A team from The Health Design Lab at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, in partnership with DABC and the Accessible Technology Program, is creating a web tool that adjusts fonts to make things easier to read for users with low vision. It improves control over font legibility and lets you read the internet in customized letters. The project will be released free to end users.
They’re looking for feedback! Participants will receive $50 by PayPal for an hour Zoom call and feedback. If you find screen magnification useful, you might be an ideal participant. To learn more or get involved, email jloh@disabilityalliancebc.org.
Close to 12,350 members of the public have signed a House of Commons petition, initiated by Disability Without Poverty, calling for:
Sign the petition here: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3656.
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Since 1977, Disability Alliance BC has been a provincial, cross-disability voice in British Columbia. Our mission is to promote a more inclusive and equitable society for people with all disabilities through direct services, community partnerships, systemic advocacy, research, and publications.
We acknowledge and have deep gratitude to work together on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Selíl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations of the Coast Salish people. We honour the many territorial keepers of the lands.
DABC is a proud member of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)and BC Poverty Reduction Coalition.
DABC is proud to be certified as a Living Wage Employer by Living Wage for Families BC! We are glad to be able to support our staff to feel valued in their roles and provide them with the opportunity to thrive in their communities.
