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Recommendation 5:
To drive change for canadians with low vision or blindness in the workplace, the community must stand together to push employers to purchase only accessible and assistive systems, software, devices, and technology that includes all employees.
A Needs Report on Accessible Technology: Summary Report
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Canadian Council of the Blind
Canadian Council of the Blind
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2019
2019
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Recommendation 24:
To address safety concerns expressed by interviewees, there are several larger structural solutions such as increasing the number of safe and affordable housing units, access to health-focused treatment, and equitable employment opportunities. One short-term measure could be to install lighting on streets and in alleyways to help people feel safe during evenings and at night.
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Recommendation 203:
The private bar should be encouraged to include in their Code of Ethics clear guidelines or safeguards to help prevent situations in which domestic violence victims are contacted by defence counsel and inappropriately counselled to seek alternatives to prosecution. (p.2)
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Recommendation 4:
The federal government, in collaboration with the provinces, the post-secondary sector, and employers, should work toward increased funding and providing incentives for employers to develop and implement work-integrated learning opportunities for all students, including students with visual disabilities, which are available across the breadth of the canadian postsecondary education system.
A Needs Report on Accessible Technology: Summary Report
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Canadian Council of the Blind
Canadian Council of the Blind
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2019
2019
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Recommendation 419:
That the Greyhound Bus Company’s “free ride” program be expanded, and target marketed to the population in the Highway 16 corridor who fit the victim profile. (pp. 14, 20, 21)
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Recommendation 1:
That the BC government, working in collaboration with commercial distribution networks, invest $10M to create regional stockpiles of personal protective equipment (PPE) for future pandemic preparation for B.C.’s health care sector, with an emphasis on seniors’ living and care providers, including non-government home health care operators.
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Recommendation 11:
Support the work of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)’s Diversity Committee in increasing the participation and representation of Muslim actors and characters in TV, film, radio and other cultural media in Canada, and in resisting the vilification and stereotyping of Muslim people in media content in Canada.
Islamophobia at Work: Challenges and Opportunities
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Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Labour Congress
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2019
2019
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Recommendation 17:
Support the maintenance and growth of Chinatown’s social infrastructure as something critical to residents, businesses, and other groups; and
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Recommendation 3:
Support must be distributed in a manner consistent with Indigenous sovereignty, a climate resilient economy and worker rights, including safe and fair labour standards and a right to unionize. Improved conditions for essential service workers must be maintained beyond this crisis.
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Recommendation 12:
Support local waste pickers to improve recycling rates by paying them to collect and sort waste.
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