On January 27,2022, the Ontario Human Rights approved its final report as a result of its “Right to Read” inquiry. It was a great disservice to students with vision loss that the Commission only focused on the right to read for one specific group of students with disabilities, namely students with learning disabilities. It did […]
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The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s “Right to Read” Inquiry Acknowledged Concerns About training of and Availability of Teachers of the Visually Impaired in Ontario
May 30th, 2022OPVIC Brief on TVI Qualifications to the Ontario College of Teachers – June 25th 2020
June 25th, 2020Ontario Parents of Visually Impaired Children — Views for the Visually Impaired www.viewson.ca Twitter: @VIEWS_Ontario Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VIEWSOntario/ Contact@viewson.ca Brief to the Ontario College of Teachers in Response to Its Two Surveys on Strengthening Required Qualifications for Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs) June 25, 2020 1. Introduction This brief is submitted […]
Brief to the Ontario Government on Plans for the Return to School in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 18th, 2020Ontario Parents of Visually Impaired Children — Views for the Visually Impaired www.viewson.ca Contact@viewson.ca Brief to the Ontario Government on Plans for the Return to School in the Face of the COVID-19Pandemic To: The Hon. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education Via email EDU.consultation@ontario.ca June 18, 2020 1. Introduction This brief is submitted to the […]
Brief to the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Inquiry on the Right to Read
February 14th, 2020Views for the Visually Impaired – Ontario Parents of Visually Impaired Children www.viewson.ca Contact@viewson.ca Brief to the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Inquiry on the Right to Read February 14, 2020 1. Introduction This brief is submitted to the Ontario Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) by Views for the Visually Impaired, as part […]