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.
Several years ago, the Ontario government was looking to approve a model of accessibility province-wide.
Colin Farnan was very aware of the deficiencies in our built environment and he wanted to be a part of the change to improve lives for people with disabilities.
While working at the renovation and contracting firm owned by her and her husband in Nova Scotia, Kristen Habermehl noticed that she was responding to a lot of requests from individuals who wanted
Arnold Cheng was working in marketing and communications at the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) when he first heard about the RHF Accessibility Certification™ (RHFAC) Training course, at the time call
Behind every great non-profit organization is a great group of volunteers.
I have a story to tell. It isn’t an easy story, but it’s true. It is also a story of gratitude to my husband, best friend, and the small and caring community of Port Elgin/Saugeen Shores.
One of the most common physical disabilities in Canada is cerebral palsy. Called CP for short, it refers to a group of disorders that affect one’s ability to move and maintain balance.
The road to accessibility has been one of an educational nature for First West Credit Union.
