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Learn about assistive technology and important accessibility terms in the only glossary focused on assistive technology—complete with context, history, and further reading. 

Listen to Greater Vancouver Board of Trade President and CEO, Bridgitte Anderson, and Lisa Beecroft, Presidents Group Co-Chair, Co-Owner of Gabi & Jules, discuss the benefits of embracing inclusive hiring practices.

This handbook is meant for anyone involved in the process of designing communication materials, to ensure they are as accessible as possible.

Community Shuttle driver, Mike, is a 10-year veteran who works hard so people see that he’s capable as an Operator with a prosthetic leg.

“My depression was so acute I tried to resign as a partner at KPMG. Eleven years later, I became the firm’s first ever chief mental health officer.”

TeenWork is a youth employment program from CanAssist at the University of Victoria designed to help youth with disabilities find and retain employment.

Ensure that your videos contain captions, allowing people with permanent disabilities, temporary disabilities, and/or situational exclusions to consume your content.

Developed with the B2B Untapped Talent Guide, there are further retention resources available for inclusive business leaders in BC.

Developed with the B2B Untapped Talent Guide, there are further recruitment resources available for inclusive business leaders in BC.

HSBC CFO Ewen Stevenson shares how he became executive sponsor of the bank’s Global Disability Confidence Project and what businesses can do to be a truly accessible employer.

‘Don’t be afraid to talk about it.’ Neurodiverse HSBC employees share their experiences and the distinct skills they bring to the bank.

Learn about the funding, training, assistive technologies, and other resources available for employers through WorkBC!

With roughly 20% of the population currently reporting as having a significant disability and 1,000 people turning 65 every day in Canada, the inescapable truth is that, in the new millennium, it is normal to have a disability. The built environment today has to adjust to accept this as the new ‘normal’.