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Ottawa-based consulting firm The Positivist Group is launching a pilot program to help businesses make their stores more comfortable and accessible for people with disabilities. 

The law prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and imposes sanctions including fines and prison sentences on those who contravene it. It also stipulates a five-year transitional period for modifying public buildings, structures, and automobiles to make them accessible and usable for people with disabilities.

In a blog post published this week, Adobe’s Elle Waters shared details on the San Jose-based company’s work to commemorate this year’s National Disability Employment A...

Uche Andrew, while boarding an aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport was given a wheelchair as a form of assistance for her disability.

The proposal to categorise a persons disability revolving around a capacity to work will further humiliate and harm disabled Irish citizens

A longer life, a healthier life, one in which adversity can be met head-on and dealt with — this is the aim

By: Sikiru Obarayese People with Disabilities (PWDs) have always been affected by years of marginalization. Sikiru Obarayese writes about what

By Sikiru Obarayese PEOPLE with disabilities are one of the most marginalized groups in Nigeria and even within the global society. Disabled people have

On Dec. 7, the federal government adopted Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act, which seeks to reduce poverty and support financial security of people with disabilities. The bill was adopted by the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA). The committee report was presented

Sinn Féin spokesperson for Children and Equality Kathleen Funchion TD has called on the Government to publish their report on the Cost of ...