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AODA is the acronym for this act passed in Ontario, with the goal of making the province more accessible for people with disabilities.

Accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities' Act. 

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496,355 is estimated number of people receiving this Ontario social assistance.

What is ODSP - Ontario Disability Support Program?

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Knowing American Sign Language (ASL) or another Sign languages benefits this part of your community.

Everyone. ASL is the sixth most common language in the United States.

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A result of societal barriers and attitudes rather than just an individual's impairment.

What is the social definition of disability?

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This association asserts that "No fully credible census of Deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing people has ever been conducted in Canada

The Canadian Association of the Deaf – Association des Sourds du Canada 

They use the traditional “one in ten” formula for estimating statistics, with strong disclaimers. This formula concludes that there are 357,000 culturally Deaf Canadians and 3.21 million hard of hearing Canadians.

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CART stands for this acronym

CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) captions are a form of live transcription where a human captioner provides real-time text of spoken words for accessibility

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Chronic illnesses and conditions that significantly impair normal activities of daily living

What is Invisible disability?

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According to a 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability, this percentage of Canadians have one or several disabilities.

What is 27%?

Canadians aged 15 or over, which is approximately 8 million people, had one or several disabilities that limited their daily activities.

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These sidewalk accessibility features intended to be detectable underfoot when walking or by a long white cane. They are used to alert people with low or no vision of potential hazards, such as moving vehicular traffic.

What are tactile walking surface indicators?

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Essential accommodations integrated into learning experiences to ensure inclusivity. They encompass physical, technological, and linguistic support, fostering an equitable environment.

What are access needs?

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Across Canada, from 2017 - 2022, this disability rate rose by this percentage.

What is 4.7%?

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Coordinators and administrators can use this tool to find out the accessibility needs of the artists and arts workers they are working with.

What is a questionnaire?