by Alexa Fernando | Jun 2, 2020 | Access From Home, People
Words by Naz Rahman Raising a younger brother diagnosed with autism has shaped how I function day-to-day. Growing up in the South Asian community, we as a family quickly discovered how taboo the topic of disability truly is. It was heartbreaking to experience how...
by Alexa Fernando | Jun 2, 2020 | Access From Home, People
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 Can’t be changed When all we need is a bear hug, and a little sweetness that we stir in the pot, Turn off the news put down the...
by Alexa Fernando | Jun 1, 2020 | Tech
The internet is super visual. Platforms like Instagram have become central to how we communicate but posting a photo can also be inherently inaccessible, unless we are aware of how to be intentionally inclusive. Alternative text or “alt text” helps to describe and...
by Alexa Fernando | Jun 1, 2020 | Access From Home, People
Kelcie Miller-Anderson is a social entrepreneur and environmentalist living with Mitochondrial Disease + EDS(3) + MCAS. She is based in Calgary and speaks to future leaders and on her environmental startup, MycoRemedy. In this interview, Kelcie shares her experience...
by Alexa Fernando | Jun 1, 2020 | Access From Home, People
Words by Tai Young During the last few weeks, I have been at home with my mom, dad, and sister Taylor. I am staying busy with online school, but mostly I play online games with my friends, who I miss very much. I spend a lot of time in my room, and I have definitely...
