Advocates want promise of Alberta accessibility legislation in election platforms
Advocates want action on law to remove barriers for people with disabilities. A … READ MORE
Wheelchairs
Advancements in mobility and chair design
There’s no getting around — Alberta’s lack of accessibility law is my ballot box issue
Remove barriers and treat us with dignity, and you’ll untap potential of … READ MORE
Wheelchair dancer in the sky
Dangling upside down in your wheelchair 30-45 feet above a crowd of onlookers … READ MORE
Calgary app developers want to make the city more accessible for people with disabilities
The creators of the app, Pedesting, are asking the public to test their beta … READ MORE
Five pro tips for flying with a power wheelchair
You’ve seen the numbers and heard the horror stories. Reports from the Department … READ MORE
Pedestrian navigation for accessible routes
Arts Commons is Calgary’s home for performing and visual arts. Listen | How … READ MORE
Collaboration sparks four new adaptive sports across Calgary
The Calgary Adapted Hub powered by Jumpstart is excited to announce the launch of … READ MORE
An accident left this man unable to bike the mountain trails he loves. So, he innovated
Christian Bagg started Bowhead Corp. after breaking his back 26 years ago. Christian … READ MORE
Despite a first-ever ‘Right-to-repair’ law, there’s no easy fix for wheelchair users
Patients for profit: How private equity hijacked health care. Bruce Goguen of … READ MORE
All-terrain wheelchair: ‘My chair is my freedom’
A woman who raised funds for an all-terrain wheelchair, so she could access the Peak … READ MORE
Looping the Olympic Peninsula
I have visited tropical rainforests, including the Amazon, but a temperate … READ MORE
Adapting national parks for wheelchair hiking
The trails through our public lands weren’t designed for wheelchairs, but new … READ MORE
Ian Mackay blows away power wheelchair 24-hour distance record
On June 22, accessibility advocate Ian Mackay blew his way to a new world record for … READ MORE
Hiking with wheels: It’s time to rethink who can go where
Terry Schupbach Gordon, disability rights advocate who loves to hike, with her … READ MORE
New to a wheelchair, BC man learns life skills from support group as the camera rolls
Story of Dan McLean and members of Accessible Okanagan told in Re-inventing the … READ MORE
Jason DaSilva’s new film tackles the unpredictability of MS
Jason DaSilva’s award-winning film, When I Walk, raised awareness of what it is … READ MORE
EN GUARDE: A mind game for the cerebral athlete
Fencing Wheelchair. World Cup Zsolt Kaposvari. In photo: VIO Beatrice Maria. Eger, … READ MORE
Eddie Bauer introduces adaptive ski jacket and bibs
Eddie Bauer’s new BC Flyline Adaptive Ski Kit is a snow jacket and bib combo … READ MORE
Disabled photographer wins top prize in Getty’s Disability Stories grant
Nolan Ryan Trowe, a Baltimore-based photographer, writer and filmmaker, won $15,000 … READ MORE
The pandemic highlights the importance of walkable and wheelable neighbourhoods
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of neighbourhoods and how they … READ MORE
Tobii TD Pilot brings gaze-based typing, text-to-speech and app navigation to iPad
TD Pilot is an eye-controlled communication device for iPad. Designed to empower … READ MORE
Educators raise safety concerns about special needs students being back in the classroom
But parents say their kids need the support. By Olivia Bowden Staff Reporter, … READ MORE
The barriers, both physical and social, I face as a parent living with a disability
If it wasn’t for my stubbornness, my son and I would be left behind. Marjorie … READ MORE
Paralympics haven’t decreased barriers to physical activity for most people with disabilities
Tokyo 2020: how the Paralympics have evolved from rehabilitation to spectacle. … READ MORE
Two discus athletes from Alberta headed to Japan for Paralympics preparation
It’s Jennifer Brown’s second games and Sarah Mickey’s first time … READ MORE
Adaptive seamless pants that you’ll actually wear
Izzy Camilleri, the designer behind the adaptive clothing brand IZ Adaptive, may … READ MORE
Quickie Nitrum manual wheelchair dials up the features
Quickie has launched a new manual wheelchair, the Nitrum, that promises to put more … READ MORE
A teacher was pregnant. Students built a device so her spouse, who uses a wheelchair, can stroll with the baby
Jeremy King, 37, takes son Phoenix for a stroll using a car-seat connector that high … READ MORE
Paralympic athletes break down barriers on Great Trail of Canada
Athletes assessed 13 sections of trail across the country. Camille Bérubé mapped … READ MORE
City of Calgary building 10 new inclusive playgrounds this year
Construction already underway on some sites which will give children of varying … READ MORE
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