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ALT 4 in 5 Canadians with “very severe” disabilities experienced at least one barrier to accessibility in public spaces.
ALT Mobility disabilities, 2022: 52% of those with a mobility disability used adapted features within their home. The most common adapted features included… bathroom aids (38%); walk-in bath or shower (20%); ramp or ground-level entrance (9%); elevator, stair lift, platform or porch lift (9%).
ALT Flexibility disabilities, 2022: 62% of persons with a flexibility disability received help with daily activities. Most common activities for which people with flexibility disabilities received help: heavy household chores (e.g., yard work, snow removal or spring cleaning) (75%), everyday housework (e.g., dusting or tidying up) (62%), getting to appointments or running errands (61%).
ALT Dexterity disabilities, 2022: 51%: Proportion of employed persons with a dexterity disability who required workplace accommodations. The most common workplace accommodations were… modified work hours (27%), special chair or back support (20%), modified or different duties (20%).
ALT International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024. A father with a prosthetic leg walking in the park with his children. A father and daughter at the doctor’s office communicating in sign language. A little girl smiling with painting on her hands.
ALT A man with a prosthetic leg sits on a bed and looks up at the camera seriously. Text: News release - New data highlights troubling housing inequalities for people with disabilities
ALT International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024. A father and daughter at the doctor’s office communicating in sign language. A little girl smiling with paint on her hands. A father with a prosthetic leg walking in the park with his children.
ALT The image features two hands reaching out and holding each other. The design is done in shades of purple and blue with a textured effect. Text on the right reads, "National Addictions Awareness Week" in bold, uppercase letters.
ALT Leaves of different colors form an arc on the right side. Next to the arc reads “Indigenous Disability Awareness Month”.
ALT Examples of visible and invisible disabilities. Under visible disabilities, which make up 20% of all disabilities, it lists visual disabilities and motor disabilities. Under invisible disabilities, which represent 80% of all disabilities, it lists disabling diseases, mental disabilities, hearing disabilities and intellectual disabilities.
ALT The text “Invisible Disabilities Week - October 20-26” is written in bold orange and dark blue letters on a teal background. On the left side, there is an illustration of a person sitting with their knees pulled to their chest.
ALT The text reads “Invisible Disabilities Week” in orange and blue letters. Below, it says “Check out the CHRC guide on Environmental Sensitivities and Scent-Free Policies!” A hand holding a blue spray bottle is illustrated on the left, with blue spray lines coming out. The background is light pink with floating abstract bubbles and circles.
ALT Graphic with the text “Down Syndrome Awareness Month” on the left side and on the right side a woman with down syndrome working at a table.
ALT A group of seven individuals holding each other. Text: World Inclusion Day.
ALT National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Two young women wearing yellow vests looking at a tablet, working in a warehouse.
ALT A photograph of a woman working at a table sits in the middle. Around the notebook are paper clips, books, and rulers.
ALT Sign languages connect us! Challenge yourself to learn one. A person signs to others while on a virtual call.
ALT A large red circle with a white hand at the center, and a red heart on the palm. A blue line swirls around the hand. To the right, the text reads: "INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SIGN LANGUAGES - September 23".
ALT Various symbols that represent accessibility for Deaf people in a house. Text: International Week of the Deaf: Let’s make housing truly accessible and inclusive for all.
ALT Three pictures of dogs in gold frames.
ALT Paris 2024. Paralympic Games. August 28 to September 8, 2024
ALT 20 competition venues. 184 national Paralympic committees. 11 days of competition. 23 sports. 549 events. 4,400 athletes.
ALT A digital globe made up of blue and yellow lines connected by dots appears on the left. To the right are three circles with images of young people at work.