Tag: Ontario
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The Silent City
An Introduction This blog was written in 2019 and later published on the “The Silent City” blogging website, which ended in 2021. This article has been loosely edited so that others may enjoy early samples of my writings on accessibility. Within the first few weeks of attending the University of Toronto, I have gotten used…
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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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Canada Disability Benefit: Share Your Ideas
The Government of Canada is consulting with Canadians on the new Disability Benefit: Here is why you should participate. “According to the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability, 58 per cent of Ontarians withdisabilities aged 25 to 64 years were employed – well below the 81 per cent level for theircontemporaries without disabilities.” As stated by…
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Minister of Diversity, Inclusion & Persons with Disabilities – CDB Round Table
On October 20th, 2023 – the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion & Persons with Disabilities – Honourable Kamal Khera – hosted a round table to discuss the Canadian Disability Benefit ( that gained royal approval this past July) to learn its impact on young persons with disabilities. On October 20th, I had the distinct honour of…
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Accessibility & Public Transportation
Transit Accessibility Sucks For the past 4 years at the University of Toronto (minus the years of lockdowns) I have commuted all over Toronto, via bus, trains, and street cars, regardless if they are TTC, Viva or The Go. As a commuter, I have come across inaccessibility DAILY. It was the first thing I noticed…
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The Case for Movie Captions in Theatres
As the Toronto Film Festival begins, let’s return to the good old debate about captions in theatres. The last time I talked about the caption debate, a lot of international filmgoers were a bit confused. After all, having captions in non-English-speaking countries is the norm. Not so in Canada. The idea of having words on…
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Petition to increase ODSP funding reaches over 50,000 signatures
In an interview with The Varsity, I raised awareness of the petition to the provincial government to increase funding for ODSP. During 2020-2021 there were about 520,000 beneficiaries in the Ontario Disability Support Program. However, “the support provided by ODSP is 30% below Ontario’s poverty line with a single person can recive a maximum of…
Catherine CC Dumé 