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.
Motherhood. A role many women aspire to, yet, one of the most challenging and nerve-wracking roles anyone can take on.
With Halloween just around the corner, here are some tips to make it fa-boo-lously inclusive for your trick-or-treaters!
When Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ (RHFAC) Professionals rate a building, they typically work with an organization new to accessibility and universal design principles.
RHF: We’re in this crazy moment in history where we’re grappling with a global pandemic, all while experiencing a reckoning with systemic racism.
Suzanne and Jayne Bradbury of Fort Properties have built a reputation for creating beautifully designed, highly functional spaces in Victoria’s downtown core.
American Sign Language (ASL) is the first language for Deaf and hard of hearing people across the United States and English-speaking regions of Canada.
It’s hard to believe we’re already into September of 2020. As summer draws to a close, many businesses are starting to re-open.
Dr. Linda Derksen, a Sociology professor by trade, is going on 17 years of working at Vancouver Island University (VIU).
Important conversations about diversity and inclusion are taking place across the globe and this is an opportune time to have meaningful conversations with young people in your life.