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242.plyr__control:focus-visible,
243.plyr__controls button:focus,
244.plyr__controls button:focus-visible,
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248  outline-offset: -2px !important;
249  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px #ffffff, 0 0 0 6px #123538 !important;
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252
253a.summary-title-link:focus,
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255  outline: none !important;
256  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px #123538 !important;
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262  display: none !important;
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272  height: 24px !important;
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300.image-title span {
301  color: #767676 !important;
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312#logoImage a:focus-visible {
313  outline: 3px solid #ffffff !important;
314  outline-offset: 4px !important;
315  border-radius: 4px;
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327  font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif;
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336  margin-right: 0px;
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338  text-transform: none;
339  letter-spacing: normal;
340  text-decoration: none;
341  text-align: left;
342  display: block;
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347.sqs-svg-icon--wrapper:focus-visible {
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355.sqs-svg-icon--wrapper:focus-visible .sqs-use--mask,.sqs-svg-icon--wrapper:hover,sqs-svg-icon--list:hover {
356  fill: rgba(34, 34, 34, 0.85) !important;
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360  position: absolute;
361  inset: 0 20px 0 0;
362  outline: 3px solid #123538;
363  outline-offset: -3px;
364  pointer-events: none;
365  z-index: 10;
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367a.summary-thumbnail-container.has-focus-ring {
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2315        An objective of the <em>Government of the Northwest Territories Disability Action Plan, 2018/19-2021/22</em> is to encourage universal design and living options, and as part of this work, the Department of Health and Social Services has committed to conducting a comprehensive territorial review of supported living services for persons with disabilities. Throughout this review, it is of high importance to engage with individuals and families to provide meaningful and effective input regarding supported living services to NWT residents. While this group will not replace all other public engagement activities, it is a way for the voices of NWT residents to provide their knowledge and advice during the Supported Living Review. This group will provide feedback, that is non-binding, to the Steering Committee for consideration among other information, data and engagement responses, to guide the direction of the Review.
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2324        Areas where feedback from this committee will be asked include:
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2327        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">How best to communicate with people, organizations and communities who are impacted by disabilities;</li>
2328        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Provide feedback towards the initial engagement for this review;</li>
2329        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Assist in planning a wider second engagement strategy that will collect more information, experiences and perspectives of NWT residents impacted by disability;</li>
2330        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Answering important questions as they arise to ensure that this review is informed by the voices of NWT residents who have disabilities or care for persons with disabilities;</li>
2331        <li>Provide feedback related to the results of this review and the recommendations that this review offers.</li>
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2339      Advisory Group members of the SL Advisory Group will receive an honorarium in accordance with the rates set out in the GNWT Financial Administration Manual for an Advisory Board. Members will only be paid for days they meet.
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2350        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Youth/adult with experience living with a disability <strong>OR</strong> a caregiver supporting a youth/adult with a disability who is utilizing supported living services or would benefit from supported living services in the future;</li>
2351        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Interest in providing feedback and information that will inform the Supported Living Review;</li>
2352        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Willingness to work as part of a team;</li>
2353        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Knowledge of their home communities and supported living services and supports within their community;</li>
2354        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Willingness and flexibility to meet with SL Advisory Group or project team via telephone, webinar, or other method as needed;</li>
2355        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Resident of the NWT for at least 12 months;</li>
2356        <li>Prepared to sign a statement of ethics and confidentiality related to their duties.</li>
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2365        PLEASE NOTE:
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2368        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;"><strong>Persons who are employed service providers for persons with disabilities are not our target audience for this group but rather youth/adults with disabilities and families/fr
2368iends who are caregivers of youth/adults with disabilities.</strong></li>
2369        <li><strong>The intent is to have different perspectives of persons with disabilities and caregivers of persons with disabilities on this SL Advisory Group so we ask that either the caregiver or the person with disability submits an application to represent their experience rather than both individuals.</strong></li>
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2383      <strong>If you have any questions or concerns please contact:</strong> Manager, Services for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Health and Social Services at <a href="tel:8677679030" style="color: #1a5c8a; font-weight: bold;">(867) 767-9030 ext. 49317</a>
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2443      Le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux invite les <strong>membres du public qui le souhaiteraient</strong> à poser leur candidature pour faire partie du Groupe consultatif sur l'examen de l'aide à la vie autonome des TNO. Pendant cet examen, le groupe devra formuler des conseils fondés sur l'expérience pour le comité directeur. Le Groupe consultatif sera composé de six à dix membres nommés par le sous-ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux. On souhaite que ces personnes représentent toute la variété des expérience
2443s et des perspectives ténoises. Les membres seront nommés pour la durée du projet d'examen de l'aide à la vie autonome, qui devrait commencer au printemps 2021 et prendre fin en mars 2022. La fréquence des réunions dépendra du besoin en rétroaction à l'appui de cet examen. On estime que cinq à huit réunions seront nécessaires.
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2451        Contexte
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2454        L'un des objectifs du <em>Plan d'action du gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest sur l'incapacité de 2018-2019 à 2021-2022</em> est de promouvoir les options d'aménagement et de cadre de vie universelles, et dans cette optique, le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux s'est engagé à mener un examen territorial complet des services d'aide à la vie autonome pour les personnes handicapées. Tout au long de ce projet, il est essentiel d'engager un dialogue constructif avec les particuliers et les familles pour se faire une idée claire et efficace des services d'aide à la vie autonome pour Ténois. Bien que ce groupe ne remplace pas toutes les autres activités consultation du public, il s'agit d'un moyen pour les citoyens de mettre leurs connaissances et leurs conseils au profit de l'examen des services d'aide à la vie autonome. Ce groupe fera des recommandations sans valeur contraignante à l'intention du comité directeur qui les prendra en considération parmi d'autres informations, données et réponses reçues, afin de mieux orienter l'examen.
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2463        Ce comité sollicitera des commentaires autour des thèmes suivants :
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2465      <ul style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0; padding-left: 1.2rem;">
2466        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Déterminer les meilleurs moyens de communiquer avec les particuliers, les organisations et les communautés touchés par les handicaps;</li>
2467        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Fournir des commentaires sur la mobilisation initiale dans le cadre de cet examen;</li>
2468        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Aider à la planification d'une deuxième stratégie de mobilisation plus large qui permettra de recueillir plus d'informations, d'expériences et de points de vue des Ténois touchés par une incapacité;</li>
2469        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Répondre aux questions importantes au fur et à mesure qu'elles sont soulevées afin de s'assurer que cet examen est éclairé par les voix des Ténois qui sont atteints d'une incapacité ou qui prennent soin de personnes handicapées;</li>
2470        <li>Fournir des commentaires sur les résultats de l'examen et les recommandations qu'il produit.</li>
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2478      Les membres du Groupe consultatif recevront des honoraires conformément aux taux établis dans le <em>Manuel sur l'administration financière</em> du gouvernement des TNO. Pour un conseil consultatif. Les membres ne seront rémunérés que pour les jours où ils se réuniront.
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2486        EXIGENCES
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2489        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Être un(e) jeune ou un(e) adulte vivant avec une incapacité <strong>OU</strong> un(e) aidant(e) qui soutient un(e) jeune ou un(e) adulte vivant avec une incapacité, et qui utilise des services d'aide à la vie autonome ou qui bénéficierait de tels services à l'avenir;</li>
2490        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Souhaiter fournir des commentaires et des informations qui éclaireront l'examen de l'aide à la vie autonome;</li>
2491        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Être prêt(e) à travailler dans une équipe;</li>
2492        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Bien connaître sa collectivité de résidence et les services d'aide à la vie autonome et de soutien qui y sont offerts;</li>
2493        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Avoir la disposition et la souplesse nécessaire pour rencontrer le Groupe consultatif ou pour communiquer avec l'équipe de projet par téléphone, webinaire ou toute autre méthode, selon les besoins;</li>
2494        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Avoir résidé aux TNO depuis au moins douze mois;</li>
2495        <li>Être prêt(e) à signer une déclaration d'éthique et de confidentialité liée à ses fonctions.</li>
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2507        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.4rem;"><strong>Les personnes qui travaillent comme fournisseurs de services aux personnes handicapées ne sont pas notre public cible pour ce groupe; ce sont plutôt les jeunes et les adultes handicapés et les familles et amis qui s'occupent d'eux.</strong></li>
2508        <li><strong>L'intention est de profiter des différentes perspectives de personnes handicapées et d'aidants de personnes handicapées présents dans ce groupe consultatif. Nous demandons donc que soit l'aidant(e) soit la personne handicapée soumette sa candidature pour représenter son expérience, plutôt que les deux.</strong></li>
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2516      Pour poser votre candidature, veuillez demander un formulaire de candidature à : <a href="mailto:[email protected]" style="color: #1a5c8a; font-weight: bold;">[email protected]</a>
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2522      <strong>Veuillez adresser vos questions au :</strong> Gestionnaire des Services pour les personnes handicapées du ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, au <a href="tel:8677679030" style="color: #1a5c8a; font-weight: bold;">867 767-9030, poste 49317</a>
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2607  <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">An important piece, published in the prestigious "International Journal of Indigenous Health", examines the Residential Southern Placement Program in the NWT. Read the short excerpt below , then click on the link to read this important paper in its entirety. We applaud Alannis McKee and Sean A Hillier for exposing this program which equates to medical colonialism. The NWT Disabilities Council has made the address this Program a Priority in its presentation to the 19th Legislative Assembly.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">"This research traces colonialism and neoliberalism as foundational architecture to health policy in Canada that seeks to erase Indigeneity and disability and secure the dominance of a White</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">settler able-bodied state. This is accomplished through critical analysis of the Residential Southern Placement Program, a health policy from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Residential Southern Placements are contractual agreements made between the Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services and service agencies from southern provinces to provide care to territorial residents with a disability whose needs—according to the</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Department of Health and Social Services—cannot be met within the territory. We explore how the ostensibly neutral health policy Residential Southern Placements becomes enacted as a</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">violent intervention of erasure that specifically targets Indigenous adults and children with cognitive disabilities..." (excerpt)</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">You can view the full article <a href="https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/ijih/article/view/33909/26832?fbclid=IwAR0vd09urZMOyj03jJ0f3o4ZUmB8hYga5n8EIlCMico3_ZJuoRbj1iMssJQ" target="_blank">HERE</a></p>
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2693  <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Northwest Territories Residential Southern Placement Program: Dislocation and Colonization through ‘Care’</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Alannis McKee, North West Territories Disabilities Council</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Sean A. Hillier, York University</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This research traces colonialism and neoliberalism as foundational architecture to health policy in Canada that seeks to erase Indigeneity and disability and secure the dominance of a White settler able-bodied state. This is accomplished through critical analysis of the Residential Southern Placement Program, a health policy from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Residential Southern Placements are contractual agreements made between the Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services and service agencies from southern provinces to provide care to territorial residents with a disability whose needs—according to the Department of Health and Social Services—cannot be met within the territory. We explore how the ostensibly neutral health policy Residential Southern Placements becomes enacted as a violent intervention of erasure that specifically targets Indigenous adults and children with cognitive disabilities – as evidenced through data collected by a Freedom of Information Request- through long-term and, at times, lifelong dislocation from families, communities, and land. In this analysis we position the Residential Southern Placement Program as an intervention that aims to uphold and safeguard a White settler able-bodied vision of Canadian society. This research highlights an ongoing colonial practice with important implications for disability studies and Indigenous health researchers.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The full paper can be found <a href="/s/NWT-Residential-Southern-Placement-Article.pdf" target="_blank">HERE</a></p>
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2798        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">Review Liquor Act and Regulations to reform limits on sale of alcohol (e.g. taxing indexed to the volume of alcohol/unit).</li>
2799        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">Introduction of a sober/reduced intoxication social space for adults who are homeless and low-income who do not want to be exposed to high level intoxication during the day.</li>
2800        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">Introduced a unified intake criteria for programs serving homeless adults.</li>
2801        <li>Give Day/Sobering Centre Caseworkers the ability to directly connect service users to southern treatment centres.</li>
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2812        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">Introduce a street-based crisis response team that includes: nurse, social worker, homeless advocate (someone who is or was homeless), support workers trained in higher-level non-violent crisis intervention.</li>
2813        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">Introduce alcohol management programming in Yellowknife.</li>
2814        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">Introduce funding to operate on-the-land activities during the day for homeless and low-income adults to participate in.</li>
2815        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">Fund and monitor the impact of targeted life and employment skills programming for homeless adults.</li>
2816        <li>Rapid-response intake to housing and programming for homeless adults while they are in periods of sobriety (removing them from triggers of the Day Centre).</li>
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2828        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">Increased and improved housing and services in outlying communities (decreasing the need to come to Yellowknife).</li>
2829        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">Increasing economic opportunities in communities to address pervasive unemployment.</li>
2830        <li>Increasing sovereignty of Indigenous governments in the delivery of health and social service programming, especially as it pertains to health and addictions.</li>
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2953        Indigenous VOICES is an opportunity to recognize the lived experience of Indigenous peoples living with disabilities in our communities. Indigenous people with disabilities face unique challenges as a marginalized population within a marginalized population. With this project we seek to gather stories of individuals and families, living with disabilities, from across the Northwest Territories. These stories can be oral history or in a form of visual art. It is our hope that through this project we can create an opportunity to honour the resilience and contributions that Indigenous people with disabilities make in our 
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2968        The NWT Disabilities Council envisions that all individuals living with disability have equal access to full citizenship, as guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, toward the achievement of a self-determined, fulfilling, and meaningful life.
