Tag: Education
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Schools Just Don’t Understand
The Silent City Blog Two months ago, there was this video going viral on TikTok where a female deaf student was being disrespected by her professor for not paying attention in class without realizing that the reason she hadn’t responded was that her sign language translator must translate for her first for her to understand.…
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The Secondary Effects of COVID-19 on the Disabled Community
A Silent City Blog The date is March 13th. According to live statistics, there are 163,306 Coronavirus cases across the globe, and so far, 6,086 deaths. Thankfully, with the high recovery rate, 76,219 people have survived this pandemic. However, it is important to understand that these numbers will change and should be taken with a…
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The Other Institutional Abuse That Canadians Forgot: Huronia Regional Centre
A Slient City Blog When Canadians think about institutional abuses, we often think about Indigenous Residential schools. The amount of horror that went down at these schools cannot be described in one word or paragraph. The thought of the government ripping children from their parents’ arms, placing them in these so-called “schools” where they are…
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Designing an Accessible Classroom Conference
On March 29th, I and six other students organized the Ableism in the Classroom conference, the first to bring together students, faculty and staff on the issue of accessibility. Despite the challenges and stress behind the scenes before and during the conference, it was a success! I’m deeply grateful to my team for starting a…
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U-TAAC’s “Ableism in the Classroom” Conference Opens up Conversations for Change at U of T
Addressing the gaps After four years of attending U of T and being registered with Accessibility Services, it has become apparent to me ( based on personal experience and of others) that despite having an accessibility system designed to support students, it is clear that there is a gap between the provision of accommodations and…
Catherine CC Dumé 