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.
It’s a ritual. The moment I see a character with a disability on screen, I instinctively reach for my phone. A quick Google search follows because I need to know: Is this actor truly disabled?This is...
40 years ago, in the summer of 1984, Rick Hansen had the opportunity of a lifetime: he qualified to participate in the Men’s 1500m Wheelchair exhibition event at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.This...
As you walk the trails in the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo you can see animals big and small. From bobcats and caribou to meerkats and butterflies, to the microorganisms that live in the pond...
The tide was out, and the sky was as blue as the plastic mat that stretched from Parksville’s promenade to the hard sand on the beach. It was the grand opening of the Mobi-Mat — a celebration of...
It was a day like any other. James Kwinecki, then 21, was going about his life, his future still wide open, when the world around him began to blur. The edges of his vision grew fuzzy, colours started...
Two members of the Rick Hansen Foundation Marketing Communications team, Katie Kirker and Rebecca Blissett recently had the opportunity to take Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™...
In today's interconnected world, emails have become a key communication tool. Making sure that emails are accessible and inclusive is critical. How can we make our email content work for everyone...
In today's world, communication occurs primarily through digital mediums. While these mediums offer great opportunities to enhance communication, they can also present challenges for 10 to 20% of...
Talina Papazian opens her children’s book with the following line:“That first day, I came to camp ready to teach you all the things that you could be. But in the end, each of you taught me what it...