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A woman who was excited to celebrate with her family at a graduation event for Indigenous women on Thursday says it’s hard to look at her college certificate after the experience was tainted by comments Manitoba’s accessibility minister made about sharing the stage with a sign-language interpreter. Deborah Owczar, who …
Read More »Porter breaks its own rules by kicking deaf woman and her service dog off a flight
Georgina Villeneuve says the humiliation still stings when she thinks about being forced off a Porter plane last month. She was threatened by a flight attendant and berated by another passenger — all over her 20 pound service dog sleeping at her feet. “For a week I cried nonstop … …
Read More »Beloved educational assistant who worked with deaf students retiring after 41 years with TDSB
Joan Jewison has mixed feelings about her upcoming retirement. While it’s a huge milestone, the educational assistant says after more than four decades of working with students, it will also be sad to say goodbye. “It’s been 41 years of seeing these kids every day and being able to interact with …
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