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2980        Everything that the NWT Disabilities Council does reflects our six core values.
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2983        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">Every person with a disability has the right to respect, dignity, individual autonomy, and full citizenship.</li>
2984        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">We believe in equity, fairness, inclusion, and accessibility for all.</li>
2985        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">We believe that individuals with a disability and their families have the right to be empowered and free to be self-determining.</li>
2986        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">We recognize that individuals with a disability are experts on their own life.</li>
2987        <li style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">We support the autonomy of Indigenous communities to direct supports to community members with disabilities.</li>
2988        <li>We honour the wisdom of all cultures in all of our work.</li>
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3079  <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">During these troubled times the Disability Tax Credit is able to help people that qualify when people need it most. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">So now, more than ever getting approved for the Disability Tax Credit or CPP Disability makes a huge difference to the lives of disabled Canadians and their families.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Disability Credit Canada has sent an informative guide on applying for the Disability Tax Credit and the CPP Disabilty.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="/s/The-Disability-Tax-Credit-Ultimate-Resource-Guide.pdf" target="_blank">Disability Tax Credit Guide</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="/s/Ultimate-CPP-Disability-Guide.pdf" target="_blank">CPP Disability Guide</a></p>
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3251  <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In 2018 the NWT Disabilities&nbsp;Council updated our organization's definition of disability, as per our 2018-2023 Strategic Planning goals. Our&nbsp;new definition of disability and accompanying disability value statements outline how our organization understands the&nbsp;experience of disability for the communities we serve in the NWT.&nbsp;Our new&nbsp;definition of disability and disability value statements are:&nbsp;</p><h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;<strong><em>Definition&nbsp;of Disability</em></strong></h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>Disability is a dynamic lived experience of restricted or limited participation in life that results from the interaction of an individual’s bodily impairment and their physical and social environment.</em></p><h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;<strong><em>Disability Value Statements</em></strong></h3><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>Disability is a&nbsp;</em><strong><em>dynamic</em></strong><em>&nbsp;experience that:&nbsp;</em></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>includes past, present, or future impairments,&nbsp;</em></p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>can present apparently or non-apparently,&nbsp;</em></p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>can present across the lifespan, and</em></p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>can present permanently, temporarily, or episodically.&nbsp;</em>&nbsp;</p></li></ul></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>Disability is a complex phenomenon that encompasses many conditions of the mind and      body that exist in different physical and social environments. As such, the boundaries between disability and ability are fluid and subjective; for this reason, the NWTDC will rely on&nbsp;</em><strong><em>self-identification</em></strong><em>&nbsp;of disability.&nbsp;</em></p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>The NWTDC definition of disability is situated within the&nbsp;</em><strong><em>interactionalist  approach</em></strong><em>&nbsp;to disability. The&nbsp;</em><strong><em>interactionalist approach</em></strong><em>&nbsp;acknowledges that the experience of disability results from the interaction of an individual’s body and their physical and social environmental factors.&nbsp;</em></p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>The impact that disability has on a person is influenced by individual and social factors (e.g. age, gender identity, sexual orientation, culture, religious affiliation, race, and socioeconomic status, among others). For this reason, we acknowledge that the&nbsp;</em><strong><em>spectrum of lived experience</em></strong><em>&nbsp;of  disability encompasses complex life circumstances, including, but not limited to: institutionalization, trauma, poverty, restricted housing options, and homelessness.</em></p></li></ul><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">If you are interested, a detailed rationale for our new definition of disability and disability value statements is&nbsp;available <a href="/s/Definition-write-up.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a></p>
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3737  <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A 2010 Auditor General’s report stated that the NWT had failed to comply with the Education Act and its responsibilities regarding Inclusive Schooling. Of the actions that were reported it indicated that the information was vague and failed to show the details or impact of the described actions. Since then the NWT Disabilities Council has brought multiple concerns forward regarding failures to comply with requirements of Individual Education Plans, Inadequate student classroom supports and No avenue for complaint or concern outside internal resources. These were continuously summarily dismissed, as anecdotal, after internal departmental consultation. These concerns have been repeatedly presented by the NWT Disabilities Council, throughout the life of the 17th and 18th Legislative Assemblies. This has left families frustrated, unsupported and a decade of young people not receiving even the minimum requirements under the Education Act. Well these concerns can no longer be dismissed and have now been confirmed through the 2020 AG report. We know now that Inclusive Schooling has and continues to severely fail our children. A failure which spans 3 Legislative Assemblies.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The 2020 AG report includes actions underway by ECE but as an organization we understand these reported actions do not reflect the actual delivery and have serious concerns as to how these fail to reflect the reality for families, especially in small communities.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">No longer in dispute is the following; ( excerpt from 2020 Auditor General’s Report)</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">60. In addition, we found that the department did not sufficiently monitor whether schools were creating, monitoring, and updating individualized learning plans for students, as required by the Ministerial Directive on Inclusive Schooling. Its monitoring of inclusive schooling did not provide it with sufficient information about whether students on individualized learning plans received the necessary supports, including specialized services, or how this affected their outcomes. This meant that there was a risk that students were not benefiting fully from these plans.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">61. Finally, we found that although the department drafted a detailed monitoring plan in 2015 for how it would measure the success of inclusive schooling, it never implemented this plan. Part of this plan was to conduct school reviews, but we found that it still had not determined what these reviews would entail or who was responsible for conducting them. At the time of our audit, the department had not completed any school reviews.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">For more information, please read the full report below</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">https://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/nwt_202002_e_43522.html</p>
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3823  <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The NWT Disabilities Council is committed to advocating for impactful policy change to strengthen our communities, increase diversity, and improve the lives of persons and families living with disability in the Northwest Territories. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">While the challenges facing persons with disabilities are multifaceted and numerous, the NWT Disabilities Council has released three priority action items that we will be focusing on as an organization during the 19th Legislative Assembly. These three priority items address some of the most complex issues facing persons with disabilities in the territory, particularly those facing intersectional barriers including poverty, colonization, and social marginalization. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Our organization will be focusing our political efforts in working diligently over the next four years to drive change and reform in these areas. We encourage public dialogue about these issues and that you bring these forward to your elected representatives.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Please view our presentation <a href="/s/Legislative-Priorities-Powerpoint-to-be-posted.pdf" target="_blank">HERE</a></p>
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4423</div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-3 span-3"><div class="sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-spacer spacer-block sized vsize-1" data-block-css="[&quot;https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.spacer/722216e0-433a-4c85-a4aa-9633c8ee53f3_1280/website.components.spacer.styles.css&quot;]" data-block-scripts="[&quot;https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.spacer/722216e0-433a-4c85-a4aa-9633c8ee53f3_1280/website.components.spacer.visitor.js&quot;]" data-block-type="1337" data-definition-name="website.components.spacer" data-website-component-id="yui_3_17_2_1_1645463397339_9698" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1645463397339_9698"><div class="sqs-block-content">&nbsp;</div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-spacer spacer-block sized vsize-1" data-block-css="[&quot;https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.spacer/722216e0-433a-4c85-a4aa-9633c8ee53f3_1280/website.components.spacer.styles.css&quot;]" data-block-scripts="[&quot;https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.spacer/722216e0-433a-4c85-a4aa-9633c8ee53f3_1280/website.components.spacer.visitor.js&quot;]" data-block-type="1337" data-definition-name="website.components.spacer" data-website-component-id="yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_43596" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_43596"><div class="sqs-block-content">&nbsp;</div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-search sqs-col-6 span-6 float float-left" data-block-css="[&quot;https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.search/73838e72-be53-46f2-9c95-dd15badbb38f_666/website.components.search.styles.css&quot;]" data-block-scripts="[&quot;https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.search/73838e72-be53-46f2-9c95-dd15badbb38f_666/website.components.search.visitor.js&quot;]" data-block-type="1337" data-definition-name="website.components.search" data-sqsp-block="search" data-website-component-id="yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_9386" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_9386"><div class="sqs-block-content">
4424  
4425
4426<div class="sqs-search-wrapper"
4427  component-data-strings="{&quot;inputLabel&quot;:&quot;Search&quot;,&quot;noCollectionSelected&quot;:&quot;You must select a collection to search on&quot;,&quot;noResults&quot;:&quot;No results found&quot;}"
4428  
4429>
4430  <div class="sqs-search-ui-text-input sqs-search-ui-button-wrapper color-light"
4431    data-source="block"
4432    data-preview="true"
4433    data-collection="5dc34c80c0254a10905ac5ef"
4434    data-collectionfilter="false"
4435  >
4436  
4437  
4438    <div class="spinner-wrapper hide">
4439      <div class="sqs-spin dark default">
4440        <div class="sqs-spin-content"></div>
4441      </div>
4442    </div>
4443    <input
4444      type="search"
4445      class="search-input"
4446      value=""
4447      placeholder="Search"
4448      aria-label="Search"
4449    />
4450  
4451  </div>
4452  
4453    <style id="sqs-search-preview-styles">
4454      .sqs-search-preview-ui {
4455        position: absolute;
4456        z-index: 999999;
4457        background-color: #fff;
4458        width: 100%;
4459      }
4460
4461      .sqs-search-preview-ui.hide {
4462        display: none;
4463      }
4464
4465      .sqs-search-preview-ui .sqs-search-ui-result {
4466        border-top: none;
4467        border: 1px solid #ddd;
4468      }
4469
4470      .sqs-search-preview-ui .search-result-notice {
4471        background-color: #fff;
4472        font-weight: 200;
4473        font-size: 12px;
4474        padding: 6px 12px;
4475        color: #333;
4476      }
4477
4478      .sqs-search-preview-ui .search-result-notice.hide {
4479        display: none;
4480      }
4481
4482      .sqs-search-preview-ui .sqs-search-ui-list {
4483        max-height: 500px;
4484        overflow-x: hidden;
4485        overflow-y: scroll;
4486      }
4487
4488      .sqs-search-preview-ui .search-result {
4489        padding: 16px;
4490        cursor: pointer;
4491        border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
4492        transition: background-color .2s ease-out;
4493      }
4494
4495      .sqs-search-preview-ui .search-result:last-child {
4496        border-bottom: none;
4497      }
4498
4499      .sqs-search-preview-ui .search-result.selected,
4500      .sqs-search-preview-ui .search-result:hover {
4501        background-color: #f5f5f5;
4502      }
4503
4504      .sqs-search-preview-ui .search-result.selected {
4505        outline-color: #333;
4506      }
4507
4508      .sqs-search-preview-ui .sqs-search-ui-item {
4509        border-top: none;
4510      }
4511
4512      .sqs-search-preview-ui .sqs-search-ui-item em {
4513        color: #222;
