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Ontario Improving Accessibility McGuinty Government Releases Accessibility Standard For Public Review. Ontario is taking another step towards improving accessibility for people with disabilities with the release of the proposed information and commu...More Top court to hear case of man paralyzed by herpes OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to consider whether a B.C. man is entitled to $200,000 in disability insurance for being rendered paraplegic after having unprotected sex....More Used wheelchair program hits provincial pothole The warehouse is overloaded with wheelchairs. One has been there for almost seven months. The wheels still have tread, but the seat is starting to grow mould from sitting so long....More Injured vets on 5K road to recovery With sweat streaming down his face, Cpl. Shaun Fevens clicked off the timer on his wristwatch as he passed the finish line of Sunday's Canada Army Run five-kilometer race. Laura Drake, The Ottawa Citizen, September 21, 2...More Activist for the disabled taking on bus battle OTTAWA-After challenging the National Capital Commission because the York Street Steps are not accessible to the disabled, Bob Brown is taking the Société de Transport de l'Outaouais to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal...More Paraplegic association pushes Fredericton business accessibility After disappointing results on a recent audit on the accessibility of downtown Fredericton, the New Brunswick Paraplegic Association is launching a project to educate local businesses on how to improve access....More Loi sur l équité en matière d emploi : Rapport annuel 2007 - La diversité, une source de force et d innovation 2007 Employment Equity Act Annual Report-Diversity, a Source of Strength and Innovation OTTAWA, ONTARIO, June 17, 2008— The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development...More Federal Court overturns Rights Tribunal order to NCC to accommodate disabled OTTAWA - A Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision that ordered the National Capital Commission to make the huge York Steps accessible for the handicapped has been overturned by the Federal Court of Canada....More Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Yields Rapid Recovery After years of debilitating back pain, Charisse Elliott of Palm Desert has more than a new lease on life. After minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the nursing student also has a newf...More Airlines tackle wheelchair need As more disabled and elderly people take flight in today's congested air system, many are finding that the assistance is difficult to get. (Article from USA Today)...More How can we quantify disability in sport? CBC News From the Inside Out When does political correctness go too far and how can we quantify disability? Those are questions to consider when reading about South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius. ...More Researchers Map Paths Governing Neuron Function January 2008 (HealthDay News) - U.S. researchers have mapped thousands of neuronal proteins that are connected in complex signaling networks that control neuron function....More Active Life Begins (Again) at 40 After Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Replaces Two Disks Here’s a great story about a new, minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery to replace two or more adjacent disks. The entire operation is performed through four incisions, resulting in very small scars. More importantly,...More Support the Canadian Disabled Individuals Association (CDIA) Support the Canadian Disabled Individuals Association (CDIA) The novel LIFE SIDE UP, written by CDIA founder Ron Didur; is a story written from the first-person perspective, bringing the reader along to experience the di...More UN Convention on Disability UN Convention on Disability On August 25th 2006, the United Nations General Assembly approved the draft text of “a UN Convention of the rights of disabled people”. If the draft proceeds without interruption it is antic...More 2010 Paralympic Winter Games ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling tournaments to be played in Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling tournaments to be played in Vancouver VANOC Press release - Following a decision on August 21st by the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) Council ...More

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