Tag: uoft
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The Blind at Davisville Station
A Silent City Blog Welcome back to Silent City. For this second short post, I would like to show you this photo I found in the City of Toronto digital archives. The Blind Navigate Davisvile Station for the First TimeDecember 15, 1957 This photo shows blind persons getting around Davisville Station. The reason why this…
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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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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 Finale – Innis Herald Podcast
How do you Produce a Finale? You go back to the beginning… As I reach the end of my University career, I can’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia; looking back at what came before. I started working for the Innis Herald in my second year as a writer/contributor, picking up/submitting pitches and writing…
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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…
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U-TAAC: A Year in Review 2022-2023
All beautiful things must come to an end. This is the reality that I have been facing as I reach my final year at the University of Toronto. The past four years have been tumultuous, there were many days of feeling lost and frightened, but just as many days or even more so of joy…
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Wakanda Forever & Haiti
As you may have noticed, I tend to write solely about accessibility or disability issues. After all, being disabled is quite rooted in my personal experience, so it is hard to view a topic, without a certain disability perspective. However, writing about disability and accessibility requires constant clever analysis. One must adopt quite a victim”…
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Is Robarts Library Accessible?
Short answer? No, not really. But we must acknowledge that it has certainly improved the accessibility of the building before it was renovated. In 2019, there was a brief moment in which Robarts had turnstile doors. They were heavy doors. Not very accessible. Nowadays, the main entrance of the building has been renovated and uses…
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Open your eyes, Hollywood
Have you ever wondered why most villains of fiction and fairytales tend to have a disability trait? Neither did I, I until Peter Dinklage pointed it out. Writing this feature was one of the more enjoyable ones. While it required doing additional reading on top of the readings I have to do for class, I…
Catherine CC Dumé 