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Abilities Centre is a charitable organization that delivers enriching sports and fitness, arts, research and education, and life skills opportunities for people of all ages and abilities.

Accessibrand™ is a collective of design, marketing and communications professionals whose lives have been impacted by disability. Our agency approaches every project with accessibility as our top priority. We have lived and proven experience.

Adaptability Canada (ADC) is the leading national provider of commercial accessibility related equipment and solutions for the public, private and non-profit sector organizations who manage large portfolios of real estate. From ordering equipment for staff to installation and ongoing maintenance, Adaptability Canada will help meet the need.

Ai-Media‘s expert services provide an additional level of inclusion and access during events, guaranteeing the entire audience’s equal participation.

Changing Lives. Dedication to student success is Algonquin College‘s guiding principle and is demonstrated through the quality of its programs, staff, the continual expansion of its facilities, and by forging strategic partnerships.

The Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC), is a grassroots peer support advocacy organization of the blind, deaf blind and partially sighted, and has been advocating for our rights and equal access since 1992. We raise awareness through public education and government consultations on election, transportation, education and communication access issues. We advise on equity and inclusion when new programs, policies and systems are developed. We partner with other community organizations to engage the wider disability community. As volunteers, we donate our time, skills and efforts to amplify our voice to train and educate the public on diversity and inclusion. Toronto chapter members successfully advocated for the Ontario government Photo ID card for non-drivers, and for accessible federal government websites. Currently, we are hosting a series of workshops and information sessions on accessible customer service, web accessibility, accessible education and equitable employment.

For over 40 years ARBI has provided outpatient rehabilitation and community integration programming for individuals with an acquired brain injury. Our onsite program provides intensive neuro-rehabilitation delivered by OT, PT, SLP, RT, social work and psychology. We offer group and one-to-one opportunities for engagement in meaningful recreational pursuits through our community integration program as well as single-discipline intervention through our outreach program. Unique to ARBI, we integrate our valued volunteers into the delivery of our programs. Evident in the approach we take every day for every client is our vision that each client lives their best life possible.

Autism Alliance of Canada (formerly formerly Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA)) coordinates national conversations about autism – bringing community voices to the federal government to guide their development of a National Autism Strategy.

BDO Canada is a member firm of the International BDO Network, providing assurance, accounting, tax, and advisory services to a broad range of clients across the country. It aims to create a collaborative working environment that makes it possible for its professionals and clients to achieve their goals.

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Bruyère Continuing Care is a multi-site academic health care organization that is maximizing quality of life and helping people stay and return home. We deliver a wide variety of services in aging and rehabilitation, medically complex, palliative, residential and primary care.

Since 1925, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has connected businesses of all sizes, from all sectors and from all regions of the country to advocate for public policies that will foster a strong, competitive economic environment that benefits businesses, communities and families across Canada.

The CCRW has a mission to help people with disabilities break down barriers to employment. We give job seekers the tools and confidence to educate and market themselves; we help them refine and demonstrate their abilities. We help employers become leaders in socially and fiscally responsible hiring and retention practices. It is important to us that employers understand the business case for hiring qualified employees with disabilities.

Canada’s Capital University, Carleton University is a dynamic research and teaching institution dedicated to achieving the highest standards of scholarship.

Being the Capital City of Canada and a municipal government, the City of Ottawa services and programs directly impact the health and wellbeing of residents with disabilities every day. We strive to meet the obligations of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities and to continually make the City of Ottawa a more accessible city for all. The City’s Accessibility Office is at the heart of the City’s accessibility success and works collectively with the City’s Accessibility Advisory Committee, the Accessibility Working Group, other Ontario municipalities through the Ontario Network of Accessibility Professionals Council and residents with disabilities to develop the City’s multi-year accessibility plan. We believe that the City has a lot to offer a group like the Canadian Accessibility Network and would also learn a lot as well from the group. We believe that we are stronger together and that together we can make Canada more accessible for all residents and visitors.

CivicActions, Inc. is a services firm that provides technological support with a focus on free and open-source software to agencies. Our goal is to transform the way governments procure, develop, and deliver digital services.

Community Futures Manitoba represents 16 Community Futures organizations established throughout rural and northern Manitoba. The goal of each Community Futures is to assist the communities in their region to develop their economic potential through entrepreneurship. One of the programs Community Futures offices deliver is the Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program (EDP). The EDP program assists entrepreneurs with health conditions or disabilities through all stages of their business development from startup to succession planning.

D2L‘s technology is currently being used by customers in K-12, higher education, healthcare, government, and the enterprise sector. In nineteen years, our team has grown to include over 750 employees around the world.

