Deafness
Deafness has varying definitions in cultural and medical contexts. In medical contexts, the meaning of deafness is hearing loss that precludes a person from understanding spoken language, an audiological condition. In this context it is written with a lower case d. It later came to be used in a cultural context to refer to those who primarily communicate through sign language regardless of hearing ability, often capitalized as Deaf and referred to as "big D Deaf" in speech and sign. The two definitions overlap but are not identical, as hearing loss includes cases that are not severe enough to impact …
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ICP: Institute for Community Prosperity · 27 February 2024 English
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CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information · 24 January 2024 English
This policy governs how CIHI delivers goods and services to people with disabilities in compliance with the Integrated Accessibility Standards regulation under AODA.
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CIDP: Centre for International and Defense Policy · 9 January 2024 English
One of the many impacts of our multi-year Afghanistan contribution was to sensitize both politicians and senior bureaucrats to the risks associated with unknown outcomes.11 A combination of events, all …
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers · 21 December 2023 English
The purpose of the plan is to outline the steps Engineers Canada will take to identify and remove, and prevent barriers to accessibility, and to ensure that it complies with …
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CCHR: Canadian Centre for Housing Rights · 20 December 2023 English
The guide includes information on amendments to the AODA and the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR) made in 2016 and is current to the date of publication. [...] What did …
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce · 12 December 2023 English
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JCCF: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms · 5 December 2023 English
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IRSST: Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail · 5 December 2023 French
Mission Dans l’esprit de la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité du travail (LSST) et de la Loi sur les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles (LATMP), la …
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IRSST: Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail · 5 December 2023 French
Mission Dans l’esprit de la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité du travail (LSST) et de la Loi sur les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles (LATMP), la …
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BCCAT: BC Council on Admissions and Transfer · 28 November 2023 English
Fostering equitable, accessible, and Inclusive Admissions through disability justice
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