COVID-19 Media
September 21, 2021
TVO: “In Ontario group homes, who counts as an essential visitor — and who should?
May 6, 2021
Press Progress: “Disability Groups Say Ontario Government Did Not Consult Them on Life and Death COVID-19 ‘Triage’ Decisions
April 21, 2021
QP Briefing: “Solicitor General brushes off disability advocate concerns about Triage Protocol
April 19, 2021
AMI Audio: “ARCH lawyer, Jessica De Marinis, discussing the important disability rights case recently decided by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
April 12, 2021
Law Times: “First merits decision on role of human rights in COVID pandemic: Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
March 29, 2021
Toronto Star: “Vaccine rollout is excluding people with disabilities
March 27, 2021
Toronto Sun: “LEVY: Trailblazing mom wins ‘landmark’ ruling regarding visits to loved ones in congregate care
March 15, 2021
Press Release – NDP Disabilities critic calls for prioritization of people with disabilities for COVID-19 vaccination
March 9, 2021
The News Forum TV with Christine Van Geyn: “Pulling the Plug
March 5, 2021
Toronto Star: “Could Ontario’s Health Care Consent Act be suspended?
February 7, 2021
Globe and Mail: “Ontario’s life-and-death emergency triage protocol remains a work in progress
January 21, 2021
The National Post: “Ontario urged to suspend need for consent before withdrawing life support when COVID crushes hospitals
January 20, 2021
Globe and Mail: “How doctors in Quebec, Ontario will decide who gets care if coronavirus hospitalizations continue to surge
January 13, 2021
The Agenda – Steve Paikin: ARCH lawyer Mariam Shanouda, along with David Lepofsky (AODA Alliance), Dr. James Downar (University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital) & Udo Schuklenk (Queens University) were interviewed by Steve Paikin, The Agenda about the Triage Protocol and its impacts on COVID-19 patients.
January 8, 2021
The Pointer: “Already in ‘crisis mode’: Ontario hospitals have no protocol for who gets priority treatment, human rights advocates say
December 3, 2020
Toronto Star: “Disability rights groups decry Ford government ‘secrecy’ about COVID-19 triage guidelines
October 5, 2020
Toronto Star: “Advocates Demand Release of Triage Protocol
September 14, 2020
Globe & Mail: “Some people with disabilities have been isolated in their care homes for months. Experts say it could lead to an ‘avalanche’ of mental-health issues
September 2, 2020
TVO: “The government’s school-reopening plan ignores kids with disabilities, say critics
April 17, 2020
The Toronto Star: “People with severe disabilities feel especially vulnerable in COVID-19 shutdown”
April 15, 2020
TVO: “‘People are really scared’: Ontarians with disabilities worry they’ll be denied care”
April 10, 2020
The Globe and Mail: “Federal government names group to ensure disabled Canadians included in COVID-19 response”
April 7, 2020
The Toronto Sun: “Disabled to be denied COVID-19 care?”
April 7, 2020
CHCH-TV News: News Video – “Ontario Health drafts a triage protocol if hospitals hit surge capacity”