Jonathan Marriott: Your 2025 Reach Forum Community Impact Award Winner
Congratulations to the first-ever winner of the Reach Forum 2025 Community Impact Award: Jonathan Marriott. Learn more about them with our featured article.
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What We Love About Our Disabled Suppliers
Last month we took time to highlight What We Love About Our Veteran Suppliers. This holiday season, and in honor of the International Day of Persons With Disabilities, we wanted to highlight the disabled suppliers we have the privilege to work with. We’re excited to share some qualities that we love about our disabled suppliers!…
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What is Neurodiversity and How Can We Embrace It?
What is Neurodiversity? ‘Neurodiversity’ is a term that was coined in the 1990s by Judy Singer, a sociologist with autism. She used it to explain that certain developmental disorders are actually normal variations of the brain. The most common developmental disorders included under this new conception of brain function are ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia,…
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Shining An Entrepreneurial Spotlight On The Disability Community
What can we learn about entrepreneurship among people with disabilities (PwD) in Canada? Using data from Public Service and Procurement Canada, Statistics Canada, and the Chamber of Commerce, our infographic is a snapshot of Canada’s PwD-owned business landscape. The data tells a complex story about business ownership in the disability community, one where there is…
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From Capable to Innovative: 10 Strengths and Challenges of Business Owners with Disabilities
Succeeding as an entrepreneur requires determination, and so does living with a disability. When the two worlds come together, the results can be surprising. Read on to discover how the underestimated exceed expectations. What does disability look like? The answer is not always clear. Some challenges are visible while others are not. When someone…
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Dec 3 – International Day for People with Disabilities
Hello/Bonjour français à suivre December…
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United Nations: International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), 3 December 2020
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is annually observed on 3 December to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities and to take action for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development. This year, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities will be commemorated…
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KEVtalks #IDPD Episode with Minister Carla Qualtrough – Canada’s Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
December 3rd, Marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (#IDPD), a day that aims to promote an understanding of disability issues, the rights of persons with disabilities and gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of the political, social, economic and cultural life of their communities. In…
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More Talent Untapped: People With Disabilities Are the Original Disruptors
Disability was never on Anna-Karina Tabuñar’s radar. Although she considered herself to be open-minded and informed, she had no experience with disability. Until one day she became one of the 7 million Canadians living with it. In 2009, Anna-Karina Tabuñar was juggling a busy life – three young kids, a husband, career, everything was go, go, go….
