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Australia’s Ahmed Kelly is participating in the Tokyo Games, his third Paralympics. PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Tokyo 2020: does the Paralympics empower disabled people?

Christopher Brown, University of Hertfordshire

The Paralympics are the stage for a battle between the exclusivity of elite sport and the inclusivity the movement aims to nurture. Can the event effect true social change?
New technology can be distracting for drivers. Engineers need to think more about the human experience when designing workplace and transportation technology. Shutterstock

Impaired on the job or behind the wheel? It’s not just a cannabis problem

Peggy Nash, Toronto Metropolitan University and Patrick Neumann, Toronto Metropolitan University

The legalization of cannabis has started a discussion about on-the-job impairment. But drugs are not the only problem. Engineers should design workplaces that minimize the potential for human error.
Lack of clear evidence on impairment from cannabis use has led to vastly different workplace policies. Police officers in Ottawa and Vancouver face no restrictions on their off-work use of cannabis as long as they are fit for duty, officers in Calgary have been banned from use and in Toronto they face a 28-day abstinence period. (Shutterstock)

Cannabis in the workplace: We need an accurate measure of impairment

Andrea Furlan, University of Toronto and Nancy Carnide, University of Toronto

Will offices, construction sites and medical clinics become less safe now that marijuana is legal in Canada? Our experts review the evidence, or lack of it.

Related Topics

  1. Bus crash
  2. Disability
  3. Distraction
  4. human error
  5. inclusivity
  6. Marijuana legalization
  7. Medical marijuana
  8. Tokyo 2021
  9. Tokyo Paralympics

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