News by subject: DIS

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) is proud to be the first Crown Corporation to table its 2022-2025 accessibility plan with the Government of Canada. The Corporation is determined to be Canada's most accessible national and inter-city mode of transportation...

Since 1947, the annual March is Easter Seals Month (MIESM) campaign has dedicated the month of March to increasing awareness of the experiences, challenges, and contributions of Canadians living with disabilities. This year's MIESM marks a special...

CITGO is making it easier than ever for drivers with disabilities to locate and fuel up at gas stations where assistance is available to them. Through fuelService, a free app for Android and Apple devices created by a driver with disabilities, CITGO...

Everyone in Canada deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. The COVID-19 crisis has made it clear that affordable housing is key to Canada's recovery, in communities across the country, including those in Windsor and Essex County....

Today, Oppside and ANA's AIMM (Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing) released their first ever Oscar's Inclusion & Relevancy Report analyzing how the nominated films...

Lime Connect (Lime) is pleased to announce that IBM Canada President Dave McCann has joined the not-for-profit organization as a member of its Canada board of directors. His position is part of the overall commitment of IBM Canada as a long-time...

Trulieve Cannabis Corp.  ("Trulieve" or "the Company"), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the United States, today launched its nationwide Supplier Diversity Initiative. The initiative provides education and professional development...

The New York State Preferred Source Program for New Yorkers Who Are Blind (NYSPSP) is proud to add Helen Keller Services for the Blind (HKSB) to its network of nonprofit affiliated agencies. NYSPSP's 11 affiliated agencies are located across New York...

Help at Home, a leading national provider of in-home, person-centered care for seniors, announced the appointment of Christina Jenkins, MD, to its board of directors....

Asteya, an income insurance technology company whose mission is to provide financial health and wellbeing by transforming the income insurance space, today announced its launch of an additional product offering; Accidental Death. Asteya's solutions...

This Special Initiative provides for a limited number of free Continuing Education courses in Disability Management and Return to Work delivered through the Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS) for Canadian Residents...

Paralyzed Veterans of America National President Charles Brown released the following statement in response to today's Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) health care infrastructure recommendations to the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR)...

Tom Carlson greets and registers patients for their procedures at the Edward-Elmhurst Health outpatient testing center in Plainfield, Illinois....

The Center for Discovery (TCFD) was awarded $605,000 through Congressionally Directed Spending for its Community Project Funding, sponsored by longtime supporter of TCFD, US Senator Charles Schumer. The award will be used for the development of the...

SIFI S.p.A. ("SIFI" or the "Company"), a leading international ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has approved the company's Orphan Drug Designation ("ODD") application for its...

With Para alpine skier Mollie Jepsen carrying the Canadian flag at the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games officially came to a close....

After an awe-inspiring performance at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, I'd like to offer my congratulations to all 49 Team Canada athletes, guides and coaches who represented our country. They are all leaders and winners. There are so many...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the closing of the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games: "Today, as the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games come to a close, we celebrate the great athletes who represented Canada during...

Para alpine skiing star Mollie Jepsen (West Vancouver, BC) has been named Canada's Closing Ceremony flag bearer for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced today....

The Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will come to a close on Sunday, but not before a day filled with more exciting competition. The Canadian Paralympic Team is guaranteed at least one medal with its Para ice hockey squad taking on USA for the...

Para nordic skiers Brian McKeever and Natalie Wilkie continued their dynamic performances in cross country at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Saturday, adding a gold and silver medal respectively for each of their third medals at the...

The Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games is down to its penultimate day of competition, with Canada set to see action in Para nordic skiing and Para alpine skiing. Below is what's on the schedule for the Canadian Paralympic Team on Day 8, March...

Today, Dot Inc. introduced Dot Pad, the world's first tactile braille display for developer communities and early adopters. Dot Pad is compatible with iPhone and iPad, along...

Best Buddies International, a global nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), has created the Best...

AudioEye, Inc. , the industry-leading digital accessibility platform delivering website accessibility compliance to businesses of all sizes, today announced it has acquired The Bureau of Internet Accessibility (BoIA), a leading automated testing...

Everyone in Canada deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. The COVID-19 crisis has made it clear that affordable housing is key to Canada's recovery, including in Vancouver....

