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Tips for Air Travel with a Power Wheelchair
If you have a disability, the thought of air travel can often be stressful. We have all heard horror stories of airlines damaging peoples mobility devices, denying service animals on board, or simply providing unsatisfactory levels of support throughout the boarding...
7 Accessible Ways to Enjoy Spooky Season in Ontario
If you're anything like me, you spend the remainder of summer anticipating warm sweaters, hot drinks, breathtaking scenery, and an entire month devoted to getting spooky. Still, as a wheelchair user, Halloween season hasn't come without its share of disappointments in...
Oh my GAAD
We’ve heard the facts - people with disabilities around the world have dramatically lower employment rates than non disabled people. It's...
Incredible Disabled Women to Follow on Social Media
At AccessNow we treat everyday as women’s day so today we want to continue to celebrate all the women making the future accessible and...
Bitmoji Finally Adds Wheelchair Options
An estimated of 1% of the world's population, or just over 65 million people, need a wheelchair on a daily basis. After years of grumbles...
How to Add Alt Text to Facebook Photos
Facebook uses automatic alternative (alt) text to provide a visual description of any image posted. While this is helpful and convenient,...
New national partnership focuses on improving accessibility on The Great Trail of Canada
Trans Canada Trail (TCT) and AccessNow are excited to announce a new partnership aimed at increasing accessibility on trails across...
Black Disabled Leaders in History
In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, we're recognizing the intersectionality of the civil rights movement and disability rights movement....
Free Online Courses on Disability Studies
Awareness starts with education, and with awareness comes action. Whether you're already immersed in the community or are at the beginning...
Betakit Podcast – Black Swan #34: The perils of bad design
For the final interview of the year, our founder Maayan Ziv has a candid discussion with Douglas Soltys, Editor in Chief at Betakit, and...
2020: A Year In Review
While 2020 was pretty shit for most of us and brought a lot of challenges with it, this year also blatantly highlighted changes that can...
Disabled-led Small Businesses and Brands to Shop from and Support
Whether you're looking for gifts this holiday season or all-year long, choosing to shop small can make a huge impact not just to the...
AccessNow wins Governor General Award
I’ve often said that the work we do at AccessNow is not about me but about enabling and empowering our entire community of people with...
How to be an ally for the disability community
There are 1.5 billion people on the planet with disabilities, and allyship is an important part of making the world more accessible and...
How we fought American Airlines and won
photo credit: John MorrisOver the past few weeks we have worked hard to rally together after American Airlines announced a new...
How to Add a Review on AccessNow
To add a review on the mobile app: 1. Open AccessNow App. Click on "Add" on the bottom menu to add a review. 2. On the search bar, type...
What we can learn from the disabled community during COVID-19
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:A lot of us haven’t thought about the fact that the way we’re experiencing the world in the midst of a deadly virus,...
12 TikTok Accounts Breaking Barriers for the Disability Community
Love it or hate it but TikTok is taking over. It is the leading destination for short-form mobile videos with over 1 billion users and 800...
Canadian company AccessNow wins Novartis Innovation Prize for Assistive Tech
Initiated in late 2019, the Novartis Innovation Prize: Assistive Tech for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) identified and encouraged technology...
#AccessFromHome Stories: Gabriella Carafa
Gabriella is social worker in Toronto. In this interview she shares her experience during COVID-19: what's it like for her as a person...
#AccessFromHome Stories: Naz Rahman
Content creator and autism advocate Naz Rahman shares her experience during COVID-19, the challenges her family faces, and how #AccessFromHome has enabled their family to connect with the community.
#AccessFromHome Stories: Liz & Leona
Poem by Sunny Liz: It’s a safe soft place to fall for an embrace of tenderness as love, to be insecure from has been given, things that...
How to Add Alt Text to Instagram Photos
The internet is super visual. Platforms like Instagram have become central to how we communicate but posting a photo can also be...
#AccessFromHome Stories: Kelcie Miller-Anderson
Kelcie Miller-Anderson is a social entrepreneur and environmentalist living with Mitochondrial Disease + EDS(3) + MCAS. She is based in...
#AccessFromHome Stories: Tai Young
Words by Tai YoungDuring the last few weeks, I have been at home with my mom, dad, and sister Taylor. I am staying busy with online...
#AccessFromHome Stories: Keisha Greaves
Words by Keisha GreavesHi, I’m Keisha Greaves and I have limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. I am a millennial business owner who focuses on...
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