SNOW - Inclusive Learning and Education

Celebrating the beginning of 2021 with World Braille Day on January 4. Braille is a tactile system of raised dots that enables students with low vision or blindness to access information by touch. Find out more on the SNOW site and on the UN site. https://www.un.org/en/observances/braille-day
https://snow.idrc.ocadu.ca/4b-0-alternative-formats/what-are-alternative-formats/braille/

Braille – SNOW What is Braille? Braille is a tactile system of raised dots that enables students with low vision or blindness to access information by touch. The pattern of raised dots is arranged in cells of up to six dots, creating a total of 63 different combinations possible. Each cell represents an alphabet l...

Here is an important survey from Statistics Canada on the impact of COVID-19 on Canadians with Disabilities. Please share wide and far, and participate. People with disabilities (including invisible disabilities) are often left out of data and, therefore, the design of policies, systems, etc. Amplify voices that are marginalized; amplify marginalized voices to effect change.

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/survey/household/5323-covid-series

The survey is available until July 6, 2020.

Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians - Living with Long-Term Conditions and Disabilities As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, it is important that we collect information to determine the needs of the population and help decision makers implement appropriate support measures, during and after the pandemic. The current questionnaire......

COVID-19 resources - Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists | Association canadienne des ergothérapeutes CAOT, Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists | Association canadienne des ergothérapeutes, COVID-19 resources for OTs