The Disability Foundation is a charity that helps people with physical disabilities to feel empowered and inspired to redefine possibility. Find out about accessible activities including sailing, hiking, paddling, gardening, music and innovative solutions that help overcome barriers to accessibility.

Distinctability is an innovative social purpose employment support service provider that provides technology and people-focused solutions for employment, education, and life that help leverage the skills and capabilities of people with disabilities and mental health support needs. To learn more, visit the Distinctability website.

Equidox, PDF Accessibility Solutions features AI-powered smart detection tools to reduce document remediation time by up to 90% compared to other tools, especially for lists and tables. Save time and money by easily making your PDFs accessible with Equidox. Learn the basics in an hour with free training and support. Equidox also offers expert PDF remediation services complete with validation by screen reader users, as well as web and document accessibility testing and consulting. Equidox works with companies, non-profits, schools, universities, and governments of all sizes to make their PDF documents and websites accessible and compliant.

Eviance is a trusted hub of knowledge on cross-disability issues, operated by Canadian Centre on Disability Studies Incorporated, working with people with disabilities and their allies in Canada.

At EY, our purpose is Building a better working world. The insights and quality services we provide help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

Fable is a leading accessibility platform powered by people with disabilities. Fable moves organizations from worrying about compliance to building incredible and accessible user experiences.  Digital teams work with Fable to improve accessibility for over 1 billion people with disabilities. Fable Engage connects digital teams to people with disabilities remotely and on-demand for accessibility research and testing. Fable Upskill provides custom accessibility training for digital teams to gain skills to build inclusive products. To learn more, visit the Fable website.

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Ian MacVicar Yoga & Mindful Resilience Coaching is a disabled Canadian Armed Forces Veteran’s coaching practice which integrates Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy Certified Teaching and Trauma Informed Mindfulness, as well as lived experience with PTSD, hearing impairment, severe illness, and dealing with long haul traumatic events. Ian’s practice is informed by a doctorate in intelligence analysis (DSS) and an incorporated consulting practice, in which he specializes in the psychological aspects of individual and group decision-making. To learn more, visit Ian’s Yoga & Mindful Resilience Coaching website.

Inclusion Nova Scotia is a provincial not-for-profit organization committed to ensuring that individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families have the support they require to live full and inclusive lives in community. We do this by working alongside individuals and families, promoting rights and values in keeping with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), encouraging reform, and collaborating with other organizations for social justice. To learn more, visit the Inclusion Nova Scotia website.

IL CANADA is the national umbrella organization, representing and coordinating a network of Independent Living Centres at the national level.

The Inclusive Workplace and Supply Council of Canada (IWSCC) is a Canadian non-profit created to allow Veterans and/or people with disabilities who own businesses to be officially recognized as Diverse Suppliers. The IWSCC assists business owners through a certification process that can expand their business opportunities to include some of Canada’s leading brands and public-sector organizations.

Ingenium, formerly called the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation, is a Canadian Crown corporation responsible for overseeing national museums related to science and technology.

Jaime Winkler is a caregiver and advocate from Regina, Saskatchewan. She is the Network Coordinator for Cerebral Palsy Canada Network, a Research Engagement Strategist, Research Partner, Knowledge Mobilization and Resource Service.

La Cité is Ontario’s largest French-language college of applied arts and technology. Established in 1989, it is located in Ottawa (with a satellite campus in Hawkesbury and a business office in Toronto) and now offers more than 90 programs to some 5,000 students.

The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) has had the mandate to support full access to education and employment for post-secondary students and graduates with disabilities across Canada.

The Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) is a professional network of employment service providers united to increase employment opportunities for people who have a disability.

Our vision is that all people who have a disability in Ontario have access to the labour force and the ability to achieve meaningful employment

ODEN has over 140 member agencies, all in the business of helping people who have a disability get into the workforce. Members are from every corner of the province and support people of all disability types. Beyond Ontario, we have connections with organizations in most provinces and territories of Canada.

Modern and forwarding-thinking, Ontario Tech University advances the discovery and application of knowledge to accelerate economic growth, regional development and social innovation. We inspire and equip our students and graduates to make a positive impact in a tech-focused world.
We believe it’s not only about developing the next tech breakthrough. Understanding and integrating the social and ethical implications of technology are our key differentiator.

We adapt to the ever-changing educational landscape by experimenting with the most effective ways to deliver flexible and dynamic learning, giving more choices to more people. By offering a range of credentials and experiential learning opportunities, and sparking entrepreneurship activities, we provide learner-centered educational options.

Our students enjoy a stimulating campus life experience that includes hundreds of clubs, cultural and community events, recreational opportunities and a growing varsity athletics program featuring basketball, badminton, curling, dance, golf, hockey, rowing, soccer, and women’s lacrosse.
In addition to excellence in teaching, we offer our students experiential learning opportunities through internships, co-ops, practicums, research projects and more. In fact, 85 percent of upper-year undergraduate students participate in experiential learning.

