While he mentions the $ 1 - million investment in
financial accessibility the law school made in 2015 for various bursaries and loan programs as one instance of his drive to improve accessibility, he does not deny the negative effects of Osgoode's steadily rising tuition.
Not exact matches
According to the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and to experts, disability is the combination of: 1) the individual's impairment; 2) the barriers in the environment (lack of physical and communications
accessibility, negative attitudes, absence of
laws and specific policies); and 3) the individual's social role (sex,
financial situation, access to political participation, etc).
«On
accessibility, we really saw it as something that is part of this outward focus of the
law school, to really ensure we're getting our
financial barriers reduced to the extent we can, for ensuring our communities are inclusive, [that] no one's pressed up against the window looking in on a great legal education if they want one and are eligible for one,» says Sossin.
Noncompliance with the ADA, Fair Housing
accessibility laws, and many others all carry stiff
financial penalties, civil fines and more — there is no room for assumptions.