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The Tokyo 2020 Canadian Paralympic Team has hit the double-digit mark in silver medals after Aurélie Rivard (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) and Brent Lakatos (Dorval, QC) reached the podium yet again on Thursday. The duo have combined for half of...

Health Connect America (HCA), a provider of mental and behavioral health services, today announced the expansion of Electronics Recycling Solutions (ERS). ERS is designed to provide employment for adults who are diagnosed with autism spectrum...

PRIDE Industries is partnering with Clark Pacific, the industry leader in prefabricated building systems, to create employment opportunities for people with disabilities and other individuals who face barriers to employment. Clark Pacific will work...

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced the recipients of the organization's 2021 Media Awards today. The awardees include nine media outlets and two communication sciences and disorders professionals. Annually, the awards...

Tacticalpr:// For many years, Joseph Savasta has lent his time and provided ongoing financial support for the various programs and services that enable The Viscardi Center to further enhance the lives of children and adults with disabilities. Mr....

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games schedule on Thursday will see four Canadians make their Paralympic debuts with the first races of Para canoe and opening matches in Para badminton. The pairs event will begin in boccia while action continues in Para...

Wednesday was Canada's most successful day of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games yet, with two record-breaking gold medals and a silver to bring the nation's overall podium total to 16 through eight days of competition. Paralympic superstars Aurélie...

The Columbus Organization, a nationally recognized pioneer in care coordination services, today announced the acquisition of Shift New Jersey, a support coordination, transition assessment, and job/college support agency with close to a decade of...

Giant Steps is extremely pleased with the announcement that the Québec Government will contribute $15 million in funding for the creation of the Giant Steps Autism Centre. The new centre will be the first of its kind in Canada. It will stand as a...

Two of Canada's biggest stars of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be in contention in their events on Day 8, with Para swimmer Aurélie Rivard (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) racing in the 400m freestyle and wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos (Dorval, QC)...

A Bronx woman supported by AHRC New York City is sharing her stories of love and intimacy in hopes of influencing change to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, while changing perceptions of people with disabilities....

In honor of the American Foundation for the Blind's (AFB) bold centennial goal to ensure greater equity in the workplace for people who are blind, AFB has established the Llura Gund Workforce Inclusion Fund through a generous challenge grant from...

As school is back in session, the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) connects Texas residents, who have a suspected communication or swallowing difficulty, with pro bono speech-language pathology teletherapy clinics. Master of...

PRIDE Industries has assembled an elite team of business executives to serve on its Inclusive Talent Solutions (ITS) Advisory Group. This all-volunteer body will develop new business opportunities and strategic advice in support of programs for...

Delicious news just in: it's time to celebrate ? one A&W Teen Burger® at a time! The 13th annual A&W Canada Burgers to Beat MS Day, in partnership with the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, raised $1.4 million in support of people living with...

The Tokyo 2020 Canadian Paralympic Team is gearing up for an exciting Day 7, with the quarterfinals in women's wheelchair basketball, the start of Para road cycling, and more races in Para swimming and Para athletics. Below is the line-up for Canada...

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are officially halfway complete, and Para swimmer Danielle Dorris (Moncton, NB) kept Canada's consecutive medal streak alive on Monday with a silver in the 100m backstroke S7. Canadian athletes have now brought home a...

Preliminary play wraps up in three events for Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Monday August 30, with the men's wheelchair basketball squad, women's goalball team, and individual boccia players hoping to finish strong for a chance to...

It was a thrilling three-medal Sunday at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games for Canada, adding a silver and two bronze to its total, alongside victories in wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, and more....

The Tokyo 2020 Canadian Paralympic Team's two most prolific medallists added to their already-impressive resumes on Saturday. Aurélie Rivard (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) gave Canada its first golden performance of Tokyo 2020 with a record-breaking...

Looking ahead to Day 4 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Canada will be in contention for medals in several sports, including Para athletics, Para swimming, and Para triathlon, with competition also beginning for athletes in...

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for VOXZOGO® (vosoritide), a once daily injection to treat achondroplasia in children from the age of 2 until growth plates are...

The Reporter Newsletter is a service of Access Ready Inc. which is a nonprofit cross disability advocacy organization promoting a policy of inclusion and accessibility across information technology through education and best practices. The Board of...

With four medals now next to the Canadian flag after two days of competition, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games is heating up as six sports are added to the docket for the Canadian team on Friday August 27. Canada will make its Tokyo debut on Friday in...

Canada added two silver medals on the second day of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Thursday, increasing the nation's total to four overall, while also earning a big win in women's goalball preliminary action....