4514        font-style: italic;
4515      }
4516
4517      .sqs-search-preview-ui .sqs-main-image-container {
4518        width: 50px;
4519        float: right;
4520        margin-left: 5px;
4521        box-shadow: #ddd 1px -1px 5px;
4522      }
4523
4524      .sqs-search-preview-ui .sqs-main-image-intrinsic {
4525        position: relative;
4526        width: 100%;
4527        height: 0;
4528        padding-bottom: 100%;
4529      }
4530
4531      .sqs-search-preview-ui .sqs-main-image {
4532        position: absolute;
4533        top: 0;
4534        left: 0;
4535        right: 0;
4536        bottom: 0;
4537      }
4538
4539      .sqs-search-preview-ui .sqs-title {
4540        font-size: 16px;
4541        line-height: 1.2em;
4542        margin-bottom: 0.5em;
4543        color: #333;
4544      }
4545
4546      .sqs-search-preview-ui .sqs-content {
4547        font-size: 12px;
4548        line-height: 1.4em;
4549        color: #333;
4550      }
4551
4552      .sqs-search-preview-ui.no-image .sqs-main-image-container {
4553        display: none;
4554      }
4555    </style>
4556    <div class="sqs-search-preview-ui hide">
4557      <div class="sqs-search-ui-result">
4558        <div class="search-result-notice hide">No results found</div>
4559        <div class="sqs-search-ui-list"></div>
4560      </div>
4561    </div>
4562  
4563  
4564
4565
4566
4567</div>
4568<style id="search-block-theme-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_9386">
4569  
4570  #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_9386 {
4571    
4572    --search-theme-bg-image: url('//assets.squarespace.com/universal/images-v6/icons/icon-searchqueries-20-light.png');
4573    --search-theme-color: #f7f7f7;
4574    --search-theme-border-color: #eee;
4575    --search-theme-placeholder-color: #ddd;
4576    
4577  }
4578  
4579</style>
4580
4581
4582<style id="search-block-color-overrides">
4583  #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_9386 {
4584    
4585    border-color: var(--search-block-stroke-color);
4586  }
4587</style>
4588
4589<style id="container-styles">#block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_9386 {
4590    
4591    
4592    
4593  }
4594
4595  #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_9386  {
4596    
4597    }
4598
4599  #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_9386 {
4600      mix-blend-mode: var(--search-block-blend);
4601      border-radius: var(--search-block-radius);
4602  }
4603
4604  
4605  
4606
4607
4608
4609  
4610  
4611
4612  
4613</style>
4614
4615<style id="override-container-styles">
4616    @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
4617          
4618            
4619
4620#block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_9386 {
4621            
4622            }
4623        }
4624    
4625  
4626    @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
4627          #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_9386  {
4628            
4629            }
4630        }
4631    
4632  @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
4633          
4634          
4635
4636          
4637          
4638          
4639        }</style>
4640
4641<style class="transform-overrides-vars">
4642  
4643</style>
4644
4645</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_14058"><div class="sqs-block-content">
4646
4647<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content>
4648  <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="/" target="_blank">Home </a>| <a href="/about">About</a> | <a href="/events">Events </a>|<a href="/programs" target="_blank"> Programs</a> | <a href="/new-blog" target="_blank">News &amp; Articles</a> |<a href="/search" target="_blank"> Search</a></p>
4649</div>
4650
4651
4652
4653
4654
4655
4656
4657
4658
4659
4660
4661
4662
4663
4664
4665
4666
4667
4668
4669
4670  
4671  
4672
4673
4674
4675</div></div><div class="sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-spacer spacer-block" data-aspect-ratio="2.301255230125523" data-block-css="[&quot;https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.spacer/722216e0-433a-4c85-a4aa-9633c8ee53f3_1280/website.components.spacer.styles.css&quot;]" data-block-scripts="[&quot;https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.spacer/722216e0-433a-4c85-a4aa-9633c8ee53f3_1280/website.components.spacer.visitor.js&quot;]" data-block-type="1337" data-definition-name="website.components.spacer" data-website-component-id="yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_48710" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_48710"><div class="sqs-block-content">&nbsp;</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1778948721914_48776"><div class="sqs-block-content">
4676
4677<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content>
4678  <p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">Powered by <a href="http://www.squarespace.com?channel=word_of_mouth&amp;subchannel=customer&amp;source=footer&amp;campaign=4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3" target="_blank">Squarespace</a></p>
4679</div>
4680
4681
4682
4683
4684
4685
4686
4687
4688
4689
4690
4691
4692
4693
4694
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4697
4698
4699
4700  
4701  
4702
4703
4704
4705</div></div></div></div></div>
4706        </div>
4707      </footer>
4708
4709    </div>
4710
4711    
4711<script src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/ta/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1059/scripts/site-bundle.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
4711
4712    
4712<script>
4713(function() {
4714  if (window._a11yLikeShareFixed) return;
4715  window._a11yLikeShareFixed = true;
4716
4717  function init() {
4718
4719    // ── LIKE BUTTON ──
4720    var likeBtn = document.querySelector('.sqs-simple-like');
4721    if (likeBtn) {
4722      likeBtn.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
4723      likeBtn.setAttribute('role', 'button');
4724      likeBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Like this post');
4725
4726      likeBtn.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
4727        if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
4728          e.preventDefault();
4729          likeBtn.click(); // native .click() triggers SQS XHR correctly
4730        }
4731      });
4732    }
4733
4734    // ── SHARE BUTTON ──
4735    var shareWrapper = document.querySelector('span.squarespace-social-buttons');
4736    if (shareWrapper) {
4737      shareWrapper.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
4738      shareWrapper.setAttribute('role', 'button');
4739      shareWrapper.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Share this post');
4740      shareWrapper.setAttribute('aria-haspopup', 'true');
4741      shareWrapper.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
4742
4743      function getWidget() {
4744        var el = document.querySelector('.yui3-socialbutton');
4745        return (el && typeof Y !== 'undefined') ? Y.Widget.getByNode('#' + el.id) : null;
4746      }
4747
4748      shareWrapper.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
4749
4750        // Enter or Space — toggle open/close
4751        if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
4752          e.preventDefault();
4753          var w = getWidget();
4754          var innerBtn = document.querySelector('.ss-social-button');
4755          if (w && w.isOpen()) {
4756            // Close using widget API
4757            w.close();
4758            shareWrapper.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
4759          } else if (innerBtn) {
4760            // Open using native .click() — required for isTrusted to work
4761            innerBtn.click();
4762            shareWrapper.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
4763          }
4764        }
4765
4766        // Escape — close and return focus
4767        if (e.key === 'Escape') {
4768          var w = getWidget();
4769          if (w && w.isOpen()) {
4770            w.close();
4771            shareWrapper.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
4772            shareWrapper.focus();
4773          }
4774        }
4775      });
4776    }
4777  }
4778
4779  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
4780    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
4781  } else {
4782    init();
4783  }
4784
4785})();
4786</script>
4786
4787
4788<!-- NWT-24 | Skip link anchor -->
4789<script>
4790  
4791document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
4792
4793  // 1. Insert anchor before <main>
4794  var main = document.querySelector("main");
4795  if (main) {
4796    var anchor = document.createElement("div");
4797    anchor.setAttribute("id", "main-content");
4798    anchor.setAttribute("tabindex", "-1");
4799    anchor.style.cssText = "position:absolute;height:0;width:0;overflow:hidden;";
4800    main.parentNode.insertBefore(anchor, main);
4801  }
4802
4803  // 2. Wire up skip link
4804  var skipLink = document.querySelector('a[href*="#main-content"]');
4805  if (!skipLink) return;
4806
4807  skipLink.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
4808    e.preventDefault();
4809
4810    var main = document.querySelector('main');
4811    if (!main) return;
4812
4813    var focusableSelectors = 'a[href], button:not([disabled]), input:not([disabled]), select:not([disabled]), textarea:not([disabled]), [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])';
4814    var firstFocusable = main.querySelector(focusableSelectors);
4815
4816    if (firstFocusable) {
4817      // Only add tabindex=-1 if it wasn't already there natively
4818      var hadTabindex = firstFocusable.hasAttribute('tabindex');
4819
4820      if (!hadTabindex) {
4821        firstFocusable.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
4822      }
4823
4824      firstFocusable.focus();
4825
4826      // Clean up: remove the temporary tabindex once focus moves away
4827      if (!hadTabindex) {
4828        firstFocusable.addEventListener('blur', function cleanup() {
4829          firstFocusable.removeAttribute('tabindex');
4830          firstFocusable.removeEventListener('blur', cleanup);
4831        });
4832      }
4833    }
4834  });
4835
4836});
4837    </script>
4837
4838<!-- NWT-24b / NWT-28 / NWT-61 | Fix headings on program pages and blog listing -->
4839<script>
4840(function () {
4841
4842  var blogHeadingMap = [
4843    { index: 1,  level: '2' },
4844    { index: 2,  level: '2' },
4845    { index: 3,  level: '3' },
4846    { index: 4,  level: '3' },
4847    { index: 5,  level: '3' },
4848    { index: 6,  level: '3' },
4849    { index: 7,  level: '2' },
4850    { index: 8,  level: '2' },
4851    { index: 9,  level: '3' },
4852    { index: 10, level: '2' },
4853    { index: 11, level: '3' },
4854    { index: 12, level: '3' },
4855    { index: 13, level: '3' },
4856    { index: 14, level: '3' },
4857    { index: 15, level: '3' },
4858    { index: 16, level: '3' },
4859    { index: 17, level: '2' },
4860    { index: 18, level: '2' },
4861    { index: 19, level: '3' }
4862  ];
4863
4864  var programPages = [
4865    'accessible-parking', 'community-respite', 'disability-awareness-week',
4866    'early-childhood-intervention', 'experience-summer', 'inclusive-garden',
4867    'information-referral-and-support', 'learning-supports',
4868    'yats-accessible-transit-system', 'accessibility-awareness-week-event'
4869  ];
4870
4871  function fixHeadings() {
4872    var pageSlug = window.location.pathname;
4873
4874    var isProgram = programPages.some(function(slug) {
4875      return pageSlug.indexOf(slug) !== -1;
4876    });
4877
4878    if (isProgram) {
4879      /*
4880        NWT-61: Program pages may use h2 OR h3 for the page title.
4881        Find the first content heading (h2 or h3) outside header/nav and promote it to aria-level="1".
4882      */
4883      var fixed = false;
4884      document.querySelectorAll('h2, h3').forEach(function(h) {
4885        if (fixed) return;
4886        if (h.closest('#logoImage') || h.closest('header') || h.closest('#header') || h.closest('nav')) return;
4887        h.setAttribute('role', 'heading');
4888        h.setAttribute('aria-level', '1');
4889        fixed = true;
4890      });
4891    }
4892
4893    if (pageSlug === '/new-blog' || pageSlug.indexOf('/new-blog') === 0) {
4894      var allH1s = document.querySelectorAll('h1');
4895      blogHeadingMap.forEach(function(entry) {
4896        var h = allH1s[entry.index];
4897        if (h) {
4898          h.setAttribute('role', 'heading');
4899          h.setAttribute('aria-level', entry.level);
4900        }
4901      });
4902    }
4903  }
4904
4905  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', fixHeadings);
4906  window.addEventListener('load', fixHeadings);
4907  document.addEventListener('squarespace:navigation-complete', fixHeadings);
4908  document.addEventListener('squarespace:afterload', fixHeadings);
4909  window.addEventListener('popstate', function() { setTimeout(fixHeadings, 300); });
4910
4911  var origPushState = history.pushState;
4912  history.pushState = function() {
4913    origPushState.apply(history, arguments);
4914    setTimeout(fixHeadings, 500);
4915  };
4916
4917  var origReplaceState = history.replaceState;
4918  history.replaceState = function() {
4919    origReplaceState.apply(history, arguments);
4920    setTimeout(fixHeadings, 500);
4921  };
4922
4923  var observer = new MutationObserver(fixHeadings);
4924  observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
4925
4926})();
4927</script>
4927
4928
4929<!-- NWT-2/15/16/25/29/54/102/105 | Nav keyboard accessibility, mobile menu, ESC, ARIA roles -->
4930<script>
4931  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
4932    document.querySelectorAll(".image-title-wrapper").forEach(function (wrapper) {
4933      wrapper.setAttribute("role", "heading");
4934      wrapper.setAttribute("aria-level", "2");
4935    });
4936  });
4937</script>
4937
4938<!-- NWT-2/15/16/25/29/54/102/105 | Nav keyboard accessibility, mobile menu, ESC, ARIA roles, focus-open -->
4939<script>
4940document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
4941
4942  /* ── NWT-2 | Mobile menu button: role, label, keyboard, aria-expanded ── */
4943  document.querySelectorAll('.mobile-nav-toggle').forEach(function(toggle) {
4944    toggle.setAttribute('role', 'button');
4945    toggle.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
4946    toggle.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Menu');
4947    toggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
4948
4949    var mobileNav = document.getElementById('mobileNavigation');
