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    National AccessAbility Week!
    Waqas Sajid
    • Jun 9
    • 1 min

    National AccessAbility Week!

    This past week (May 29th to June 4th) was National AccessAbility Week, where we celebrated the accomplishments and contributions of...
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    Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day
    Waqas Sajid
    • May 19
    • 1 min

    Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day

    Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Our director Dr. Tilak Dutta had a great chat with Juan Olarte about his work to make...
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    Image Description
    Waqas Sajid
    • Feb 7
    • 3 min

    Image Description

    Our team was lucky enough to have JJ Hunt a professional describer to teach us a bit more about image description.
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    November is Fall Prevention Month!
    Neha Dewan
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    November is Fall Prevention Month!

    Falling outdoors is not uncommon. People often slip, trip or fall down on the trails. Sometimes, consequences are minor, and sometimes not.
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    Accessible Way of Saint James, Catalonia
    Alison Whiting
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    Accessible Way of Saint James, Catalonia

    One of the ways that we can improve access to Canada’s National Parks is to look for examples in other countries to see what tools and...
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    Updates from the Team
    Alison Whiting
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    Updates from the Team

    We are approximately a quarter of the way through our 2-year project, and a lot has been going on behind the scenes. Here are some updates!
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    We're on Twitter!
    Alison Whiting
    • Aug 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    We're on Twitter!

    We are now on Twitter! You can check us out at @accessparksca. We’ll be using Twitter to connect with more people who share our passion!
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    How Accessible is Accessible for a Disabled Photographer?
    Simontika Chowdhury
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 4 min

    How Accessible is Accessible for a Disabled Photographer?

    Simontika talks about Denise Vasquez, a disabled photographer and Youtuber who shares experiences about visits to national parks in the US.
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    Crip Camp: A Pivotal Documentary on Disability Rights
    Alison Whiting
    • May 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Crip Camp: A Pivotal Documentary on Disability Rights

    Crip Camp is a poignant and powerful documentary that follows the disability rights movement in the US from its grassroots beginnings in the
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    A Glimpse at the United States National Park Services and Integrating Accessibility
    Zeyad Ghulam
    • May 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    A Glimpse at the United States National Park Services and Integrating Accessibility

    This post is based on interview with Jeremey Buzzell in the Assistive Technology Update podcast titled, “National Park Accessibility"
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