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Philip Kiff @[email protected] · 2024-09-17 · 14:17 UTC

One particularly controversial move was the Ontario decision to outsource building accessibility assessments to the Rick Hansen Foundation.

That new court building with accessibility issues? It received a "Rick Hansen Foundation Gold Accessibility Certification". Rather than fix the obviously broken design and planning process for public infrastructure, the government points to the certification and says it met the standards.

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#AODA #Accessibility #RickHansenFoundation #RHFCertified

#aoda #accessibility #rickhansenfoundation #rhfcertified

Philip Kiff @[email protected] · 2024-09-17 · 14:17 UTC

One particularly controversial move was the Ontario decision to outsource building accessibility assessments to the Rick Hansen Foundation.

That new court building with accessibility issues? It received a "Rick Hansen Foundation Gold Accessibility Certification". Rather than fix the obviously broken design and planning process for public infrastructure, the government points to the certification and says it met the standards.

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#AODA #Accessibility #RickHansenFoundation #RHFCertified

#aoda #accessibility #rickhansenfoundation #rhfcertified

PhoenixSerenity @[email protected] · 2024-05-20 · 02:06 UTC

#RichmondBC #charity is offering up to $10,000 per year to youths with #disabilities pursuing #PostSecondaryEducation.

Rick & Amanda Hansen #Scholarship for #YouthWithDisabilities, offered by #RickHansenFoundation is open to youth under 30 yrs old aiming to complete 1-4 yrs post-secondary program at a publicly funded institution in #Canada.

Deadline for applications is May 31.

#PleaseBoost if you're in #BritishColumbia or anywhere in Canada.

https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-based-charity-launches-scholarship-for-youth-with-disabilities-8738284

#Opportunity #Education

#richmondbc #charity #disabilities #postsecondaryeducation #scholarship #youthwithdisabilities