4950    if (mobileNav) toggle.setAttribute('aria-controls', 'mobileNavigation');
4951
4952    toggle.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
4953      if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
4954        e.preventDefault();
4955        toggle.click();
4956      } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
4957        if (toggle.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true') toggle.click();
4958      }
4959    });
4960
4961    /* Sync aria-expanded when Squarespace toggles the mobile nav open/closed */
4962    var observer = new MutationObserver(function() {
4963      var open = document.body.classList.contains('mobile-nav-open') ||
4964                 toggle.classList.contains('active') ||
4965                 toggle.classList.contains('open');
4966      toggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', String(open));
4967    });
4968    observer.observe(document.body, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['class'] });
4969    observer.observe(toggle, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['class'] });
4970  });
4971
4972  /* ── NWT-15 | Side nav (folder-nav): add aria-label to the <nav> element ── */
4973  document.querySelectorAll('nav.folder-nav').forEach(function(folderNav) {
4974    var labelEl = folderNav.querySelector('.nav-section-label, p[aria-hidden]');
4975    var sectionName = labelEl ? labelEl.textContent.trim() : 'Section';
4976    folderNav.setAttribute('aria-label', sectionName + ' navigation');
4977  });
4978
4979  /* ── NWT-16/29/25/54/102/105 | Main & mobile nav keyboard + ARIA ── */
4980  ['mainNavigation', 'mobileNavigation'].forEach(function(navId) {
4981    var nav = document.getElementById(navId);
4982    if (!nav) return;
4983
4984    /* NWT-54 | Remove role="list" override so <nav> keeps its landmark role */
4985    nav.removeAttribute('role');
4986    if (navId === 'mainNavigation') {
4987      nav.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Main navigation');
4988    }
4989
4990    /* Remove invalid role="listitem" from folder wrappers */
4991    nav.querySelectorAll('[role="listitem"]').forEach(function(el) {
4992      el.removeAttribute('role');
4993    });
4994
4995    /* NWT-16/105 | Set correct ARIA on all folder toggles and submenus */
4996    nav.querySelectorAll('.folder-toggle').forEach(function(toggle) {
4997      var folder = toggle.closest('.folder');
4998      var subnav = folder ? folder.querySelector('.subnav') : null;
4999      var subnavLinks = subnav ? Array.from(subnav.querySelectorAll('a')) : [];
5000
5001      toggle.setAttribute('role', 'button');
5002      toggle.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
5003      toggle.setAttribute('aria-haspopup', 'menu');
5004      toggle.setAttribute('aria-label', toggle.textContent.trim() + ', list of ' + subnavLinks.length + ' items');
5005
5006      var isOpen = folder && (folder.classList.contains('active') || folder.classList.contains('keyboard-open'));
5007      toggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', String(!!isOpen));
5008
5009      if (subnav) {
5010        subnav.setAttribute('role', 'menu');
5011        subnav.setAttribute('aria-label', toggle.textContent.trim() + ' submenu, ' + subnavLinks.length + ' items');
5012        subnav.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
5013        subnavLinks.forEach(function(link, i) {
5014          link.setAttribute('role', 'menuitem');
5015          link.setAttribute('aria-setsize', subnavLinks.length);
5016          link.setAttribute('aria-posinset', i + 1);
5017          link.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
5018        });
5019      }
5020    });
5021
5022    /* ── Open/close helpers ── */
5023    function openFolder(folder) {
5024      nav.querySelectorAll('.folder.keyboard-open').forEach(function(f) {
5025        if (f !== folder) closeFolder(f, false);
5026      });
5027      var toggle = folder.querySelector('.folder-toggle');
5028      var firstItem = folder.querySelector('.subnav [role="menuitem"]');
5029      folder.classList.add('keyboard-open');
5030      if (toggle) toggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
5031      if (firstItem) { firstItem.setAttribute('tabindex', '0'); firstItem.focus(); }
5032    }
5033
5034    function openFolderKeepFocus(folder) {
5035      /* Opens submenu but keeps focus on the toggle (used on Tab focus) */
5036      nav.querySelectorAll('.folder.keyboard-open').forEach(function(f) {
5037        if (f !== folder) closeFolder(f, false);
5038      });
5039      var toggle = folder.querySelector('.folder-toggle');
5040      var firstItem = folder.querySelector('.subnav [role="menuitem"]');
5041      folder.classList.add('keyboard-open');
5042      if (toggle) toggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
5043      /* Make first item reachable by Tab but don't steal focus */
5044      if (firstItem) firstItem.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
5045    }
5046
5047    function closeFolder(folder, returnFocus) {
5048      var toggle = folder.querySelector('.folder-toggle');
5049      folder.classList.remove('keyboard-open');
5050      if (toggle) toggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
5051      folder.querySelectorAll('.subnav [role="menuitem"]').forEach(function(m) {
5052        m.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
5053      });
5054      if (returnFocus && toggle) toggle.focus();
5055    }
5056
5057    function getTopFocusables() {
5058      return Array.from(nav.querySelectorAll(
5059        '.collection > a, .folder-toggle, a[href]:not(.subnav a)'
5060      )).filter(function(el) { return el.getAttribute('tabindex') !== '-1'; });
5061    }
5062
5063    /* ── NWT-29/25 | Keyboard + focus handlers on each folder toggle ── */
5064    nav.querySelectorAll('.folder-toggle').forEach(function(toggle) {
5065
5066      /* Guard: track whether the upcoming focus event came from a mouse click */
5067      var _mouseActive = false;
5068      toggle.addEventListener('mousedown', function() {
5069        _mouseActive = true;
5070        setTimeout(function() { _mouseActive = false; }, 300);
5071      });
5072
5073      /* On Tab focus → open submenu, keep focus on toggle (keyboard only) */
5074      toggle.addEventListener('focus', function() {
5075        if (_mouseActive) return;
5076        var folder = toggle.closest('.folder');
5077        openFolderKeepFocus(folder);
5078      });
5079
5080      /* Keydown handler (capture phase — intercepts before Squarespace handlers) */
5081      toggle.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
5082        var folder = toggle.closest('.folder');
5083        var isOpen = folder.classList.contains('keyboard-open');
5084
5085        if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
5086          e.preventDefault();
5087          e.stopImmediatePropagation();
5088          if (isOpen) {
5089            /* Enter/Space when open → move focus into first submenu item */
5090            var firstItem = folder.querySelector('.subnav [role="menuitem"]');
5091            if (firstItem) { firstItem.setAttribute('tabindex', '0'); firstItem.focus(); }
5092          } else {
5093            openFolder(folder);
5094          }
5095
5096        } else if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
5097          e.preventDefault();
5098          e.stopImmediatePropagation();
5099          if (!isOpen) { openFolder(folder); }
5100          else {
5101            var fi = folder.querySelector('.subnav [role="menuitem"]');
5102            if (fi) { fi.setAttribute('tabindex', '0'); fi.focus(); }
5103          }
5104
5105        } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
5106          e.preventDefault();
5107          e.stopImmediatePropagation();
5108          var items = folder.querySelectorAll('.subnav [role="menuitem"]');
5109          if (items.length) {
5110            if (!isOpen) openFolder(folder);
5111            items[items.length - 1].setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
5112            items[items.length - 1].focus();
5113          }
5114
5115        } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
5116          e.preventDefault();
5117          e.stopImmediatePropagation();
5118          if (isOpen) closeFolder(folder, true);
5119
5120        } else if (e.key === 'Tab') {
5121          if (isOpen) closeFolder(folder, false);
5122        }
5123
5124      }, true); /* capture phase */
5125
5126      /* Click: if already open → navigate to section page; if closed → open */
5127     toggle.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
5128  var folder = toggle.closest('.folder');
5129  var isOpen = folder.classList.contains('keyboard-open');
5130
5131  if (isOpen) {
5132    var href = toggle.getAttribute('data-href') || null;
5133    if (href) {
5134      window.location.href = href;
5135    } else {
5136      e.preventDefault();
5137      closeFolder(folder, true);
5138    }
5139  } else {
5140    e.preventDefault();
5141    openFolder(folder);
5142  }
5143});
5144
5145    }); /* end forEach .folder-toggle */
5146
5147    /* ── NWT-29/25/102 | Keyboard handler inside each submenu ── */
5148    nav.querySelectorAll('.subnav').forEach(function(subnav) {
5149      subnav.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
5150        var items = Array.from(subnav.querySelectorAll('[role="menuitem"]'));
5151        var current = e.target.closest('[role="menuitem"]');
5152        if (!current) return;
5153
5154        var idx = items.indexOf(current);
5155        var folder = subnav.closest('.folder');
5156        var topFocusables = getTopFocusables();
5157
5158        if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
5159          e.preventDefault();
5160          var next = (idx + 1) % items.length;
5161          items[idx].setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
5162          items[next].setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
5163          items[next].focus();
5164
5165        } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
5166          e.preventDefault();
5167          var prev = (idx - 1 + items.length) % items.length;
5168          items[idx].setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
5169          items[prev].setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
5170          items[prev].focus();
5171
5172        } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
5173          /* NWT-25 | ESC closes submenu, returns focus to toggle */
5174          e.preventDefault();
5175          e.stopImmediatePropagation();
5176          closeFolder(folder, true);
5177
5178        } else if (e.key === 'Tab' && !e.shiftKey) {
5179          /* NWT-102 | Tab exits submenu forward — no trap */
5180          e.preventDefault();
5181          closeFolder(folder, false);
5182          var fToggle = folder.querySelector('.folder-toggle');
5183          var tIdx = topFocusables.indexOf(fToggle);
5184          var nextEl = topFocusables[tIdx + 1];
5185          if (nextEl) nextEl.focus();
5186
5187        } else if (e.key === 'Tab' && e.shiftKey) {
5188          e.preventDefault();
5189          closeFolder(folder, true);
5190
5191        } else if (e.key === 'Home') {
5192          e.preventDefault();
5193          items[idx].setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
5194          items[0].setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
5195          items[0].focus();
5196
5197        } else if (e.key === 'End') {
5198          e.preventDefault();
5199          items[idx].setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
5200          items[items.length - 1].setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
5201          items[items.length - 1].focus();
5202        }
5203      });
5204    });
5205
5206    /* ── Close submenu when focus leaves the folder entirely ── */
5207    nav.querySelectorAll('.folder').forEach(function(folder) {
5208      folder.addEventListener('focusout', function() {
5209        setTimeout(function() {
5210          if (!folder.contains(document.activeElement) && folder.classList.contains('keyboard-open')) {
5211            closeFolder(folder, false);
5212          }
5213        }, 50);
5214      });
5215    });
5216
5217  }); /* end forEach navId */
5218
5219}); /* end DOMContentLoaded */
5220</script>
5220
5221<!-- NWT-36 | Current page aria-current -->
5222<script>
5223  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
5224    /*
5225      Squarespace uses different active-link patterns depending on page type:
5226      - Top-level page (Home, News):   .collection.active:not(.folder) > a
5227      - Sub-page in a folder section:  .page-collection.active-link a  (in main nav OR side nav)
5228    */
5229    function applyAriaCurrent() {
5230      /* Clear any stale aria-current values */
5231      document.querySelectorAll('[aria-current="page"]').forEach(function(el) {
5232        el.removeAttribute('aria-current');
5233      });
5234
5235      /* Top-level active link (e.g. Home) */
5236      document.querySelectorAll(
5237        '.collection.active:not(.folder) > a'
5238      ).forEach(function(link) {
5239        link.setAttribute('aria-current', 'page');
5240      });
5241
5242      /* Sub-page active link in main nav or side nav */
5243      document.querySelectorAll(
5244        '.page-collection.active-link a'
5245      ).forEach(function(link) {
5246        link.setAttribute('aria-current', 'page');
5247      });
5248    }
5249
5250    applyAriaCurrent();
5251
5252    document.addEventListener('squarespace:navigation-complete', applyAriaCurrent);
5253    document.addEventListener('squarespace:afterload', applyAriaCurrent);
5254    window.addEventListener('popstate', function() { setTimeout(applyAriaCurrent, 300); });
5255
5256    var origPushState = history.pushState;
5257    history.pushState = function() {
5258      origPushState.apply(history, arguments);
5259      setTimeout(applyAriaCurrent, 500);
5260    };
5261  });
5262</script>
5262
5263
5264<!-- NWT-37/38/39 | Blog post title heading -->
5265<script>
5266  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
5267    document.querySelectorAll(".post-title").forEach(function (el) {
5268      el.setAttribute("role", "heading");
5269      el.setAttribute("aria-level", "1");
5270    });
5271  });
5272</script>
5272
5273
5274<!-- NWT-40 | Definition of Disability headings -->
5275<script>
5276var h3s = document.querySelectorAll('h3');
5277for (var i = 0; i < h3s.length; i++) {
5278  var text = h3s[i].textContent.replace(/\u00A0/g, ' ').trim();
5279  if (text.includes('Definition of Disability') || text.includes('Disability Value Statements')) {
5280    h3s[i].classList.add('body-section-heading');
