Posted: May 12, 2021 5:20 PM PT | Last Updated: May 13
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.
May 11, 2021 | 5:33 PM
By the end of the week, anyone 20 and older will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Saskatchewan. Premier Scott Moe says the age limit lowers to 26 on Wednesday, then 23 on Friday and 20 on Sunday. He adds that the Saskatoon drive-through will re-open on Wednesday and on Thursday in Regina.
The Premier expects they will run through Sunday and will keep operating as much as possible depending on supply. The plan is to have second doses available for everyone in the province by sometime in July.
He urges everyone to get vaccinated and suggests that gathering at a rally to have the Public Health measures removed is not the best way to get back to life as it was prior to the pandemic. Instead, the Premier says it’s getting vaccinated so the province can gradually remove the restrictions.
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], May 10 (ANI): A many as 70 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan's Barmer district are being recorded from the villages, an official informed on Wednesday.