Welcome to the Rick Hansen Foundation blog! We post regularly on a range of topics and issues in the disability and accessibility community.
Explore past posts to read personal experiences of disability, tips for how to improve accessibility in your community, what you can do to be more inclusive, and more.
This is the first week of National Disability Employment Awareness month. October is when we acknowledge and promote the contributions and inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace.
September 23rd is International Day of Sign Languages, an important day to support the cultural diversity of deaf people and other sign language users.
With the federal election fast-approaching, the Rick Hansen Foundation took a look at party platforms through the lens of the one in five Canadians who live with a disability.
Ben Ho Lung is an intern at the Rick Hansen Foundation, a musician and blind athlete. He lost 97% of his vision at 18 years old.
Repeatedly, human resilience has withstood the test of time.
COVID-19, a word that did not even exist just over a year ago is now a reality we all have to face.
Jen grew up in Vegreville, Alberta, but has called Halifax, Nova Scotia, home since 2001.
The average hockey player starts skating at the age of three or four. I started just before I turned 20. By that time, I had already learned to speak French, and had worked at a Tim Hortons.
