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Online Access to Essential Services Proves to be a Barrier for People with Disabilities

Derek Moxam resides in a rural part of the province on Manitoulin Island. Accessing even essential services can be difficult for someone living with a spinal cord injury as a high-level quadriplegic. Derek was injured eight years ago and the systemic barriers to essential services are proving to be beyond frustrating. Just this week, Derek […]

Dustin Gawne: Reaching New Highs

Dustin Gawne is a 39 year old father of two from Ridgetown, Ontario whose story of overcoming addiction while adjusting to living with a disability is both gripping and uplifting. Prior to a single vehicle collision seven years ago, where he sustained his incomplete SCI, he remembers being the party guy; the person everyone would […]

Brie Birdsell: Getting Outdoors Again

Brie Birdsell loves to explore the outdoors while moving her body, and adaptive mountain biking provides her the opportunity to do just that. Injured two years ago while hiking, Brie uses a wheelchair in everyday life and a walker or forearm crutches when ambulating. She has found it difficult to explore the outdoors the way […]

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