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Waterloo Region District School Board digital initiatives

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The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) has implemented several digital and accessibility-focused initiatives. In October 2026, the board’s Assistive Technology Team began hosting online learning sessions for families and caregivers to introduce digital tools for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. These sessions focus on reading supports, writing and expression, translation tools, and organizational planning. Concurrently, the WRDSB launched a redesigned corporate website intended to be mobile-friendly and responsive. The redesign aims to align with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005, and the WRDSB Board Improvement and Equity Plan. The new site includes an updated accessibility widget and improved navigation for users of assistive technology, with a refreshed template expected to roll out to individual school websites in the following months. On October 22, 2026, the WRDSB Information Technology team identified a cybersecurity concern involving ‘php2shell’ affecting web-based server infrastructure. To protect student, parent, caregiver, and staff information, the board is applying security updates. As a precaution, some servers, online portals, and digital services may be temporarily taken offline for maintenance, which may cause service outages or limited access to parent portals and student information systems.

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