While 2020 was pretty shit for most of us and brought a lot of challenges with it, this year also blatantly...
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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...
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...
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...
Maayan Ziv receives Startup Canada’s Resilient Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2016
Congratulations to our founder Maayan Ziv for receiving the Startup Canada Resilient Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2016. We are so proud to be part...
Accessible Canada engages Young Leaders in National Youth Forum
This week we were in Ottawa for the National Youth Forum of Accessible Canada. Approximately 150 young people from across the country, with all...
Canadian Government Consultations Begin To Establish Accessibility Legislation
The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities for Canada, hosted a panel yesterday to discuss how accessibility...
Disrupting the Failure in Accessibility
written by Ahmed Saleh from the DMZ. We liked it so much we had to share. Looking for an industry that’s ripe for disruption? Try...
AccessNow on CTV National News
When the media shows support for us...and does this good a job at authentically telling our story -just as it is, with no ableist spin...I couldn't...
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Uber Launches Accessible Service
Maayan Ziv was the first person to test our Uber’s new and improved UberWAV (Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle) service in Toronto. The company has relaunched UberWAV, partnering with private transportation companies like Dignity Transportation to add more accessible vehicles to their system and is now offering WAV rides at UberX rates.
International Day of People with Disabilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcwnxHqZL4U Today is International Day of People with Disabilities! We are celebrating with the launch of our brand...
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