Accessibility matters in every community
Hospitality is something I think of in a close-to-home kind of way. Meaning, for me it differs from the travel and tourism industry. We’ll talk about that on another page. For now, we’ll refer to hospitality here in reference to local eatery establishments; a place where you would go to enjoy various types of cuisine […]
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As a younger person, I endured many surgeries in order to improve my ability to walk more securely. Each brought its own benefit and for that reason, I have no regrets. However, the most significant increase in my range of mobility occurred when I purchased my first car. Driving changed my life and even at
The concept of universal design is meant to be well …universal. At least that is the goal. Is it naïve to think that we as a society could create a world where barriers, physical or attitudinal could be nonexistent? It is an interesting question, one that I believe universal design principles have addressed to a
Tourism is a huge industry. Who doesn’t like to travel to either explore new cultures and environments or relax? Travel for people with disabilities is tricky on many levels. I’ve personally had the good fortune to travel to a lot of different places for business and pleasure. Often there have been challenges despite an enormous
Entertainment is one of those things that could be considered a privilege and not necessarily a right away. By all accounts, it is defined as being an amusing diversion or pastime that holds one’s attention in a pleasing manner. When thought of within this context it clearly brings to mind an ole-time saying that purports
One of the first things people ask when meeting new people is, ” what do you do for a living?”, or “what line of work are you in?”, etc. There is an assumption that the kind of work we do is an extension of ourselves. To a large degree, it is, particularly if you consider
Primary and secondary education is freely available and mandator in Canada. For children and young adults who have various disabilities support programs now exist to ensure they too have the opportunity to acquire an equitable educational experience. Although there certainly is room for improvement, especially for those with communication challenges related to the inability to
Community is defined and described in a number of different ways but the one core fact that is consistent is that community by nature is dependant on being interactive. Individuals must be represented within a shared framework in order to constitute as being a community. As the numbers within a community expand so do the
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