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.
With roughly 20% of the population currently reporting as having a significant disability and 1,000 people turning 65 every day in Canada, the inescapable truth is that, in the new millennium, it i
Imagine walking down the street in your community without being able to see what stores or restaurants are available.
Everyone wants access. We want the freedom to move easily and safely through our own communities. We want to work, shop, play, and learn wherever we call home.
Welcome to our quarterly reading list! This time around, we’re sharing some personal disability stories that really bring to life why accessibility matters so much.
By 2050, it is estimated that 22% of the global population will be 60-plus years of age.
Here’s an example: In 2010, Vancouver hosted the winter Olympics. It had been a lifetime dream of mine to someday, somehow be involved in the Games.
The way we refer to one another is intrinsically connected to the kind of society we want to live in.
Common Roots Urban Farm (CRUF) is a commun
Being disability aware means taking a look at your current perceptions about people with disabilities and being more mindful of how you think and act around them.