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Lisa Anderson, who is part of the B.C. Deaf Accessibility Caucus, said the deaf community doesn t identify as disabled but would like to be recognized as a cultural linguistic group. (Submitted by Lisa Anderson)
This week, a new piece of legislation in B.C. aimed at improving accessibility for those with disabilities will go through a second reading.
If passed, the accessible British Columbia Act will remove barriers and create accessibility standards throughout the province, which according to the B.C. government, would help 900,000 British Columbians.
Lisa Anderson, who is part of the B.C. Deaf Accessibility Caucus and helped work on the legislation, said the deaf community doesn t identify as disabled, but would like to be recognized as a cultural linguistic group.