This past May, Professor Pam Millett participated in a panel conversation about some of the hardships of COVID-19 that fall disproportionately on students with disabilities. The panelists addressed a number of questions including: What can teachers, principals, parents, schools and the Ontario Government do to make sure Ontario’s students with disabilities can effectively continue their education at home while schools are closed? What can teachers and parents of students with disabilities do right now to break through the barriers that distance and online learning can create for students with disabilities?

The conversation was a part of a Virtual Town Hall hosted by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Alliance (AODA) and the Ontario Autism Coalition on issues affecting distance learning for students with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis. Professor Millett's segment about tips for school boards and teachers to support deaf and hard of hearing students during COVID-19 begins approximately at the 8:45 mark of the video.