5281  }
5282}
5283</script>
5283
5284<!-- NWT-67 | Folder nav toggle text at 320px -->
5285<script>
5286  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
5287    document.querySelectorAll(".folder-nav").forEach(function (nav) {
5288      var toggle = nav.querySelector(".folder-nav-toggle");
5289      var label = nav.querySelector(".nav-section-label");
5290      if (toggle && label && !toggle.textContent.trim()) {
5291        toggle.textContent = label.textContent.trim();
5292      }
5293    });
5294  });
5295</script>
5295
5296
5297
5298<!-- NWT-89 | CanadaHelps iframe descriptive title -->
5299<script>
5300  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
5301    var iframe = document.querySelector("iframe#iFrameResizer0[src*='canadahelps.org']");
5302    if (iframe) iframe.setAttribute("title", "Your donation form");
5303  });
5304</script>
5304
5305
5306<!-- NWT-96 | Carousel slide change announcement -->
5307<script>
5308  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
5309    var liveRegion = document.createElement("div");
5310    liveRegion.setAttribute("role", "status");
5311    liveRegion.setAttribute("aria-live", "polite");
5312    liveRegion.setAttribute("aria-atomic", "true");
5313    liveRegion.style.cssText = "position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;";
5314    document.body.appendChild(liveRegion);
5315    document.querySelectorAll(".slick-dots li button").forEach(function (btn, index) {
5316      btn.addEventListener("click", function () {
5317        liveRegion.textContent = "";
5318        setTimeout(function () {
5319          liveRegion.textContent = "Slide changed. You are on slide " + (index + 1) + ".";
5320        }, 100);
5321      });
5322    });
5323  });
5324</script>
5324
5325
5326<script>
5327(function () {
5328
5329  function fixAllDecorativeBanners() {
5330
5331    var bannerFigures = document.querySelectorAll(
5332      '.banner-thumbnail-wrapper figure, figure#thumbnail, figure.loading.content-fill'
5333    );
5334    bannerFigures.forEach(function (fig) {
5335      fig.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5336      fig.setAttribute('role', 'presentation');
5337      fig.removeAttribute('aria-label');
5338      var img = fig.querySelector('img');
5339      if (img) {
5340        img.setAttribute('alt', '');
5341        img.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5342        img.removeAttribute('title');
5343      }
5344    });
5345
5346    var galleryFigures = document.querySelectorAll(
5347      '#promotedGalleryWrapper figure, .promoted-gallery-wrapper figure, .sqs-featured-posts-gallery figure'
5348    );
5349    galleryFigures.forEach(function (fig) {
5350      fig.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5351      fig.setAttribute('role', 'presentation');
5352      fig.removeAttribute('aria-label');
5353      var img = fig.querySelector('img');
5354      if (img) {
5355        img.setAttribute('alt', '');
5356        img.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5357        img.removeAttribute('title');
5358      }
5359    });
5360
5361    document.querySelectorAll('img[alt]').forEach(function (img) {
5362      var alt = img.getAttribute('alt') || '';
5363      if (/\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|webp|svg)$/i.test(alt.trim())) {
5364        img.setAttribute('alt', '');
5365        img.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5366        img.removeAttribute('title');
5367        var el = img;
5368        for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
5369          el = el.parentElement;
5370          if (!el) break;
5371          if (el.tagName === 'FIGURE') {
5372            el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5373            el.setAttribute('role', 'presentation');
5374            el.removeAttribute('aria-label');
5375          }
5376if (el.tagName === 'A') {
5377  var linkHref = el.getAttribute('href') || '';
5378  /* Skip real navigation links — only hide purely decorative wrapper anchors */
5379  if (linkHref === '' || linkHref === '#' || linkHref === null) {
5380    el.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
5381    el.setAttribute('role', 'presentation');
5382    el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5383  }
5384}
5385          if (el.tagName === 'SECTION') break;
5386        }
5387      }
5388    });
5389
5390    document.querySelectorAll('.color-overlay').forEach(function (el) {
5391      el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5392    });
5393  }
5394
5395  fixAllDecorativeBanners();
5396  window.addEventListener('load', fixAllDecorativeBanners);
5397  var observer = new MutationObserver(fixAllDecorativeBanners);
5398  observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
5399
5400})();
5401</script>
5401
5402
5403<script>
5404(function () {
5405
5406  function fixHiddenFocusElements() {
5407    if (window.location.pathname.indexOf('community-respite') === -1) return;
5408
5409    var mainContent = document.getElementById('main-content');
5410    if (mainContent) {
5411      var style = window.getComputedStyle(mainContent);
5412      if (style.height === '0px' || style.width === '0px') {
5413        mainContent.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
5414        mainContent.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5415      }
5416    }
5417
5418    document.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(function(a) {
5419      var href = a.getAttribute('href');
5420      var hasText = a.textContent.trim() !== '';
5421      var hasImg = a.querySelector('img');
5422      var hasAriaLabel = a.getAttribute('aria-label') || a.getAttribute('aria-labelledby');
5423      if (!hasText && !hasImg && !hasAriaLabel && (href === '' || href === null)) {
5424        a.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
5425        a.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5426      }
5427    });
5428  }
5429
5430  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', fixHiddenFocusElements);
5431  window.addEventListener('load', fixHiddenFocusElements);
5432  document.addEventListener('squarespace:navigation-complete', fixHiddenFocusElements);
5433
5434})();
5435</script>
5435
5436
5437<script>
5438/* NWT-106 fix */
5439(function () {
5440
5441  function fixAllSideNavs() {
5442    document.querySelectorAll('ul').forEach(function(ul) {
5443      var labelLi = ul.querySelector('li.nav-section-label');
5444      if (!labelLi) return;
5445      var prev = ul.previousElementSibling;
5446      if (prev && prev.classList.contains('nav-section-label')) return;
5447      var label = document.createElement('p');
5448      label.textContent = labelLi.textContent.trim();
5449      label.className = labelLi.className;
5450      label.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5451      ul.parentNode.insertBefore(label, ul);
5452      labelLi.remove();
5453    });
5454  }
5455
5456  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', fixAllSideNavs);
5457  window.addEventListener('load', fixAllSideNavs);
5458  document.addEventListener('squarespace:navigation-complete', fixAllSideNavs);
5459  window.addEventListener('popstate', function() { setTimeout(fixAllSideNavs, 300); });
5460
5461  var origPushState = history.pushState;
5462  history.pushState = function() {
5463    origPushState.apply(history, arguments);
5464    setTimeout(fixAllSideNavs, 500);
5465  };
5466
5467  var observer = new MutationObserver(fixAllSideNavs);
5468  observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
5469
5470})();
5471</script>
5471
5472
5473<script>
5474/* NWT-101 fix */
5475(function () {
5476
5477  function fixSocialMediaNav() {
5478    var socialNav = document.querySelector('nav.sqs-svg-icon--list');
5479    if (socialNav) {
5480      socialNav.setAttribute('role', 'none');
5481    }
5482  }
5483
5484  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', fixSocialMediaNav);
5485  window.addEventListener('load', fixSocialMediaNav);
5486  document.addEventListener('squarespace:navigation-complete', fixSocialMediaNav);
5487
5488  var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations, obs) {
5489    var el = document.querySelector('nav.sqs-svg-icon--list');
5490    if (el) {
5491      obs.disconnect();
5492      fixSocialMediaNav();
5493    }
5494  });
5495
5496  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
5497    observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
5498    setTimeout(function() { observer.disconnect(); }, 5000);
5499  });
5500
5501})();
5502</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5502
5502
5503<script>
5504(function () {
5505
5506  // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
5507  // NWT-53 | Home | Landmarks implemented incorrectly
5508  // WCAG 2.2 SC 1.3.1 | Info and Relationships
5509  // Fix: <main id="page"> has redundant role="main" attribute.
5510  // The <main> tag already carries implicit role="main" — the explicit
5511  // role causes NVDA to announce the Main landmark twice.
5512  // Fix: remove the redundant role="main" from <main id="page">
5513  // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
5514  function fixMainLandmark() {
5515    var pageMain = document.getElementById('page');
5516    if (pageMain && pageMain.tagName === 'MAIN' && pageMain.getAttribute('role') === 'main') {
5517      pageMain.removeAttribute('role');
5518    }
5519
5520    // Also catch any other elements with role="main" that are NOT <main> tag
5521    // and are nested inside the real <main> — demote them
5522    document.querySelectorAll('[role="main"]').forEach(function(el) {
5523      if (el.tagName !== 'MAIN') {
5524        // Non-semantic element using role="main" — check if nested inside real main
5525        if (el.closest('main')) {
5526          el.setAttribute('role', 'none');
5527        }
5528      }
5529    });
5530  }
5531
5532  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', fixMainLandmark);
5533  window.addEventListener('load', fixMainLandmark);
5534  document.addEventListener('squarespace:navigation-complete', fixMainLandmark);
5535
5536  var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations, obs) {
5537    var el = document.getElementById('page');
5538    if (el && el.getAttribute('role') === 'main') {
5539      obs.disconnect();
5540      fixMainLandmark();
5541    }
5542  });
5543
5544  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
5545    observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
5546    setTimeout(function() { observer.disconnect(); }, 5000);
5547  });
5548
5549})();
5550</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5550
5550
5551<script>
5552  /*nwt-82 fix*/
5553document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
5554  var emptyLinks = document.querySelectorAll('a');
5555  emptyLinks.forEach(function(el) {
5556    var text = el.innerText.trim();
5557    var hasImage = el.querySelector('img');
5558    if (!text && !hasImage) {
5559      el.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
5560      el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5561    }
5562  });
5563});
5564</script>
5564
5565
5566<script>
5567document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
5568
5569  var pageHeadings = {
5570    'contact': 'contact',
5571    'our-team': 'our team',
5572    'who-we-are': 'who we are',
5573    'board-of-directors': 'board of directors',
5574    'funders': 'funders & supporters',
5575    'annual-benefit-event': 'events',
5576    'accessibility-awareness-week-event': 'accessibility awareness week 2026',
5577    'disability-awareness-week': 'disability awareness week',
5578    'community-respite': 'community respite',
5579    'early-childhood-intervention': 'early childhood intervention',
5580    'learning-supports': 'learning supports for persons with disabilities'
5581  };
5582
5583  var path = window.location.pathname.replace(/^\/|\/$/g, '').toLowerCase();
5584
5585  if (!pageHeadings[path]) return;
5586
5587  var targetText = pageHeadings[path];
5588
5589  document.querySelectorAll('p').forEach(function(p) {
5590
5591    // get clean text
5592    var text = p.innerText.trim().toLowerCase();
5593
5594    // exact match only
5595    if (text === targetText) {
5596
5597      // prevent duplicate heading application
5598      if (!p.hasAttribute('role')) {
5599        p.setAttribute('role', 'heading');
5600        p.setAttribute('aria-level', '1');
5601      }
5602
5603      // remove heading role from nested bold/strong tags
5604      p.querySelectorAll('strong, b').forEach(function(el) {
5605        el.removeAttribute('role');
5606        el.removeAttribute('aria-level');
5607      });
5608    }
5609  });
5610
5611  /* H3 -> H2 fix */
5612  var pages = ['our-team', 'board-of-directors'];
5613
5614  if (pages.indexOf(path) !== -1) {
5615    document.querySelectorAll('h3').forEach(function(el) {
5616      el.setAttribute('role', 'heading');
5617      el.setAttribute('aria-level', '2');
5618    });
5619  }
5620
5621});
5622</script>
5622
5623
5624 
5625<script>  /*nwt-50*/
5626document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
5627  var logo = document.querySelector('#logoImage');
5628  if (logo) {
5629    logo.setAttribute('role', 'presentation');
5630  }
5631});
5632</script>
5632
5633
5634<script>
5635document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
5636  var imgs = document.querySelectorAll('img');
5637  imgs.forEach(function(img) {
5638    if (img.alt && img.alt.toLowerCase().includes('disability rights')) {
5639      img.setAttribute('aria-describedby', 'rights-description');
5640    }
5641  });
5642});
5643</script>
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5643
5644<script>
5645(function () {
5646  function upgrade() {
5647    // NWT-2: mobile nav toggle as button
5648    document.querySelectorAll('.mobile-nav-toggle').forEach(function (el) {
5649      if (el.dataset.a11yUpgraded) return;
5650      el.dataset.a11yUpgraded = 'true';
5651      el.setAttribute('role', 'button');
5652      el.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
5653      el.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Menu');
5654      el.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
5655      el.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
5656        if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') { e.preventDefault(); el.click(); }
5657      });
5658    });
5659  }  /* ← closing brace for upgrade() */
5660
5661  // Mirror mobile-menu open/close state to aria-expanded
5662  var mo = new MutationObserver(function () {
5663    var open = document.body.classList.contains('mobile-overlay-active') ||
