by Trish Robichaud | Sep 25, 2017 | Accessible Recreation, All
“Children should be challenged by sport, not by their access to it,” Canadian Tire CEO Stephen Wetmore said. By Samantha Beattie, Staff Reporter, TheStar.com To make playgrounds, recreation centres and sports more accessible for children with disabilities, Canadian...
by Trish Robichaud | Sep 22, 2017 | All, Employment, Events
Province Hosting Invictus Games for the First Time September 21, 2017 – Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport Ontario is pleased to host the third and largest Invictus Games to date – giving our Team Canada competitors the support of the home crowd and...
by Trish Robichaud | Sep 22, 2017 | All, Human Rights Cases, Intellectual Disabilities
TORONTO — A 29-year-old woman with Down syndrome has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after two Toronto police officers were recorded mocking her during a traffic stop. Francie Munoz argues the behaviour displayed by Const. Sasa Sljivo and...
by Trish Robichaud | Sep 20, 2017 | "AccessTALK with Trish" Radio Show, Accessible Retail
AccessTALKwithTrish.com – Radio Episode [spp-player] [spp-transcript] Or CLICK HERE to download transcript [rev_slider alias=”sonny-brar”] My guest this week was Sonny Brar, who comes with over 14 years of Retail, Human Resources, Health, Safety,...
by Trish Robichaud | Sep 18, 2017 | All, Assistive Technology & Devices
Portable reading device developed by students at UAE University in Al Ain can translate written material into Braille Abu Dhabi: An innovative student-led project at the UAE University in Al Ain is hoping to make reading easier for visually impaired people by...