We collaborate with industry, community, government and academic organizations, bringing them together with our researchers and students to uncover innovative solutions for our partners’ most pressing problems. The home to more than 80 specialized research laboratories and facilities, we’re committed to attracting passionate and capable scholars to our high-tech campus.

Propeller Dance is a charitable organization that transforms the art of dance and promotes artistic diversity by removing obstacles to participation in professional and community-level integrated dance.

Queen’s University is a public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841 via a royal charter issued by Queen Victoria, the university predates Canada’s founding by 26 years.

Canadian Disability Policy Alliance is a national collaboration of disability scholars, disability advocated and decision makers. Founded in 2009 as a SSHRC community-university research alliance.

Recreational Respite (est. 2008) promotes inclusion, encourages community participation, and nurtures social health and connectivity for children, youth and adults with disability, mental illness, disease, or other vulnerabilities, across Canada. Our work has been extensive in both Canada and internationally, promoting knowledge sharing with organizations (non-profit and for profits) to collaborate and maximize the program and service delivery but minimize the financial, attitudinal, systemic, and stigmatic barriers that many of these individuals and their families, face. Recreational Respite’s national team of recreation professionals offer direct one to one service in the community and group programming (in person and virtually). Involved in multiple collaboratives and national partnerships, Recreational Respite and other organizations work in collaboration toward the common goal of removing barriers to participation for our most vulnerable populations. Recreational Respite’s collective work identifies ways to promote accessible, impactful, and sustainable best practices.

The Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification TM (RHFAC) program works to help improve accessibility of the built environment in Canada – the places where we live, work, learn and play.

Saint Mary’s University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The school is best known for having nationally leading programs in business and chemistry, as well as one of the best Canadian women’s basketball programs.

Specialisterne Canada Inc. is a charitable not-for-profit Canadian organization focused on services for employers, employees, as well as outreach and public education.

Statistics Canada is the national statistical office. The agency ensures Canadians have the key information on Canada’s economy, society and environment that they require to function effectively as citizens and decision makers.

St. Francis Xavier University is a public undergraduate liberal arts university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate universities in Eastern Canada.

Transport Canada is a federal institution, leading the Transport Canada portfolio and working with our partners, Transport Canada is responsible for transportation policies and programs. We promote safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible transportation.

UFV is a fully accredited public university the communities and students of British Columbia’s Fraser Valley from a distributed network of campuses and online services. With scores of programs at numerous degree and credential levels, UFV makes it possible for students of all ages and backgrounds to pursue higher education. In 2019-20, UFV had an enrollment of nearly 16, 000 students.

UFV was established in 1974 as Fraser Valley College; in its first few years it created a strong presence throughout the region with locations in Agassiz, Chilliwack, Mission and Hope. The college was elevated to University College status in 1988 and given the authority to award four-year degrees, becoming a fully accredited university in 2008.

UFV offers its students more than 60 undergraduate degree, certificate, and diploma programs, including 17. Bachelor’s degree programs. It also has 10 master’s and postgraduate programs, and numerous trades and apprenticeship programs.

UFV takes conscious steps to ensure it reflects the diversity of its region. Abbotsford is the third-most diverse city in Canada, and this is reflected by both the student body and the staff at the University. Reflecting the Fraser Valley’s strong ties to northern India, UFV offers programs in Chandigarh, India. The University also actively engages with the region’s Indigenous communities through its Indigenous Affairs Office and offers Indigenous student significant resources through the Indigenous Student Centre.

The University of Manitoba is a public research university in Manitoba, Canada. The university maintains a reputation as a top research-intensive post-secondary educational institution and conducts more research annually than any other university in the region.

The University of New Brunswick is a public university, the oldest English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universities in North America. UNB was founded by a group of seven Loyalists who left the United States after the American Revolution.

The University of Ottawa, often referred to as OttawaU, uOttawa, or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto has evolved into Canada’s leading institution of learning, discovery, and knowledge creation. We are proud to be one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, driven to invent and innovate.

The University of Victoria is a public comprehensive research university located in the Greater Victoria municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university has ranked as the second-best comprehensive university in Canada for three successive years.

Waterloo is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada. The university operates the largest post-secondary co-operative education program in the world, with over 20,000 undergraduate students in over 140 co-operative education programs.

The WSIB provides wage-loss benefits, medical coverage and support to help people get back to work after a work-related injury or illness. It is funded by premiums paid by Ontario businesses and provides no-fault collective liability insurance and access to industry-specific health and safety information.

York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada’s third-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and over 315,000 alumni worldwide.