5664               document.body.classList.contains('header--menu-open');
5665    document.querySelectorAll('.mobile-nav-toggle').forEach(function (el) {
5666      el.setAttribute('aria-expanded', open ? 'true' : 'false');
5667    });
5668  });
5669
5670  function init() {
5671    upgrade();
5672    mo.observe(document.body, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['class'] });
5673  }
5674
5675  if (document.readyState !== 'loading') init();
5676  else document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
5677
5678  window.addEventListener('mercury:load', upgrade);
5679})();
5680  /* Article thumbnail image links — handle overflow:hidden clipping */
5681document.querySelectorAll('a.summary-thumbnail-container').forEach(function (link) {
5682  if (link.dataset.focusRingAdded) return;
5683  link.dataset.focusRingAdded = 'true';
5684
5685  var summaryItem = link.closest('.summary-item');
5686
5687  link.addEventListener('focus', function () {
5688    link.classList.add('has-focus-ring');
5689  });
5690  link.addEventListener('blur', function () {
5691    link.classList.remove('has-focus-ring');
5692  });
5693});
5694  
5695</script>
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5695
5696<script>
5697(function() {
5698  function openSubnav(toggleEl) {
5699    var folder = toggleEl.closest('.folder');
5700    if (!folder) return;
5701    var subnav = folder.querySelector('.subnav');
5702    if (!subnav) return;
5703    var mobileNav = document.getElementById('mobileNavigation');
5704    if (mobileNav) {
5705      mobileNav.querySelectorAll('.folder-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]').forEach(function(t) {
5706        if (t !== toggleEl) {
5707          t.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
5708          var s = t.closest('.folder').querySelector('.subnav');
5709          if (s) { s.style.height = '0px'; s.style.maxHeight = '0px'; s.style.overflow = 'hidden'; }
5710        }
5711      });
5712    }
5713    toggleEl.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
5714    var h = subnav.scrollHeight;
5715    subnav.style.height = h + 'px';
5716    subnav.style.maxHeight = h + 'px';
5717    subnav.style.overflow = 'visible';
5718  }
5719
5720  function closeSubnav(toggleEl) {
5721    toggleEl.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
5722    var folder = toggleEl.closest('.folder');
5723    if (!folder) return;
5724    var subnav = folder.querySelector('.subnav');
5725    if (subnav) { subnav.style.height = '0px'; subnav.style.maxHeight = '0px'; subnav.style.overflow = 'hidden'; }
5726  }
5727
5728  function updateZIndex() {
5729    var sidecar = document.getElementById('sidecarNav');
5730    if (sidecar) sidecar.style.zIndex = document.body.classList.contains('mobile-nav-open') ? '100' : '-1';
5731  }
5732
5733  new MutationObserver(updateZIndex).observe(document.body, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['class'] });
5734  updateZIndex();
5735
5736  if (window.Y) {
5737    Y.one(document.body).delegate('keydown', function(e) {
5738      if (e.keyCode !== 13 && e.keyCode !== 32) return;
5739      var targetEl = e.target.getDOMNode();
5740      if (e.target.hasClass('mobile-nav-toggle')) {
5741        e.preventDefault();
5742        targetEl.click();
5743      } else if (e.target.hasClass('folder-toggle')) {
5744        e.preventDefault();
5745        if (targetEl.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true') {
5746          closeSubnav(targetEl);
5747        } else {
5748          openSubnav(targetEl);
5749        }
5750      }
5751    }, '.mobile-nav-toggle, .folder-toggle');
5752  }
5753})();
5754</script>
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5754
5755<script>
5756// NWT-15: Side Menu button fix (Contact page)
5757var folderNavToggle = document.querySelector('.folder-nav-toggle');
5758if (folderNavToggle) {
5759  folderNavToggle.setAttribute('role', 'button');
5760  folderNavToggle.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Side Menu');
5761  folderNavToggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
5762  folderNavToggle.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
5763  folderNavToggle.addEventListener('click', function() {
5764    var expanded = this.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true';
5765    this.setAttribute('aria-expanded', String(!expanded));
5766  });
5767  folderNavToggle.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
5768    if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') { e.preventDefault(); this.click(); }
5769  });
5770}
5771
5772/* ── NWT-54: Direct children of mainNav should have no role override ──
5773   NWT-2 already removes role="listitem" — do NOT add it here            */
5774</script>
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5774
5775<script>
5776document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
5777
5778  // Fix SVG social icon links - Squarespace sets these incorrectly
5779  var socialLinks = document.querySelectorAll('.sqs-svg-icon--wrapper');
5780  socialLinks.forEach(function (link) {
5781    link.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');       // Put back in tab order
5782    link.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');       // Make visible to screen readers
5783  });
5784
5785  // Fix the parent nav - role="none" hides it from assistive tech
5786  var socialNav = document.querySelector('nav.sqs-svg-icon--list');
5787  if (socialNav) {
5788    socialNav.setAttribute('role', 'navigation');
5789    socialNav.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Social media links');
5790  }
5791
5792});
5793</script>
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5793
5794<script>
5795/* NWT-105 | Fix nav ARIA — runs after all DOMContentLoaded scripts */
5796(function() {
5797
5798  function fixNav() {
5799
5800    var mainNav  = document.getElementById('mainNavigation');
5801    var mobileWrap = document.getElementById('mobileNavWrapper');
5802
5803    if (!mainNav) return;
5804
5805    /* ── 1. Remove wrong role/aria-hidden/aria-modal from mainNavigation ──
5806       Another script incorrectly sets role="dialog" aria-hidden="true".
5807       mainNavigation is a plain <nav> landmark — remove all of these.     */
5808    mainNav.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
5809    mainNav.removeAttribute('inert');
5810    mainNav.removeAttribute('role');
5811    mainNav.removeAttribute('aria-modal');
5812    mainNav.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Main navigation');
5813
5814    /* ── 2. Remove role="listitem" wrongly added to direct children ── */
5815    Array.from(mainNav.children).forEach(function(child) {
5816      child.removeAttribute('role');
5817    });
5818
5819    /* ── 3. Simplify toggle labels — NWT-2 sets "About, list of 5 items"
5820       We reduce to just "About" — NVDA announces role+haspopup already.  */
5821    mainNav.querySelectorAll('.folder-toggle').forEach(function(toggle) {
5822      toggle.setAttribute('aria-label', toggle.textContent.trim());
5823    });
5824
5825    /* ── 4. Remove redundant aria-label from subnavs ──
5826       NWT-2 sets "About submenu, 5 items" — toggle already names it.     */
5827    mainNav.querySelectorAll('.subnav').forEach(function(subnav) {
5828      subnav.removeAttribute('aria-label');
5829    });
5830
5831    /* ── 5. Add role="none" to .collection wrappers inside subnavs ──
5832       Removes anonymous div between role="menu" and role="menuitem".      */
5833    mainNav.querySelectorAll('.subnav .collection').forEach(function(item) {
5834      item.setAttribute('role', 'none');
5835    });
5836
5837    /* ── 6. Also fix mobileNavigation the same way ── */
5838    var mobileNav = document.getElementById('mobileNavigation');
5839    if (mobileNav) {
5840      mobileNav.querySelectorAll('.folder-toggle').forEach(function(toggle) {
5841        toggle.setAttribute('aria-label', toggle.textContent.trim());
5842      });
5843      mobileNav.querySelectorAll('.subnav').forEach(function(subnav) {
5844        subnav.removeAttribute('aria-label');
5845      });
5846      mobileNav.querySelectorAll('.subnav .collection').forEach(function(item) {
5847        item.setAttribute('role', 'none');
5848      });
5849    }
5850
5851    /* ── 7. Hide mobileNavWrapper from AT when visually hidden (desktop) ── */
5852    if (mobileWrap) {
5853      if (window.getComputedStyle(mobileWrap).visibility === 'hidden') {
5854        mobileWrap.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5855      } else {
5856        mobileWrap.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
5857      }
5858    }
5859
5860    /* ── 8. Remove wrong aria-hidden from <main> if set by menu toggle ── */
5861    var mainContent = document.querySelector('main');
5862    if (mainContent) mainContent.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
5863
5864    /* ── 9. Keep mobileWrap in sync on resize ── */
5865    if (!window._navResizeDone) {
5866      window._navResizeDone = true;
5867      window.addEventListener('resize', function() {
5868        var wrap = document.getElementById('mobileNavWrapper');
5869        if (!wrap) return;
5870        if (window.getComputedStyle(wrap).visibility === 'hidden') {
5871          wrap.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5872        } else {
5873          wrap.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
5874        }
5875      });
5876    }
5877  }
5878
5879  /* 'load' fires after ALL DOMContentLoaded handlers — runs last */
5880  window.addEventListener('load', fixNav);
5881
5882})();
5883</script>
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5883
5884<script>
5885/* =============================================================
5886   NWT Disabilities Council – Mobile & Folder Nav Accessibility
5887   Fixes:
5888     - NWT-15 : folder-nav-toggle (Side Menu) role / label /
5889                aria-expanded / aria-controls for VoiceOver iOS
5890     - ESC key closes the mobile overlay (and sub-menus first)
5891     - Mobile nav open/close syncs aria-hidden on wrapper
5892     - Mobile sub-menu subnav gets aria-hidden when collapsed
5893     - Hamburger div gets keyboard Enter/Space support
5894============================================================= */
5895(function () {
5896  'use strict';
5897
5898  /* ── 1. MOBILE NAV (hamburger overlay) ───────────────────── */
5899  var sidecarNav       = document.getElementById('sidecarNav');
5900  var mobileNavWrapper = document.getElementById('mobileNavWrapper');
5901
5902  if (sidecarNav && mobileNavWrapper) {
5903
5904    /* Open: make wrapper visible to AT, restore link focus */
5905    function onNavOpen() {
5906      mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'false');
5907      mobileNavWrapper.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(function (a) {
5908        a.removeAttribute('tabindex');
5909        a.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
5910      });
5911      /* Sync sub-menu aria-hidden on open */
5912      syncAllSubnavAriaHidden();
5913      /* Move focus to first link */
5914      setTimeout(function () {
5915        var first = mobileNavWrapper.querySelector('a[href]');
5916        if (first) first.focus();
5917      }, 100);
5918    }
5919
5920    /* Close: hide wrapper from AT, return focus to hamburger */
5921    function onNavClose() {
5922      mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5923      mobileNavWrapper.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(function (a) {
5924        a.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
5925        a.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
5926      });
5927      setTimeout(function () {
5928        var toggle = document.querySelector('.mobile-nav-toggle');
5929        if (toggle) toggle.focus();
5930      }, 50);
5931    }
5932
5933    /* Detect open/close via z-index change on sidecarNav */
5934    var lastZIndex = window.getComputedStyle(sidecarNav).zIndex;
5935    new MutationObserver(function () {
5936      var z = window.getComputedStyle(sidecarNav).zIndex;
5937      if (z === lastZIndex) return;
5938      var wasOpen = lastZIndex !== '-1';
5939      var nowOpen  = z !== '-1';
5940      lastZIndex   = z;
5941      if (nowOpen && !wasOpen)  onNavOpen();
5942      else if (!nowOpen && wasOpen) onNavClose();
5943    }).observe(sidecarNav, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['style'] });
5944
5945    /* Keyboard (Enter / Space) on hamburger DIV buttons */
5946    document.querySelectorAll('.mobile-nav-toggle').forEach(function (div) {
5947      div.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
5948        if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') { e.preventDefault(); div.click(); }
5949      });
5950    });
5951
5952    /* ── Sub-menu aria-hidden sync ── */
5953    function syncAllSubnavAriaHidden() {
5954      mobileNavWrapper.querySelectorAll('.folder-toggle').forEach(function (toggle) {
5955        var subnav   = toggle.closest('.folder') &&
5956                       toggle.closest('.folder').querySelector('.subnav');
5957        var expanded = toggle.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true';
5958        if (subnav) subnav.setAttribute('aria-hidden', expanded ? 'false' : 'true');
5959      });
5960    }
5961
5962    /* Observe aria-expanded on every .folder-toggle */
5963    mobileNavWrapper.querySelectorAll('.folder-toggle').forEach(function (toggle) {
5964      new MutationObserver(syncAllSubnavAriaHidden)
5965        .observe(toggle, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['aria-expanded'] });
5966    });
5967
5968    /* Initial sync */
5969    syncAllSubnavAriaHidden();
5970
5971    /* ── ESC key handling ── */
5972    document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
5973      if (e.key !== 'Escape') return;
5974
5975      /* If a sub-menu is open, close it first and return focus to its toggle */
5976      var openFolder = mobileNavWrapper.querySelector(
5977        '.folder.keyboard-open, .folder.active'
5978      );
5979      if (openFolder) {
5980        e.preventDefault();
5981        var ft = openFolder.querySelector('.folder-toggle');
5982        if (ft) { ft.click(); ft.focus(); }
5983        return;
5984      }
5985
5986      /* Otherwise close the whole overlay */
5987      var isOpen = mobileNavWrapper.getAttribute('aria-hidden') === 'false';
5988      if (isOpen) {
5989        e.preventDefault();
5990        var openToggle = document.querySelector(
5991          '.mobile-nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]'
5992        );
5993        if (openToggle) { openToggle.click(); openToggle.focus(); }
5994      }
5995    });
