Learning About
ACCESSIBILITY

References

Content References

Accessible Canada Act. (2019). Summary of the accessible Canada act. opens in new window

Americans with Disabilities Act. (n.d.) Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act. opens in new window

AODA. (2017). AODA: Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. opens in new window

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CSA. (2019). A Canadian Roadmap for Accessibility Standards. opens in new window

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Employment and Social Development Canada. (n.d.). Making an accessible Canada for people with disabilities. opens in new window

Government of Canada. (2016). Consulting with Canadians on accessibility legislation. opens in new window

Government of Canada. (n.d.). Accessible Canada Act Visual Representations. opens in new window

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Historica Canada. (2020). Roland Galarneau, the inventor of the Converto-Braille. opens in new window

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Image References

General

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

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UNIVERSAL DESIGN

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LANGUAGE

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ACCESS SIGNS AND SYMBOLS

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COMMUNICATION – Diverse approaches

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BRAILLE

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SIGN LANGUAGE

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HEARING INTERPRETERS AND DEAF INTERPRETERS

Christopher Desloges


INDIGENOUS SIGN LANGUAGES

Image Courtesy of Garrick Mallery, Introduction to the Study of Sign Language Among the North American Indians: As Illustrating the Gesture Speech of Mankind (1880).


ACCESSIBIITY AND THE LAW

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