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Accessibility Solutions through the Power of AccessNow Mobile App
When we invest in accessibility, informed by lived experiences of disability, we create more inclusive experiences for all.
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Intellectual Disabilities Can Make a Contribution in the Workforce
Providing meaningful work to individuals with intellectual disabilities builds a stronger community and workspace for all.
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The Time For Change Is Now
This International Persons with Disabilities Day, it’s time to act.
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Fabry Disease: How to Recognize Early Signs and Find Support
Fabry disease is a rare genetic disease that affects many parts of the body, and timely diagnosis is key to preventing organ damage. When a condition is uncommon, it can be hard to recognize. But when it comes to rare diseases, including Fabry disease — a disorder affecting around 600 people in Canada — early...
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What If We Could Detect Breast Cancer with a Simple Blood Test? We Can.
The Syantra DX™ Breast Cancer blood test is a precision medicine tool that provides a molecular approach to detecting breast cancer at early stages, when it may be easier to treat. If breast cancer wasn’t a worry for 36-year-old Tania Blanco three years ago, it certainly is now. Since 2019, three women in Blanco’s circle...
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Q&A with Chella Man, Trans Asian American Deaf Actor
What sparked your passion for acting? I honestly feel like I’ve been acting my whole life in the sense that gender roles exist. Very early on, I could comprehend that my body required a certain level of performativity to make other people more comfortable with the fact that I matched what I physically presented. I...
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Q&A with Deaf Actor Russell Harvard
As a graduate of the Texas School for the Deaf, do you think an ASL-focused education allowed you to explore your creativity and attraction to acting as a child? I’m third-generation Deaf, and ASL was our primary mode of communication. Already having that and going to TSD, with access to its theater programs, signing choir,...
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Improving Accessibility for Deaf Canadians
With a focus on inclusiveness and the passing of the Accessible Canada Act, it’s time for organizations to provide equal access for Deaf Canadians.
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Making Accessibility a Post-Secondary Priority
Education should be accessible. At George Brown College, we're providing innovative programming for the Deaf community.
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Opening the World to Ontarians with Deafblindness
Deafblindness comes in many shapes and forms. Some people are born with dual sensory loss, while others come to it later in life. For all Canadians with deafblindness, however, access to intervenor services is the key to independence. Independence is health. The ability to forge our own paths and the empowerment to direct our own...