Kent Basset-Spiers Award

The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF), after 23 years of making a difference in the lives of those living with spinal cord and acquired brain injuries, closed its doors on March 31, 2021. Started by the neurotrauma community in 1998, helmed by the trail-blazing work of Kent Bassett-Spiers, ONF’s founding and only CEO, ONF helped grow […]

Postsecondary Education Standards Development Committee

Development of proposed postsecondary education standards – 2021 initial recommendations report The Ontario government established two Standards Development Committees in 2017, to make recommendations for new accessibility standards for education, in both the Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) and postsecondary education sectors. The Postsecondary Education Standards Development Committee is responsible for making recommendations to remove […]

The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

For people with an SCI getting vaccinated will not be an easy task.

Ontario Providing Accessible Rides to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

Program will help people with mobility issues receive their vaccine. Building on recent success in getting millions of people vaccinated, the Ontario government is investing $3.7 million in a partnership with the Ontario Community Support Association to help people with disabilities, including seniors with mobility issues, get to and from vaccination sites so they can […]

Governor in Council Appointments

The Government of Canada is currently seeking applications from diverse and talented Canadians from across the country for two full-time Governor in Council (GIC) positions for the Accessibility Commissioner within the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) and the Chief Accessibility Officer within Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). The Government of Canada is committed to […]