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UDS Marks International Day For Persons With Disabilities

From magnetic closures to specialty 3D designs, fashion labels are thinking about how their clothing can be worn by everyone.

University for Development Studies (UDS) Center for Educational Innovation and Leadership marks International Day for Persons with Disabilities under the global theme “Leadership and Participation of Persons with Disabilities towards an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-Covid-19 World”. | Pulse Ghana

With one billion, or 15% of the world’s population, experiencing a form of disability, and 80% living in low- and middle-income countries, we must consider the impacts of natural hazards on persons living with disabilities in these countries.

“The heresy of heresies was common sense,” Orwell writes. “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

Mount Allison University is developing a triad of new accessible international field school opportunities with partner universities in the Netherlands (Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, Psychology), Ecuador (Dr. Andrea Morash, Biology), and South Korea (Dr. Susie Andrews, Religious Studies). These field schools are funded by a $500,000 grant through a $95-million national mobility program called the Global Skills Opportunity Program, recently announced by Employment and Social Development Canada.

Information on events by the Disability Studies program.

A few small changes can help you reach students with and without disabilities.

LAUNCHING THE PIONEERING SIAM CENTER – A DIVERSCITY BUILDING CAMPAIGN

As the fall semester witnessed the return of face-to-face instruction on UVic’s campus, the #Access4All initiative states, “international and