5996  }
5997
5998  /* ── 2. FOLDER-NAV-TOGGLE (Side Menu – NWT-15) ───────────── */
5999  /*
6000     This toggle lives inside #folderNav on content pages.
6001     It opens/closes the nav.folder-nav sidebar list.
6002     VoiceOver iOS needs:
6003       • aria-controls pointing to the nav it opens
6004       • aria-hidden on the nav when collapsed
6005       • keyboard Enter/Space support
6006       • Escape support to close
6007  */
6008  function initFolderNavToggle() {
6009    document.querySelectorAll('.folder-nav-toggle').forEach(function (toggle) {
6010      var nav = toggle.nextElementSibling; /* nav.folder-nav */
6011      if (!nav) return;
6012
6013      /* Give the nav an id so aria-controls can reference it */
6014      if (!nav.id) {
6015        nav.id = 'folder-nav-list-' + Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 7);
6016      }
6017
6018      /* Wire up aria-controls */
6019      toggle.setAttribute('aria-controls', nav.id);
6020
6021      /* Ensure the nav has an accessible name (already has aria-label in most cases) */
6022      if (!nav.getAttribute('aria-label')) {
6023        nav.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Side Menu navigation');
6024      }
6025
6026      /* Set initial aria-hidden on the nav */
6027      var expanded = toggle.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true';
6028      nav.setAttribute('aria-hidden', expanded ? 'false' : 'true');
6029
6030      /* Sync aria-hidden whenever Squarespace updates aria-expanded */
6031      new MutationObserver(function () {
6032        var nowExpanded = toggle.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true';
6033        nav.setAttribute('aria-hidden', nowExpanded ? 'false' : 'true');
6034        /* Also manage tabindex on links inside */
6035        nav.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(function (a) {
6036          if (nowExpanded) {
6037            a.removeAttribute('tabindex');
6038          } else {
6039            a.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
6040          }
6041        });
6042      }).observe(toggle, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['aria-expanded'] });
6043
6044      /* Initial tabindex sync */
6045      nav.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(function (a) {
6046        if (!expanded) a.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
6047      });
6048
6049      /* Keyboard: Enter / Space activates the toggle */
6050      toggle.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
6051        if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
6052          e.preventDefault();
6053          toggle.click();
6054        }
6055        /* Escape closes an open folder-nav and returns focus */
6056        if (e.key === 'Escape') {
6057          if (toggle.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true') {
6058            e.preventDefault();
6059            toggle.click();
6060            toggle.focus();
6061          }
6062        }
6063      });
6064
6065      /* Escape from inside the nav list also closes it */
6066      nav.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
6067        if (e.key === 'Escape' && toggle.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true') {
6068          e.preventDefault();
6069          toggle.click();
6070          toggle.focus();
6071        }
6072      });
6073    });
6074  }
6075
6076  /* Run on DOM ready */
6077  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
6078    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initFolderNavToggle);
6079  } else {
6080    initFolderNavToggle();
6081  }
6082
6083  /* Re-run if Squarespace soft-navigates to a new page */
6084  if (window.Squarespace && window.Squarespace.onInitialize) {
6085    window.Squarespace.onInitialize(window.Y, function () {
6086      initFolderNavToggle();
6087    });
6088  }
6089
6090})();
6091</script>
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6091
6092<script>
6093/* =============================================================
6094   NWT-54 – List semantics for nav items via ARIA roles
6095   Adds role="list" to the nav containers and role="listitem"
6096   to each direct div child so NVDA/VoiceOver announces
6097   "list, 5 items" without touching the DOM structure.
6098============================================================= */
6099(function () {
6100  'use strict';
6101
6102  function addNavListRoles(navId) {
6103    var nav = document.getElementById(navId);
6104    if (!nav) return;
6105
6106    /* role="list" on the nav itself so AT treats it as a list container */
6107    nav.setAttribute('role', 'list');
6108
6109    /* role="listitem" on every direct DIV child */
6110    Array.from(nav.children).forEach(function (div) {
6111      if (div.tagName === 'DIV') {
6112        div.setAttribute('role', 'listitem');
6113      }
6114    });
6115  }
6116
6117  function initNavListRoles() {
6118    addNavListRoles('mainNavigation');
6119    addNavListRoles('mobileNavigation');
6120  }
6121
6122  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
6123    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initNavListRoles);
6124  } else {
6125    initNavListRoles();
6126  }
6127
6128  /* Re-run on Squarespace soft navigation */
6129  if (window.Squarespace && window.Squarespace.onInitialize) {
6130    window.Squarespace.onInitialize(window.Y, function () {
6131      initNavListRoles();
6132    });
6133  }
6134})();
6135</script>
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6135
6136<script>
6137/* =============================================================
6138   NWT-85 – Focus trap / AT containment for Menu overlay
6139   When nav opens:
6140     • mobileNavWrapper gets role="dialog" + aria-modal="true"
6141     • All background body elements get aria-hidden="true"
6142   When nav closes:
6143     • role/aria-modal removed from mobileNavWrapper
6144     • Previous aria-hidden values restored on background elements
6145============================================================= */
6146(function () {
6147  'use strict';
6148
6149  var sidecarNav       = document.getElementById('sidecarNav');
6150  var mobileNavWrapper = document.getElementById('mobileNavWrapper');
6151  if (!sidecarNav || !mobileNavWrapper) return;
6152
6153  /* Store previous aria-hidden values so we can restore them exactly */
6154  var savedAriaHidden = new WeakMap();
6155
6156  /* Elements that should be hidden from AT when the menu is open.
6157     We target direct body children that are NOT sidecarNav and NOT scripts. */
6158  function getBackgroundElements() {
6159    return Array.from(document.body.children).filter(function (el) {
6160      return el !== sidecarNav &&
6161             el.tagName !== 'SCRIPT' &&
6162             el.tagName !== 'NOSCRIPT' &&
6163             el.tagName !== 'STYLE' &&
6164             el.tagName !== 'LINK';
6165    });
6166  }
6167
6168  /* ── Open: hide background, make nav a dialog ── */
6169  function onNavOpen() {
6170    /* 1. Make mobileNavWrapper a modal dialog for AT */
6171    mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('role', 'dialog');
6172    mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('aria-modal', 'true');
6173    mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Menu');
6174    mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'false');
6175
6176    /* 2. Hide all background body siblings from AT */
6177    getBackgroundElements().forEach(function (el) {
6178      /* Save whatever was there before (null = attribute was absent) */
6179      savedAriaHidden.set(el, el.getAttribute('aria-hidden'));
6180      el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
6181    });
6182
6183    /* 3. Restore nav links to focusable */
6184    mobileNavWrapper.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(function (a) {
6185      a.removeAttribute('tabindex');
6186      a.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
6187    });
6188
6189    /* 4. Move focus into the nav */
6190    setTimeout(function () {
6191      var first = mobileNavWrapper.querySelector('a[href], [role="button"][tabindex="0"]');
6192      if (first) first.focus();
6193    }, 100);
6194  }
6195
6196  /* ── Close: restore background, remove dialog role ── */
6197  function onNavClose() {
6198    /* 1. Restore background elements */
6199    getBackgroundElements().forEach(function (el) {
6200      var previous = savedAriaHidden.get(el);
6201      if (previous === null || previous === undefined) {
6202        el.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
6203      } else {
6204        el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', previous);
6205      }
6206      savedAriaHidden.delete(el);
6207    });
6208
6209    /* 2. Remove dialog semantics from nav wrapper */
6210    mobileNavWrapper.removeAttribute('role');
6211    mobileNavWrapper.removeAttribute('aria-modal');
6212    mobileNavWrapper.removeAttribute('aria-label');
6213    mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
6214
6215    /* 3. Make nav links unfocusable again */
6216    mobileNavWrapper.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(function (a) {
6217      a.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
6218      a.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
6219    });
6220
6221    /* 4. Return focus to the hamburger button */
6222    setTimeout(function () {
6223      var toggle = document.querySelector('.mobile-nav-toggle');
6224      if (toggle) toggle.focus();
6225    }, 50);
6226  }
6227
6228  /* ── Detect open/close via z-index change (same as existing script) ── */
6229  var lastZIndex = window.getComputedStyle(sidecarNav).zIndex;
6230  new MutationObserver(function () {
6231    var z = window.getComputedStyle(sidecarNav).zIndex;
6232    if (z === lastZIndex) return;
6233    var wasOpen = lastZIndex !== '-1';
6234    var nowOpen  = z !== '-1';
6235    lastZIndex   = z;
6236    if (nowOpen && !wasOpen)  onNavOpen();
6237    else if (!nowOpen && wasOpen) onNavClose();
6238  }).observe(sidecarNav, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['style'] });
6239
6240  /* ── Keyboard Enter/Space on hamburger ── */
6241  document.querySelectorAll('.mobile-nav-toggle').forEach(function (div) {
6242    div.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
6243      if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') { e.preventDefault(); div.click(); }
6244    });
6245  });
6246
6247  /* ── ESC closes the overlay ── */
6248  document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
6249    if (e.key !== 'Escape') return;
6250    var openFolder = mobileNavWrapper.querySelector('.folder.keyboard-open, .folder.active');
6251    if (openFolder) {
6252      e.preventDefault();
6253      var ft = openFolder.querySelector('.folder-toggle');
6254      if (ft) { ft.click(); ft.focus(); }
6255      return;
6256    }
6257    var isOpen = mobileNavWrapper.getAttribute('aria-hidden') === 'false';
6258    if (isOpen) {
6259      e.preventDefault();
6260      var openToggle = document.querySelector('.mobile-nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]');
6261      if (openToggle) { openToggle.click(); openToggle.focus(); }
6262    }
6263  });
6264
6265})();
6266
6267</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 6267
6267
6268<script>
6269(function () {
6270  var mobileNavWrapper = document.getElementById('mobileNavWrapper');
6271  var toggleBtn = document.querySelector('.mobile-nav-toggle');
6272
6273  if (!mobileNavWrapper || !toggleBtn) return;
6274
6275  function isMenuOpen() {
6276    return mobileNavWrapper.getAttribute('aria-hidden') === 'false';
6277  }
6278
6279  document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
6280    if (!isMenuOpen()) return;
6281
6282    if (e.key !== 'Tab') return;
6283
6284    var focusable = Array.from(
6285      mobileNavWrapper.querySelectorAll(
6286        'a[href]:not([tabindex="-1"]), button:not([disabled]), [role="button"]:not([tabindex="-1"]), [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])'
6287      )
6288    ).filter(function (el) {
6289      return el.offsetParent !== null;
6290    });
6291
6292    if (!focusable.length) return;
6293
6294    var first = focusable[0];
6295    var last = focusable[focusable.length - 1];
6296
6297    if (e.shiftKey && document.activeElement === first) {
6298      e.preventDefault();
6299      last.focus();
6300    } else if (!e.shiftKey && document.activeElement === last) {
6301      e.preventDefault();
6302      first.focus();
6303    }
6304  });
6305
6306})();
6307</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 6307
6307
6308<script>
6309(function () {
6310  'use strict';
6311
6312  var sidecarNav = document.getElementById('sidecarNav');
6313  var mobileNavWrapper = document.getElementById('mobileNavWrapper');
6314
6315  if (!sidecarNav || !mobileNavWrapper) return;
6316
6317  var hiddenEls = [];
6318
6319  function isOpen() {
6320    return mobileNavWrapper.getAttribute('aria-hidden') === 'false';
6321  }
6322
6323  function getFocusableInsideMenu() {
6324    return Array.from(
6325      mobileNavWrapper.querySelectorAll(
6326        'a[href], button:not([disabled]), .folder-toggle, [role="button"], [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])'
6327      )
6328    ).filter(function (el) {
6329      return el.offsetParent !== null;
6330    });
6331  }
6332
6333  function disableBackground() {
6334    hiddenEls = Array.from(document.body.children).filter(function (el) {
6335      return el !== sidecarNav &&
6336             el !== mobileNavWrapper &&
6337             el.tagName !== 'SCRIPT' &&
6338             el.tagName !== 'STYLE' &&
6339             el.tagName !== 'LINK';
6340    });
6341
6342    hiddenEls.forEach(function (el) {
6343      el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
6344      el.setAttribute('inert', '');
6345    });
6346
6347    document.querySelectorAll(
6348      'body a, body button, body input, body select, body textarea, body [tabindex]'
6349    ).forEach(function (el) {
6350      if (!mobileNavWrapper.contains(el) && !el.classList.contains('mobile-nav-toggle')) {
6351        if (!el.hasAttribute('data-old-tabindex')) {
6352          el.setAttribute('data-old-tabindex', el.getAttribute('tabindex') || '');
6353        }
6354
6355        el.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
6356        el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
6357      }
6358    });
6359  }
6360
6361  function enableBackground() {
6362    document.querySelectorAll('[data-old-tabindex]').forEach(function (el) {
