October 10th is World Mental Health Day which is a day to raise awareness on mental health and what still needs to be done to support mental health in society. Learn more about the connection of mental health and disability and what is still needed to be done.

Part of advocacy is knowing when you can contribute and when you may need to take a step back for your own needs. Learn the lessons and advice on balancing advocacy with life.

In the spirit of Deaf Awareness Month, International Day of Sign Languages next week during International Week for Deaf People, I have written how grateful I am about learning ASL and the learnings along the way.

As a society, we make many assumptions which influences our decisions on the decisions in our environment. Learn from personal experience of how having one reliable option for access is not ideal for accessibility and inclusion.

There are many ways that can be the motivation to take action. Most of the influences are connected to the community you are involved in. Learn more about how the connection to community and help people take action!

Youth have much to contribute on different issues that exist within society and globally. With the different skills, experiences, and motivations as they will be the next leaders, activists, and global citizens to move in a positive direction.

Media is a major consumption of information for the general public that can influence how we perceived global issues. Learn how narratives can play a significant role and how you can utilize the media.

Do you want to take action on the issues you care about? Read this blog post to learn about activism and advocacy and some tips to help sustain your efforts.

World Youth Skills Day started in 2024 to annually celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship on July 15th. Learn about the connection to youth with disabilities.

Description of an art piece of a drawing of the various tools being used to get through the day as someone with disabilities.

It is hard to think that change is needed when you do not know the alternatives or different experiences connected to human rights. Read to see how knowledge and existence of rights should allow the ability to have choices in society.

Accessibility and disability inclusion are becoming part of the mainstream conversation to improve standards, experiences, and quality of life. Read how the focus should be updating your process, not following the crowd when improving accessibility.

If you did not plan for accessibility from the beginning, do not worry. You can still find ways to improve your activity by reading some tips to help during a busy time.

In order to act for change, understanding of what factors affects policy change is crucial to the success of action. Learn about the different factors as a starting point to examine the potential impact for social change.

2024 Access Awareness Weeks is from May 26th to June 1st. In Canada, there are many weeks that are happenning to work toward improve accessibility and inclusion. Learn more about what AAWNS means and NAAW.

When it comes to accessibility and disability inclusion, most people think they are doing the “standard” of what is expected from them. However, it requires taking initiative to improve access in our community. Learn how to navigate the structures that currently exists and how to reframe thinkig about accessibility.

Part of advocacy and activism is showing the impact you have made. In the era of digital technology, the approaches of communications has expanded with an emphasis on social media. However, there are many ways communication is needed to take action that goes beyond showing impact.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work is on April 28th to internationally recognize the need for a healthy and safe working environment and prevent harm in the workplace. Persons with disabilities is a crucial part of this discussion. Learn more about how understanding and including the disability experience is important.

When access needs are not considered, boundaries can be crossed to gain some access. Long term, this is not helpful when living with a disability. Read to learn how important setting boundaries can be and how it can help with your access needs.

There are many ways to contribute to taking action. However, there are qualities tht can make taking action to design a better world a little easier (and more fun). Read to see what the 6 qualities are.