A team of Blind Hockey players will have their courage on full display this September as they relay-skate 1000 kilometers on a trip between Windsor and Ottawa for the upcoming #COURAGE21 Inline Skate Fundraiser.  The campaign takes place between...

Dave Stevens, the first person born without legs to play both college football and professional baseball announced today he will be honored with the Inspirational Achievement Award from Runway of Dreams, a nonprofit organization working towards a...

After opening the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a strong two-podium performance, Canada will be looking for more hardware on day two. Canada will be represented in six sports on Thursday August 26, with medals awarded in Para swimming, Para...

Millions of children will be heading back to school this fall, and according to the CDC, 1 in every 59 children has sensory integration issues due to falling along the autistic scale. In fact it is estimated that as many as 16% of school-aged...

Canada opened the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Wednesday with two bronze medals courtesy of Para cyclist Keely Shaw (Midale, SK) and Para swimmer Aurélie Rivard (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC), and a big victory to start the women's wheelchair...

St. Coletta of Greater Washington, a national leader in providing special education and vocational opportunities for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, has named Michael A. Rodrigues as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective...

The disability advocacy nonprofit RespectAbility has released its free Disability Entrepreneurship Toolkit. The new toolkit provides an inventory of existing materials, advice and guides for jobseekers with disabilities who want to start their own...

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games officially kicked off on Tuesday, with Para judoka Priscilla Gagné (Sarnia, ON) carrying...

Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) is proud to announce the appointment of two new board members, Dr. Mei Kennedy and Melissa "echo" Greenlee. Dr. Kennedy and Ms. Greenlee, who have more than 40 years of experience advancing the successes of...

Today, Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is excited to announce Mary Mammoliti's latest project, Dish with Mary. Mary Mammoliti?a home cook and food blogger who is partially sighted?knows her way around the kitchen, but can she navigate her way through an...

An historic investment in human infrastructure that includes salaries for Direct Support Professionals will narrow the economic, racial and opportunity gaps that have existed for far too long, according to a U.S. Labor Department official....

My Employment Options, an authorized Social Security "Ticket to Work" Employment Network, will host its annual national recruitment event September 15, 2021. The event allows employers to familiarize diverse job seekers with their job openings and...

"Congratulations to all of you participating in this summer's Paralympic Games in Tokyo. You bring great pride to Canada! Paralympians have repeatedly shown their grit and determination, training and preparing to compete on one of the grandest...

A powerful docuseries that spotlights the untold stories of four entrepreneurs with disabilities, Born for Business gives viewers an insider's look at what it takes to launch and run a thriving small business. Just as each entrepreneur is on the...

Most people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) want what everyone else does?the ability to live life to its fullest. In many cases, this includes starting a family. But when a woman with IDD gets pregnant, she often has trouble...

It's estimated that approximately 2.5 million Americans currently suffer from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), often a post-infection disease . Yet there's no way for those in the medical system to properly code and track...

Brown & Brown Absence Services Group, LLC, a provider of value-driven solutions that meet the evolving needs of disability insurance companies and self-insured entities, a subsidiary Brown & Brown, Inc. , announced today the release of its expanded...

Canadians can continue to cheer for Team Canada when the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games open tomorrow. To help tell the stories of Team Canada's athletes, 28 students from the post-graduate Sports Journalism program at Centennial College will be...

The Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) will exhibit a "PLAY TRUE Planet: Sport & Art" legacy booth at FAN ARENA of TOKYO WATERFRONT CITY during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The public engagement booth on "true value of sport" runs from August 24 to...

Para judo star Priscilla Gagné has been selected to represent Canada as flag bearer at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony on August 24....

Swiss Life Sciences Group Plc (SLSG) is pleased to announce its partnership with Switzerland's leading cannabis and CBD genetics experts, Bio Zu Farm, who have been developing their own cannabis genetics for more than 25 years. Bio Zu are now the...

FourthWall Testing is pleased to announce its new partnership with Nova Mentis Life Science Corp. (NOVA). Together FourthWall and NOVA have established a Serotonin Research Center at the FourthWall's headquarters in Winter Garden, Florida. FourthWall...

Today, Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) unveiled its Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games coverage on AMI-tv and AMI-audio in partnership with CBC. It all begins on Tuesday, August 24, with the Opening Ceremony coverage live from 6-10 a.m. Eastern on AMI-tv and...

The performances of Canada's Paralympians will be showcased across Canada like never before this year, with record hours of TV and livestream coverage of the upcoming Tokyo 2020...

The Place for Children with Autism ("The Place"), a leading provider of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services for children with autism, announces that La Shawn Stanton has been named Chief People Officer of the rapidly-growing healthcare...