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Find the latest research on disability, physical accessibility, employment rates, labour market studies, and more.

HCMA Architecture + Design

Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ Cost Comparison Feasibility Study, January 2020

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Infographic: Building to RHF Accessibility Certification

Source: Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Cost Comparison Feasibility Study, HCMA, January 2020.

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Angus Reid Institute

Accessibility: A source of future anxiety and a significant consideration for Canadian consumers today, 2019

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Infographic: Canadians Consumers and Accessibility

Source: Accessibility a source of future anxiety and significant consideration for Canadian consumers today, Angus Reid Institute, Jan 2019

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Conference Board of Canada

The Business Case to Build Physically Accessible Environments (Accessible PDF), February 23, 2018.

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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Realization of the Sustainable Development Goals by, for and with Persons with Disabilities: UN Flagship Report on Disability and Development 2018

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Statistics Canada

Canadian Survey on Disability: A demographic, employment and income profile of Canadians with disabilities aged 15 years and over, 2017

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Angus Reid Institute Research Report

“Disability in Canada:  Does closing the accessibility gap literally start from the ground up?” (PDF), December 2, 2016.

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Statistics Canada

Insights on Canadian Society: Persons with Disabilities and Employment, December 3, 2014.

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Government of Canada

Rethinking DisAbility in the Private Sector – Report from the Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, 2013 

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World Health Organization

World Report on Disability, 2011.

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