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A Critical Resource for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Newcomers to Canada
The Canadian Hearing Services Deaf-led Settlement Program helps newcomers who are Deaf or hard of hearing overcome language, communication, and integration barriers. Adapting to a new country is challenging, especially if you’re Deaf or hard of hearing. Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) helps to ease this transition through its Deaf-led Settlement Program and Language Instruction for Newcomers to...
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From the NHL to Advocacy: Jim Kyte on Inclusion
The former NHL player shares how adaptation, perseverance, and self-advocacy shaped his career and continue to guide his accessibility work.
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Daniel Durant on Deaf Talent, Access and Representation
The actor discusses authentic representation, communication, and why greater access can help Deaf performers focus fully on their craft.
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Marlee Matlin on the Power of Deaf Representation
Marlee Matlin, American actress, author, and advocate, reflects on Deaf representation, authentic storytelling and what meaningful inclusion can look like for future generations.
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Protected: Living with Hot Flashes? Know Your Options
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New National Report Card Reveals Major Gaps in Access to Cochlear Implants Across Canada
Live More, Hear More: Canada’s First Adult Cochlear Implant Report Card (2026) calls for urgent action to improve equitable, timely access to life-changing hearing care. The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA), in partnership with the Spend to Save Coalition, has released Live More, Hear More: Canada’s First Adult Cochlear Implant Report Card (2026), the...
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The Power of Participation
After a life-changing injury, Ryan Straschnitzki has become a leading advocate for accessibility and inclusion in Canada. Through sport and his work with the Straz Strong Foundation, he is helping create a society where everyone has the opportunity to fully participate. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that resilience is about adapting when...
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Setting the Standard for Inclusion
As CEO of Accessibility Standards Canada, Dino Zuppa is helping shape a more accessible future through national standards that remove barriers and create greater opportunities for everyone. 1. Accessibility has shifted from a compliance discussion to a broader conversation about inclusion and innovation. How do you see the role of accessibility evolving in Canada over...
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Accessibility is Good Design
As more Canadians experience disability, injury, and the effects of aging, accessible design proves that inclusion and beauty are not competing goals. Most people don’t think about accessibility until they need it. You could be a parent with a stroller, navigating a flight of stairs. A beer league hockey player on crutches after tearing your ACL. Someone who wears hearing...
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How the Accessibility Institute Turns Research Into Real-World Impact
Carleton University’s Accessibility Institute is helping build a more accessible Canada through innovation, collaboration, and capacity building. Carleton University’s Accessibility Institute advances accessibility through applied research, national collaboration, and professional training. Alongside disabled people, communities, governments, industry, and academic partners in Canada and internationally, the Institute develops practical solutions across a diverse portfolio: AI for...