Over 360 locations in more than 100 cities and towns taking part; federal government illuminating over 30 buildings across Canada again this year; famous landmarks participating (Editors and writers note: the list of Light It Up! For NDEAM participating locations is attached at the end of this news release.) Whitby, ON, October 12, 2023 —…
Filed under Disability Awareness & Confidence, Inclusive Hiring Reading time: 8 min. | Posted by Dean Askin | Part one in a two-part series There’s more conversation about disability inclusion in business and employment than ever. Although, the disability factor is mostly rolled into over-arching talk about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). And still too…
Makes NDEAM as Vital as Ever for Understanding Disability Inclusion Connections to Success, Ontario Disability Employment Network Affirms Whitby, ON, October 2, 2023 — Ample research shows connecting disability inclusion to broader business objectives and the company mission is vital for continued growth and success, but a new study found most companies don’t even know…
If you’ve never heard about some of the disability innovation things happening around the globe….like Africa’s first Assistive Technology Accelerator project called Innovate Now….or StreetCo, a pedestrian GPS app developed in France to help people with reduced mobility safely navigate city streets….or the World Health Organization’s first official collaborating centre on assistive technology….you’re probably not…
There’s more conversation about disability inclusion in business and employment, than ever. It’s been driven by some rapid changes in the nature and future of work. All this conversation is a good thing. But, it’s a discourse that’s been going on in Canada for over a hundred years. For all intents and purposes, the modern…
What do you think of when you hear the words, “assistive technology,” or AT, as it’s known for short? And what’s the difference between assistive technology and accessible technology? From smartphones, to podcast apps, to earbuds, to eyeglasses, to canes, they’re all AT. The World Health Organization (WHO) notes, assistive technology is “an umbrella term.” …
In the beginning, the Web was pretty much accessible for everyone….because it was originally text based. In 2023, web-page technology and design has advanced light years beyond the original hypertext markup language (HTML) used to build the world’s first websites. But is accessibility….that universal power of the Web referred to by its inventor, Sir…
This episode is a check-in…a check-in on hidden mobility disabilities in Canada, and the Hidden Mobility Disabilities Project, or the HMD Project for short. What are hidden mobility disabilities? Generally, they’re the inability to walk any great distance or stand for a long time. And the HMD Project has been investigating accessibility as it…
Worldwide, there are an estimated 180 million to 220 million youth who have a disability. In Canada, there are over 540,000 between the ages of 15 and 24. Over 100,000 of these youth are not in education, employment or training (NEET). Seventy-seven per cent of this group — over 83,000 young people who have a…
When you hear the words, “disability inclusion,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind for you? There’s a lot being written these days about accessibility, and disability inclusion in business and employment. But what about something like disability inclusion and accessibility in research? That’s not something many of us have thought about. In this…
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