GEO 793 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Ableism, Universal Design, Audio Description
6 Apr 2016
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Worlds biggest minority (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1: anyone can enter into this category, the older you are the higher he chances of disability you have. 4. 4 million canadians have a disability in city. Everything is close distance so this helps people with disabilities. Most things are accessible for people with disabilities. Next is employment opportunities, information, transportation: it is in the government implementation phase, no employer can claim cannot hire person due to no resources, transportations should be fully accessible, subway entrances need to be fully accessible now. Design of public spaces is almost there: the regulations have been enacted (cid:1) (cid:1) We are visible report (1996: barriers to health care experiences by ethno-racialized women with disabilities, how various areas of public/private life impact womens health, womens access to jobs, training, education is important like access to health services. We are visible (2006)-10 years later: ethno-racialized women with disabilities still marginalized.
