Accessibility

Accessibility advocate honoured for Toronto Housing input

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Accessibility advocate honoured for TCHC input

Cathy Birch has received the David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility, recognizing her commitment to improving the livability of Toronto Community Housing for residents with disabilities.
Buildings without barriers on 2024 agenda

Canadian Facility Management & Design

New coalition forged to promote accessibility

Commercial real estate owners/managers, homebuilders and organizations that provide services and advocacy for people with disabilities have joined forces in the Accelerating Accessibility Coalition.
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Canadian Facility Management & Design

Sask tardy to enact accessibility standards

Proposed legislation comes more than seven years after a provincially appointed panel made the recommendation and more than 10 years after a strategy for people with disabilities was first promised.
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REMI Network

Canada offering $64 million for accessibility upgrades

Organizations have until November 1, 2022, to apply for a new round of funding that focuses on infrastructure improvements that boost disability inclusion and accessibility.
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Canadian Facility Management & Design

Tapping into the disability purchasing market

Canadians with disabilities make up the largest potential market of consumers, clients, employees and homeowners, with an annual buying power of $25 billion.
Buildings without barriers on 2024 agenda

Canadian Facility Management & Design

First-time positions anchor accessibility agenda

Stephanie Cadieux and Michael Gottheil begin respective terms as Canada's first Chief Accessibility Officer and Accessibility Commissioner to the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
Accessibility is everybody's business

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Architecture schools strategic to accessibility

Ontario's EnAbling Change program delivers a new round of grants to support shared-cost projects led by not-for-profit corporations, industry organizations or professional associations.
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REMI Network

Researchers working to create more dementia-inclusive communities

Researchers from the University of Northern British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia are working to create more dementia-friendly neighbourhoods.
Quebec home inspectors get standardized rules

Canadian Facility Management & Design

National prospects for accessibility standards

Accessibility Standards Canada is now formally under the umbrella of the Standards Council of Canada, putting it on a path to develop national standards.
Ontario to review accessibility in public spaces

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario to review accessibility in public spaces

Julie Sawchuk, an educator, accessibility strategist and RHFAC designated professional, will chair the newly announced standards development committee.
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Design Quarterly

Cheam Leisure Centre achieves accessibility gold

Cheam Leisure Centre in Chilliwack has achieved a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certified Gold rating under the RHFAC program.
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REMI Network

New project tackles accessibility of heritage buildings

Human Space is tackling the challenge of addressing accessibility of heritage buildings while preserving historical integrity.
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REMI Network

Disabilities undermined during company hires

More disabled women said companies are doing a poor job of hiring those with disabilities than their male counterparts.
Accessibility carries a simple business case

Canadian Property Management

Accessibility carries a simple business case

Many commercial real estate operators are making the simple business case for buildings that are functional for all potential users. It’s a quest that can begin with simple investigations, simple low-cost measures and simple mindfulness.
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REMI Network

Ottawa arena revived into accessible hub

The Lois Kemp Arena in Ottawa's east end has reopened as a new community hub that makes it more accessible and inclusive for everyone.
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Canadian Facility Management & Design

A path to fully inclusive community hubs

The idea of creating inclusive community hubs—where people of all ages and abilities can gather together—is gaining significant momentum.
New government positions support Accessible Canada Act mandate

Canadian Facility Management & Design

New roles will support Accessible Canada Act

Applications are invited for Governor-in-Council appointments within the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the Ministry of Employment and Social Development.