Accessibility
Accessibility and inclusion for people with special needs
Phyllis Churchill has been waiting for unit from NLHC for months. Phyllis Churchill poses for a photo in her chair in her home in St. John’s. Garrett Barry CBC Garrett Barry, CBC News Nfld. & Labrador July 13, 2022 Phyllis
… READ MOREBy using mechanical energetics to measure stability, researchers gain deeper insights into how and why we fall. Pawel Golyski and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Gregory Sawicki (left) with the CAREN (Computer Assisted
… READ MOREChristian Bagg started Bowhead Corp. after breaking his back 26 years ago. Christian Bagg is the founder of Bowhead Corp., which creates off-road adaptive bikes. David Mercer CBC Taylor Simmons, CBC News Calgary August 06, 2022 When
… READ MORESeventy- to eighty-year-olds who train for better fitness are better at solving cognitive tasks and are less likely to suffer cognitive impairment. How should older people train to get in better shape? What’s most important,
… READ MOREPatients for profit: How private equity hijacked health care. Bruce Goguen of Broomfield, Colorado, is paralyzed from multiple sclerosis. Without his wheelchair, he would be stuck in bed. But going through his wheelchair supplier to
… READ MORESoft floors and braille signage among features that set playgrounds apart. The newly developed playgrounds are designed for all kids to play, whether they’re in a wheelchair or have auditory or sensory issues. CBC Hannah Kost,
… READ MOREShoe shopping. For some this is an enjoyable and exciting activity. One may be delighted to find the perfect pair of shoes for a special occasion or finding a new pair of fashion boots. Melanie Scott, The Mighty September 26, 2020
… READ MOREA woman who raised funds for an all-terrain wheelchair, so she could access the Peak District home she loves so much, says it has liberated her. Naomi Wheeler has been given the freedom of the Peak District again thanks to her new
… READ MOREInstead, nationalize home care. The failures in both private and publicly funded long-term care (LTC) homes in Canada have led to 15,000 COVID-19 deaths. Calls to reform LTC through nationalization have become widespread, garnering
… READ MOREFor those with walking difficulties arising from neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and cerebral palsy — augmenting mobility in a manner that seamlessly blends with the human body has always been
… READ MOREThe state is really doing a wonderful thing, doing that… You don’t understand how it really actually feels to feel brand new. This here is brand new. This is lovely. – David Slack, who is living in his own house with the
… READ MOREA promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists. The work is a collaboration between researchers at the University of
… READ MORETwo friends started a podcast to educate people on what it is like to live with a disability. Laurel Carter and Carly Neis are the hosts of the Disabled as Folk podcast. Photo by Jordan Hon CBC Ishita Verma, CBC News Edmonton January
… READ MOREI have visited tropical rainforests, including the Amazon, but a temperate rainforest? I couldn’t picture it, much less a temperate rainforest within three hours of a major American city. Yet Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is home
… READ MOREThe trails through our public lands weren’t designed for wheelchairs, but new wheelchairs are designed for those trails. National Park Service accessibility specialist Quinn Brett wants parks to catch up with wheelchair technology,
… READ MOREOver one million Canadians with disabilities live in poverty. If implemented, this new benefit will work in the same manner as the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Canadian Child Benefit. Photo by Marcus Aurelius from Pexels By
… READ MOREOn June 22, accessibility advocate Ian Mackay blew his way to a new world record for distance wheeled in 24 hours by mouth-controlled power wheelchair. Photos courtesy of Celina Smith. New Mobility Ian Ruder, New Mobility June 23,
… READ MORETerry Schupbach Gordon, disability rights advocate who loves to hike, with her husband, Toby, on Bearwallow Mountain. Rose Jenkins Lane photo. Conserving Carolina Rose Jenkins Lane, Conserving Carolina, Blue Ridge Now June 7, 2022 On
… READ MOREA specialty group is asking federal and state governments to preserve and expand access to telehealth services for children with developmental and behavioral problems. Monterey County pediatricians adjust to shelter in place. Monterey
… READ MOREFisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rocker (left and center), Fisher-Price Newborn-to-Toddler Rocker (right). U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price. Leigha Tierney, Medscape June 15, 2022 Heads up, parents:
… READ MOREBloom Wellness Collective is a not-for-profit organization on a journey to make Dance and Expressive Arts accessible to those living with disabilities. We use movement as a catalyst for self-expression, connection, sustainable health,
… READ MOREBill creating monthly disability benefit for working-age Canadians died when Trudeau called 2021 election. The Liberal government has reintroduced legislation to create a monthly disability benefit payment for working age Canadians.
… READ MOREKoryn Krekoski says it’s hard to get around town with very limited options. Koryn Krekoski, owner of Wandering World, is with the Regional Inclusive Committee Wood Buffalo. Jamie Malbeuf CBC Jamie Malbeuf, CBC News Edmonton May
… READ MORE‘Baby talk’ isn’t just cute gibberish, it’s an innate form of early communication and bonding, but in infants and toddlers with autism, research suggests their brains often don’t tune in. Baby talk between parent and child
… READ MOREOnly 1 in 5 staff had completed all of their mandatory training, report says. Auditor General Doug Wylie has found inconsistencies with a program that helps families with the costs of raising and caring for children with disabilities.
… READ MOREGovernments must act to make sure disabled people are not left behind in the next wave or pandemic. Policy Options by Nancy Hansen, Shannon Sampert, Originally published on Policy Options March 28, 2022 In the two years we’ve been
… READ MOREStory of Dan McLean and members of Accessible Okanagan told in Re-inventing the Wheel. Dan McLean, centre in black T-shirt, with Accessible Okanagan members behind him and friends. McLean is one of the wheelchair users cast in the
… READ MOREPediatricians should encourage children with disabilities to participate in sports, recreation and other physical activities, according to new guidance. New guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics says that pediatricians
… READ MOREResearch finds there may be little value in mandated clinical-competency exams after physiotherapy graduation. A new Western University study questions the value of clinical licensure exams after Canadian physiotherapists successfully
… READ MORECalf was born at San Diego Zoo Safari Park with a front limb bending the wrong way. Msituni, seen here in a pair of braces, was born with an unusual disorder that caused her legs to bend the wrong way. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
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