The educational assistant from Truro, N.S., is one of the many Canadians with a disability requiring the use of life-changing, but often prohibitively priced, assistive technology that advocates say needs to be more accessible. Life-changing technology"It's very expensive for these things," said Vicky Levack, a disability rights advocate and vice-chairperson of Halifax's accessibility advisory committee. 'Levelling the playing field'"I hope that it [assistive technology] becomes offered as a right," said Neves. The provincial government, through its Disability Support Program, offers various services and financial assistance to help people access assistive technology, among other things. "It's too bad because there are so many people that could benefit from things like eSight and those types of assistive technology," she said.

Source: CBC News January 10, 2021 09:56 UTC