6363      var old = el.getAttribute('data-old-tabindex');
6364
6365      if (old === '') {
6366        el.removeAttribute('tabindex');
6367      } else {
6368        el.setAttribute('tabindex', old);
6369      }
6370
6371      el.removeAttribute('data-old-tabindex');
6372      el.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
6373    });
6374
6375    hiddenEls.forEach(function (el) {
6376      el.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
6377      el.removeAttribute('inert');
6378    });
6379
6380    hiddenEls = [];
6381  }
6382
6383  function onNavOpen() {
6384    mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('role', 'dialog');
6385    mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('aria-modal', 'true');
6386    mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Menu');
6387    mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'false');
6388
6389    disableBackground();
6390
6391    mobileNavWrapper.querySelectorAll('a, .folder-toggle, [role="button"]').forEach(function (el) {
6392      el.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
6393      if (el.tagName === 'A') {
6394        el.removeAttribute('tabindex');
6395      }
6396    });
6397
6398    setTimeout(function () {
6399      var first = mobileNavWrapper.querySelector(
6400        'a[href], .folder-toggle, [role="button"], button'
6401      );
6402      if (first) first.focus();
6403    }, 300);
6404  }
6405
6406  function onNavClose() {
6407    enableBackground();
6408
6409    mobileNavWrapper.removeAttribute('role');
6410    mobileNavWrapper.removeAttribute('aria-modal');
6411    mobileNavWrapper.removeAttribute('aria-label');
6412    mobileNavWrapper.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
6413
6414    mobileNavWrapper.querySelectorAll('a').forEach(function (a) {
6415      a.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
6416      a.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
6417    });
6418
6419    setTimeout(function () {
6420      var toggle = document.querySelector('.mobile-nav-toggle');
6421      if (toggle) toggle.focus();
6422    }, 100);
6423  }
6424
6425  var lastZIndex = window.getComputedStyle(sidecarNav).zIndex;
6426
6427  new MutationObserver(function () {
6428    var z = window.getComputedStyle(sidecarNav).zIndex;
6429    if (z === lastZIndex) return;
6430
6431    var wasOpen = lastZIndex !== '-1';
6432    var nowOpen = z !== '-1';
6433
6434    lastZIndex = z;
6435
6436    if (nowOpen && !wasOpen) {
6437      onNavOpen();
6438    } else if (!nowOpen && wasOpen) {
6439      onNavClose();
6440    }
6441  }).observe(sidecarNav, {
6442    attributes: true,
6443    attributeFilter: ['style']
6444  });
6445
6446  document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
6447    if (!isOpen()) return;
6448
6449    if (e.key === 'Escape') {
6450      e.preventDefault();
6451
6452      var toggle = document.querySelector('.mobile-nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]');
6453      if (toggle) toggle.click();
6454
6455      return;
6456    }
6457
6458    if (e.key !== 'Tab') return;
6459
6460    var focusable = getFocusableInsideMenu();
6461    if (!focusable.length) return;
6462
6463    var first = focusable[0];
6464    var last = focusable[focusable.length - 1];
6465
6466    if (e.shiftKey && document.activeElement === first) {
6467      e.preventDefault();
6468      last.focus();
6469    } else if (!e.shiftKey && document.activeElement === last) {
6470      e.preventDefault();
6471      first.focus();
6472    }
6473  });
6474
6475  document.querySelectorAll('.mobile-nav-toggle').forEach(function (btn) {
6476    btn.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
6477      if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
6478        e.preventDefault();
6479        btn.click();
6480      }
6481    });
6482  });
6483
6484})();
6485  document.querySelectorAll('#mainNavigation .folder-toggle').forEach(function(toggle) {
6486  var text = toggle.textContent.trim();
6487
6488  toggle.setAttribute('role', 'button');
6489  toggle.setAttribute('aria-haspopup', 'true');
6490  toggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
6491
6492  toggle.setAttribute('aria-label', text + ' submenu expanded');
6493});
6494</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 6494
6494
6495<script>
6496/* =============================================================
6497   NWT-85 v5 – Focus trap / AT containment for Menu overlay
6498   Key fixes over v4:
6499     + Moves #sidecarNav to last position in <body> so VoiceOver
6500       swipe does NOT exit to browser chrome after last item
6501     + Sentinels are now AT-visible (no aria-hidden, tabindex=0)
6502       with descriptive labels for VoiceOver users
6503     + MutationObserver on full sidecarNav subtree prevents
6504       other scripts from hiding our injected elements
6505   ============================================================= */
6506(function () {
6507  'use strict';
6508  if (window.__nwtdc85FixV5) return;
6509  window.__nwtdc85FixV5 = true;
6510
6511  var sidecarNav = document.getElementById('sidecarNav');
6512  if (!sidecarNav) return;
6513
6514  // ── 1. Move sidecarNav to end of <body> ───────────────────────────────────
6515  // iOS VoiceOver exits to browser chrome when it hits the DOM end.
6516  // Putting the dialog last means VO hits our sentinel before leaving the page.
6517  document.body.appendChild(sidecarNav);
6518
6519  // ── 2. Fix #sidecarNav dialog attributes ──────────────────────────────────
6520  sidecarNav.setAttribute('role', 'dialog');
6521  sidecarNav.setAttribute('aria-modal', 'true');
6522  sidecarNav.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Site navigation menu');
6523
6524  // ── 3. Remove duplicate role=dialog from #mobileNavWrapper ───────────────
6525  var mobileNavWrapper = document.getElementById('mobileNavWrapper');
6526  if (mobileNavWrapper) {
6527    mobileNavWrapper.removeAttribute('role');
6528    mobileNavWrapper.removeAttribute('aria-modal');
6529    mobileNavWrapper.removeAttribute('aria-label');
6530    if (window.MutationObserver) {
6531      new MutationObserver(function (mutations) {
6532        mutations.forEach(function (m) {
6533          var el = m.target;
6534          if (el.getAttribute('role') === 'dialog')     el.removeAttribute('role');
6535          if (el.getAttribute('aria-modal') === 'true') el.removeAttribute('aria-modal');
6536        });
6537      }).observe(mobileNavWrapper, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['role', 'aria-modal'] });
6538    }
6539  }
6540
6541  // ── 4. Add Close button inside the dialog ────────────────────────────────
6542  if (!document.getElementById('nwt85-close-btn')) {
6543    var closeBtn = document.createElement('button');
6544    closeBtn.id   = 'nwt85-close-btn';
6545    closeBtn.type = 'button';
6546    closeBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Close menu');
6547closeBtn.style.cssText =
6548  'position:absolute;top:16px;right:16px;background:transparent;' +
6549  'border:2px solid #ffffff;border-radius:4px;color:#ffffff;' +
6550  'cursor:pointer;font-size:20px;line-height:1;padding:6px 10px;z-index:9999;';
6551    closeBtn.textContent = '\u2715';
6552    closeBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
6553      var t = document.querySelector('.mobile-nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]');
6554      if (t) t.click();
6555    });
6556    sidecarNav.insertBefore(closeBtn, sidecarNav.firstChild);
6557  }
6558
6559  // ── 5. Add AT-visible focus sentinels (wrap-around for VoiceOver swipe) ──
6560  // These are visually hidden but NOT aria-hidden — VoiceOver CAN land on them.
6561  var SENTINEL_STYLE =
6562    'display:block;position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;' +
6563    'overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0;';
6564
6565  function makeSentinel(id, label, onActivate) {
6566    var el = document.createElement('div');
6567    el.id    = id;
6568    el.tabIndex = 0;
6569    el.setAttribute('role', 'link');
6570    el.setAttribute('aria-label', label);
6571    el.style.cssText = SENTINEL_STYLE;
6572    el.addEventListener('focus', onActivate);
6573    el.addEventListener('click', onActivate);
6574    return el;
6575  }
6576
6577  if (!document.getElementById('nwt85-sentinel-start')) {
6578    sidecarNav.insertBefore(
6579      makeSentinel('nwt85-sentinel-start', 'Beginning of menu.', function () {
6580        var last = document.querySelector('#sidecarNav a[href="/new-blog"]');
6581        if (last) last.focus();
6582      }),
6583      sidecarNav.firstChild
6584    );
6585  }
6586  if (!document.getElementById('nwt85-sentinel-end')) {
6587    sidecarNav.appendChild(
6588      makeSentinel('nwt85-sentinel-end', 'End of menu. Return to beginning of menu.', function () {
6589        var cb = document.getElementById('nwt85-close-btn');
6590        if (cb) cb.focus();
6591      })
6592    );
6593  }
6594
6595  // ── 6. Protect injected elements from being hidden by other scripts ───────
6596  var PROTECTED = ['nwt85-close-btn', 'nwt85-sentinel-start', 'nwt85-sentinel-end'];
6597  if (!sidecarNav.__nwt85Protector) {
6598    sidecarNav.__nwt85Protector = true;
6599    new MutationObserver(function (mutations) {
6600      mutations.forEach(function (m) {
6601        var el = m.target;
6602        if (!PROTECTED.includes(el.id)) return;
6603        if (m.attributeName === 'aria-hidden' && el.getAttribute('aria-hidden') === 'true') {
6604          el.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
6605        }
6606        if (m.attributeName === 'tabindex' && el.getAttribute('tabindex') === '-1') {
6607          el.removeAttribute('tabindex');
6608          el.tabIndex = 0;
6609        }
6610      });
6611    }).observe(sidecarNav, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['aria-hidden', 'tabindex'], subtree: true });
6612  }
6613
6614  // ── 7. Background aria-hidden + inert helpers ─────────────────────────────
6615  function getSiblings() {
6616    return Array.from(document.body.children).filter(function (el) {
6617      return el.id !== 'sidecarNav' &&
6618             el.tagName !== 'SCRIPT' && el.tagName !== 'NOSCRIPT' &&
6619             !(el.id && el.id.startsWith('claude-'));
6620    });
6621  }
6622  function lockBg() {
6623    getSiblings().forEach(function (el) {
6624      if (!el.dataset.nwt85Prev) el.dataset.nwt85Prev = el.getAttribute('aria-hidden') || 'null';
6625      el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
6626      el.setAttribute('inert', '');
6627    });
6628  }
6629  function unlockBg() {
6630    getSiblings().forEach(function (el) {
6631      var p = el.dataset.nwt85Prev;
6632      if (p === 'null') el.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
6633      else if (p) el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', p);
6634      el.removeAttribute('inert');
6635      delete el.dataset.nwt85Prev;
6636    });
6637  }
6638
6639  // ── 8. Keyboard Tab focus trap ─────────────────────────────────────────────
6640  var _trap = null;
6641  function getFocusable() {
6642    return Array.from(sidecarNav.querySelectorAll(
6643      'button:not([disabled]):not([tabindex="-1"]),' +
6644      'a[href]:not([tabindex="-1"]),' +
6645      '[tabindex="0"]'
6646    )).filter(function (el) {
6647      return !el.closest('[aria-hidden="true"]') && !el.closest('[inert]') && el.offsetParent !== null;
6648    });
6649  }
6650  function activateTrap() {
6651    if (_trap) return;
6652    _trap = function (e) {
6653      if (e.key !== 'Tab') return;
6654      var items = getFocusable();
6655      if (!items.length) return;
6656      var first = items[0], last = items[items.length - 1];
6657      if (e.shiftKey && (!sidecarNav.contains(document.activeElement) || document.activeElement === first)) {
6658        e.preventDefault(); last.focus();
6659      } else if (!e.shiftKey && (!sidecarNav.contains(document.activeElement) || document.activeElement === last)) {
6660        e.preventDefault(); first.focus();
6661      }
6662    };
6663    document.addEventListener('keydown', _trap);
6664  }
6665  function deactivateTrap() {
6666    if (_trap) { document.removeEventListener('keydown', _trap); _trap = null; }
6667  }
6668
6669  // ── 9. Escape key ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
6670  document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
6671    if (e.key === 'Escape' && _trap) {
6672      var t = document.querySelector('.mobile-nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]');
6673      if (t) t.click();
6674    }
6675  });
6676
6677  // ── 10. Watch aria-expanded on menu toggles ────────────────────────────────
6678  function onOpen() {
6679    lockBg();
6680    activateTrap();
6681    setTimeout(function () {
6682      var items = getFocusable();
6683      if (items.length) items[0].focus();
6684    }, 100);
6685  }
6686  function onClose() {
6687    deactivateTrap();
6688    unlockBg();
6689    var t = document.querySelector('.mobile-nav-toggle');
6690    if (t) setTimeout(function () { t.focus(); }, 50);
6691  }
6692
6693  if (window.MutationObserver) {
6694    document.querySelectorAll('.mobile-nav-toggle').forEach(function (toggle) {
6695      new MutationObserver(function (mutations) {
6696        mutations.forEach(function (m) {
6697          m.target.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true' ? onOpen() : onClose();
6698        });
6699      }).observe(toggle, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['aria-expanded'] });
6700    });
6701  }
6702
6703})();
6704</script>
6704
6705<div id="rights-description" style="position:absolute; left:-9999px;">
6706  Rights of People with Disabilities. Health: equal access to healthcare; option of care outside home community; highest standard of medical care without discrimination. Justice: equal protection of law; live free of violence and neglect; privacy and autonomy respected. Family and Social Protection: government support to reduce poverty; live with family; safe caregivers. Education: inclusive education system; free equal access; parent and student involvement. Community Living: choice of who and where to live; safe accessible housing; access to public spaces. Employment: reasonable accommodations; NWT employment standards; protection from exploitation; affirmative action. Political Participation: present in public life; vote in elections; freedom of expression. For more information visit www.nwtdc.net/rights
6707</div>
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