TD Bank Group Presents

The Walrus Talks Inclusion

How design, technology, education and more can remove barriers for people with disabilities

Featuring:

• Neil Belanger, executive director, B.C. Aboriginal Network on Disability Society
• Rich Donovan, CEO, The Return on Disability Group, author of Unleash Different
• Rick Hansen, founder, Rick Hansen Foundation
• Vivian Ly, executive director, Autistics United Canada
• Shelley Moore, UBC PhD candidate and inclusion advocate
• Jewelles Smith, chairperson, Council of Canadians with Disabilities
• Ricardo Wagner, Microsoft Accessibility Lead, Microsoft Canada

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

6:30 p.m. Doors Open
7 p.m. The Walrus Talks
Catered reception to follow.

Tickets are available for 50% off using the discount code ‘DABC’ or by following this link:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-inclusion-vancouver-2019-tickets-54666035584?discount=DABC

DABC will create a series of short videos to raise awareness about the impacts of road accidents on people’s lives and how they adapt and continue to contribute to our communities after injury and disability. This project is generously funded by ICBC.

For more information about the project, contact Karen Martin, karen@disabilityalliancebc.therightfitbc.org

Do you rely on plastic straws as an adaptive aid? Will the upcoming ban on plastic straws impact you or the people your organization supports? If so, the City of Vancouver would like to hear from you.

The City is considering requiring vendors to supply bendable plastic straws for customers who need them. To better understand if this is the preferred approach, they are hosting workshops and one-on-one interviews to gather input from people who rely on straws as an adaptive a id. This is an opportunity to share your thoughts on exemptions and preferred straw types, while helping the City better understand how to improve accessibility across Vancouver as part of the straw ban. There will be a workshop at Mount Pleasant Community Centre on April 9, 2019.