What The Harkin Center Teaches About the Future of Inclusion
April 23, 2025
In a time when diversity, equity, and inclusion is being questioned and quietly defunded, a building in the United States stands as a singular counterargument.The Tom and Ruth Harkin Center in Des...
Whistler Blackcomb’s Roundhouse Lodge Achieves RHFAC Certification
April 22, 2025
Whistler Blackcomb welcomes over two million visitors per year, offering a wide array of activities year-round that show off the beautiful mountain landscape in the area. Ensuring that everyone, no...
What Makes a Trip Accessible and Inclusive
April 16, 2025
Accessible travel is built on the idea that every person deserves the chance to explore the world. A truly inclusive trip is not about a single feature; it requires a complete and thoughtful system...
What APN 2025 Taught Us About Designing for Belonging
April 9, 2025
After Marjorie Aunos sustained a spinal cord injury, one of her first hopes was to return to something beautifully ordinary: a shopping trip to buy clothing for her 16-month-old son. The outing was...
Rick Hansen Foundation Celebrates 40 Recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal
April 7, 2025
For over four decades, King Charles III has been a supporter of charitable causes, using his royal platform to drive forward organizations that serve the greater good. From environmental...
District Principal Colin Reid is Making a Difference at School
April 1, 2025
A sign on Colin Reid’s office door at the Surrey School District sums up his approach to students and colleagues.It reads: Hello. Much like many of the students we support, there are things about me...
Engineering & Accessibility: Connecting Passions to Build a Career
March 31, 2025
Only five months into her engineering degree at the University of New Brunswick, when Cassandra Pitchford was just a first-year student, she started to lose her hearing. “Suddenly school was more...
Melissa Grassmick advocated for an accessible and inclusive playground where all kids can play together
March 24, 2025
Melissa Grassmick and her family were at a playground in the City of West Kelowna one day in October 2021 and the two parents were discussing a small tripping hazard on the playground which posed a...
Rick Hansen Thanks You for 40 Years of Progress and Possibility
March 21, 2025
Les Français suivent les anglaisThis morning, forty years ago, I looked out my apartment window as a small crew loaded our motorhome, the moving headquarters for the Man In Motion World Tour. We were...