Canada will see action in all five sports on day seven at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. The team sports have advanced into the semifinal stage, with Canada's wheelchair curlers and Para ice hockey players challenging for spots in their...

With just two sports in action on day six at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the Canadian Paralympic Team held firm at 16 overall medals but officially moved into the medal rounds of wheelchair curling thanks to a big win over Norway to...

A news report from China.org.cn on China's parasports development:   At the National Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou, a special lane of 2.5 meters wide and nearly 1000 meters long meanders downhill. On this lane, athletes who compete in the sitting...

Ahead of Autism Awareness Month in April, Rangam announces that it will partner with NY-based John's Crazy Socks and the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism to support the annual Autism Can Do Scholarship program that rewards creativity in...

Just 30 years after the first class of case managers earned the Certified Case Manager® (CCM®) credential, the Commission for Case Manager Certification is celebrating a milestone: More than 50,000 highly skilled professionals in the field currently...

This Special Initiative provides Canadian Residents (with the exception of BC which developed its own similar initiative) the opportunity to obtain the professional designations for those working in the field:...

Canada will compete in just two sports on Day 5 of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, with medal chances in the cross-country sprints and two more games in wheelchair curling preliminary play. Below is the schedule for Wednesday March 9 in...

UCP of Central Florida will host its 29th Annual Gala on March 26, 2022 at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace in Disney Springs. Each year the nonprofit organization selects three individuals, organizations or companies as recipients of awards...

UCP of Central Florida will honor West Orange Health District at their 29th Annual Gala with their Champion for Children Award for their longstanding support of UCP's families and programs. The event takes place March 26th at the Hilton Orlando Buena...

ClearCaptions, a leading provider of a call captioning service that enables the hard of hearing to communicate, today announced that it has added Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capability to its home captioning phone. ClearCaptions will be...

The Guild for Human Services, which educates, encourages, and empowers individuals with intellectual disabilities, is premiering its documentary, The World Got Smaller: The Spirit of The Guild during COVID-19 on March 16th at 1 PM EDT online. The...

On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, advocates led by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), will once again be meeting with scores of lawmakers to urge them to...

Easterseals announced it has received a grant of $368,000 from Comcast NBCUniversal to advance equity, inclusion, and access to employment for young adults with disabilities participating in Easterseals Youth Transition Programs in select markets...

This first iteration showcases 77 businesses out of 140 that applied after vetting by 21 thought leaders across the global disability space. This is the first directory of its kind created by disabled people for disabled people. Further members will...

Right at Home, a subsidiary of RiseMark and a leading in-home senior care brand, announced today that Brian Petranick has officially resigned from his 22-year post as President and CEO. Margaret Haynes, Chief Operating Officer for Right at Home and...

On International Women's Day, the Valuable 500 ? the largest network of global CEOs committed to disability inclusion - has launched the first global directory of B2B consultants and service providers specialised in disability inclusion and...

Canadian medal hopes on Day 4 at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will zoom in on the Para nordic skiers in the middle-distance biathlon races. Action on Tuesday at the Games will also see Canada's Para ice hockey team look for its first win...

The Canadian national anthem was played three times at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Monday, as the country's medal total reached 12. The third day of competition saw the Canadian Paralympic Team win its...

Fifty-nine percent of the workforce identify as either neurodiverse (35 percent) or someone with a physical disability (24 percent) according to isolved's survey of over 1,000 full-time employees in the United States. These diversities can impact how...

Day three of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games is a packed schedule for the Canadian Paralympic Team, including the first race for the nation's most successful winter Paralympian, Brian McKeever. He highlights a strong field for Canada in...

The Canadian Paralympic Team took three trips to the podium on Day 2 of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, with Alana Ramsay and Alexis Guimond capturing bronze medals in Para alpine skiing and Collin Cameron adding another third place in Para...

Following a solid first day of competition at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the Canadian Paralympic Team will look to build on its momentum on Sunday March 6. Below is what's on the schedule for Canada on Day 2 of the Games:...

Canada has earned a medal of each colour following the first day of competition at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. Mollie Jepsen captured not only the nation's first medal, but its first gold, with the best time in the women's standing...

The Samuel De Champlain Bridge will be lit in the colours of the Canadian flag from sunset to 1 a.m. this evening to mark the opening of the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games. This special illumination highlights our pride and support for all athletes,...