language interpretation
This symbol indicates that Sign Language interpretation is provided for a lecture, meeting, performance, conference or other program.
Closed captioning (CC)
Closed captioning (CC)
This symbol indicates that a video medium such as a television program, internet, DVD or Blu-Ray is closed captioned for people who are culturally Deaf, oral deaf, deafened and hard of hearing.
What To Do When You See A Service Animal Doing Their Job
What To Do When You See A Service Animal Doing Their Job
According to 'Bill 80, Ontario Service Dogs Act, 2016' a "service dog" means a dog that is trained as a guide for a person with a disability or that is receiving training to be such a guide, and that has the qualifications prescribed by the regulations made under this Act. Click on the button "Service Dog Etiquette" for a set of dos and dont's should you encounter a service dog and their person.
OHRC: Ableism and Discrimination
OHRC: Ableism and Discrimination
This 20-minute audiocast is based on the OHRC’s Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability (2016). It provides an update on disability law and an overview of how to identify, prevent and address disability-related discrimination.
OHRC: Human Rights and The Duty to Accommodate
OHRC: Human Rights and The Duty to Accommodate
Learn what accommodating means, why it’s important to remove barriers, about rights and responsibilities for accommodating, and the principles of accommodation. The module explains the duty to accommodate and the standard of undue hardship, and how accommodation is a shared responsibility.
This eLearning module has been divided into 2 parts, and takes about 20-30 minutes. To begin, click the play button.
Disability -Informed Pedagogy
Disability-Informed OPEN Pedagogy
Disability-Informed OPEN Pedagogy
This podcast features Arley Cruthers and Samantha Walsh as they discuss their experiences as physically disabled instructors and where they see the potential for disability to be a positive disrupter in open education spaces and for students. They discuss the value of difference and making space for diverse bodies and minds, and the assumptions people make about who will be in a particular space or use a resource.
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