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.
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.
Cathy Browne is a riveting storyteller, and the dark December night that we shared a meal became an enlightening one as she told her own narrative.
It’s time for our quarterly reading list. Below is a curated list of articles about disability and identity.
While much still needs to be done for our country and world to become truly accessible and inclusive, this International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an opportune time to celebrate the amazi