Old-school news, just in time
by Lisa Steacy CTV News The owner of a B.C. café has been ordered to pay a woman, who is legally blind, $12,000 in compensation for discrimination after she was refused service because she had a guide dog. The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ruled on the case last week and the decision was …
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by Kevin Burton For blind people, being a second-class citizen would represent an upgrade. The following provides another example that proves, when it comes down to it, blind people aren’t treated as citizens at all. This story was widely reported. My information comes from Insider. “Two blind passengers who were ordered to …
by Kevin Burton Papa John’s Pizza is being sued by the federal government for employment discrimination against a blind man, according to published accounts. This story has been widely reported. Much of my information comes from a story by Michael E. Kanell in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Thought I would mention this …
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If you are blind and use a guide dog for travel, this story is all too familiar to you. This comes from Calgary, Alberta, courtesy CBC News. “A Calgary cab company has fined and temporarily suspended one of its drivers for refusing to give a ride this week to a blind woman …
by Kevin Burton Some of the government and non-profit agencies which ostensibly serve the blind, really don’t. If I said these agencies had “blind spots” that would be a clever play on words. But many of them are willfully blind, no blind spot about it. What you often see is an agency …
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by Kevin Burton Today, two stories about blind people standing up for their rights, one of a pending lawsuit, one of a successful suit in Ohio. I’m happy to see blind people demanding their rights, but sad that we should have to go to such lengths to get the right to lead basic, …
by Kevin Burton If I ever go back to London, I know where I am not staying. The Premier Inn in North London ejected a blind woman, her partner and her guide dog, saying the woman “didn’t look blind,” according to published reports. My information comes from reporter Jessica Frank-Keyes, writing …
by Kevin Burton Last month a blind woman flew a small airplane across the country. That’s a story you want to read about, right? OK, here it is, short version: Kaiya Armstrong, a 22-year-old Arizona woman who can see only a few inches in front of her face, flew a two-seater Cessna …
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