The Spirit of Community Accessibility

The Spirit of Community Accessibility

We want to share a story about positively changing our community. Meet Rachel Bedingfield, the director of Parks and Recreation for Kentville. She’s not just about maintaining green spaces and organizing events—Rachel is also the brains behind the town’s...
Built Environment Featuring Village Works

Built Environment Featuring Village Works

What is Built Environment Accessibility? Environments should be physically accessible to every one, no matter their abilities. Examples of built environment needs would be ramps instead of or along with stairs, elevators instead of or in addition to stairs, braille...
Becoming an Accessibility Confident Employer

Becoming an Accessibility Confident Employer

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in Canada. There is plenty of research to show that hiring a diverse workforce with people of all abilities leads to increased innovation, productivity, meeting and exceeding financial targets, and reduced...
Leave no trace, and leave no one behind

Leave no trace, and leave no one behind

I recently did one of the most physically demanding hikes of my life, right here in Nova Scotia. At Cape Chignecto Provincial Park, towering 180 m (600 ft.) sea cliffs rise from the Bay of Fundy, while the world’s highest tides lap at their base. I hiked the 51...