@AccessNowApp

Sharing #accessibility info worldwide. 🌎 Find and rate accessible restaurants, stores, hotels, & more #GetAccessNow Register for MapMission Day! 🔗

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🚀 REGISTRATION IS OPEN: @AccessNowApp invites youth w/ disabilities + Neurodivergent youth 18-30 y.o. who are excited to invest in themselves, build connections + grow into authentic leaders to register for FUTURES. bit.ly/4pEld1T Deadline: January 9, 2026
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Every child deserves to dream, play & belong. 💚 At Holland Bloorview, we’re daring to shape the future of disability health care for kids. And you can help. Donate to have your gift matched 3X. Give today at TogetherWeDare.ca #TogetherWeDare
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Dare to make a difference ✨ Take a photo with our DARE installation at Toronto's SkyWalk. Share it on social media by tagging us and our amazing partners at @cibc will donate $5 to Holland Bloorview for every share, up to a maximum of $25,000! #TogetherWeDare
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Google AI is helping Canadian businesses, governments, and communities solve real-world challenges and find new opportunities for growth. See how they're shaping the future of Canada: g.co/canadianinnovation
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Our Toronto studio recently came together for the #AccessForAll 14-Day Challenge, a two-week initiative exploring #accessibility in the built environment and taking meaningful action through contributions to the @AccessNowApp.
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A standout #AccessFest moment was the panel on Representation in #Media, moderated by Ioanna Roumeliotis, which sparked meaningful dialogue on inclusive storytelling and transformative power of authentic representation on and off screen in the media industry.
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Discussion Panel: Andrew Morris, Gaitrie Persaud, Prasanna Ranganathan

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Tonight the #CNTower will be lit blue for Defeat Depression Day / Ce soir, la #TourCN sera également illuminée en bleu pour la Journée « Surmontez la dépression »
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Tonight the #CNTower will be lit blue for @AccessNowApp 2025 MapMission Day, to make our neighbourhoods more accessible and inclusive #NationalAccessAbilityWeek
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Congratulations @maayanziv and @AccessNowApp for throwing down the first @access_fest . You did it! #AccessFest
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AccessNow retweeted
IWSCC@IWSCCanada20 May 2025
On May 28 we're celebrating amazing #entrepreneurs with disabilities! Entrepreneurs like accessibility innovator 🚀 Maayan Ziv! Learn about even more #ReachForum2025 speakers today💡 zurl.co/TGL2O @AccessNowApp
A tall, grey event highlights a speaker for the 2025 Reach Forum. Its left side includes white, gold, and blue text, and its right side features a photo of the speaker lined with a gold streak. The text reads “Keynote Speaker. Maayan Ziv. Award-winning advocate, innovator, and entrepreneur. May 28. 1 to 3 pm Eastern Time.” Below, logos for the Reach Forum, its host the IWSCC, and forum supporter Bell Canada appear.

ALT A tall, grey event highlights a speaker for the 2025 Reach Forum. Its left side includes white, gold, and blue text, and its right side features a photo of the speaker lined with a gold streak. The text reads “Keynote Speaker. Maayan Ziv. Award-winning advocate, innovator, and entrepreneur. May 28. 1 to 3 pm Eastern Time.” Below, logos for the Reach Forum, its host the IWSCC, and forum supporter Bell Canada appear.

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Proud to support our client @AccessNowApp in launching AccessFest! Coming to Toronto May 31, this first-of-its-kind festival is a bold celebration of accessibility, inclusion & community. Save the date and learn more here: AccessFest.ca

AccessFest - by AccessNow

AccessFest is Toronto’s bold new festival celebrating accessibility, community, and culture. Join us at David Pecaut Square on June 6, 2026.

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Meet @maayanziv: disability advocate, entrepreneur, and founder of @AccessNowApp. She's breaking barriers, amplifying voices, and driving change for accessibility worldwide. Follow her for inspiring stories, innovative ideas, and real impact. 🌟 #Inclusion #Accessibility
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AccessNow retweeted
Maayan Ziv@maayanziv2 Dec 2024
Canada is here 🇨🇦 Proud to be representing alongside the incredible leadership pushing boundaries on disability inclusion in air travel ✈️#RightsOnFlights
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In 2022 more than 7 in 10 persons with disabilities in Canada said they experienced one or more of 27 types of barriers to accessibility. 🇨🇦 was proud to participate at the @G7 Inclusion & Disability in Perugia and make progress on this important file: ow.ly/Vgeq50TNxR4
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It’s a great time to take a walk on one of our 167 km of trails in Richmond Hill #DYK that 7 of our longest recreational trails on the @AccessNowApp and website?
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‘Multitude of yellows, oranges and golds’: 6 spots for a perfect autumn walk in Richmond Hill. yorkregion.com/life/multitud… @myRichmondHill #autumn2024

‘Multitude of yellows, oranges and golds’: 6 spots for a perfect autumn walk in Richmond Hill

York Region city Richmond Hill suggests a showcase of parks with great colours for a relaxing stroll.

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It's been 4 years since the promise of a disability benefit was introduced. People with disabilities living in poverty in Canada are still waiting to get out of poverty! The proposed benefit offers too little for too few. Let’s fix that. #DisabilityWithPossibility
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Did you know over 1 billion people face accessibility challenges daily? At #GoogleIO, we met up with Maayan Ziv of @AccessNowApp to celebrate #GAAD and discuss our technology's role in breaking down these barriers and enhancing accessibility. Here's to inclusivity for all. 🫶
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Last week, #AccessNow held the largest #accessibility mapping effort in the world, #MapMissionDay. With meetups across the country, the event produced over 1,000 reviews on the @AccessNowApp, contributing insightful data for a more accessible and #inclusive Canada.
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UPDATE WITH RESCHEDULE: Schedule: Wed, April 3rd, 2024 2pm to 3pm ET TMU MapMission Kickoff (Hybrid) Fri, April 5th, 2024 4pm to 5pm ET TMU MapMission Debrief (Virtual) Zoom links and additional information will be available on the website: accessnow.com/tmu-mapmission…
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A dark blue background with text explains the events' schedule. The days are April 3rd from 2pm to 3pm ET and April 5th from 4pm to 5pm. Virtual options are available on both days. Spend the next 3 days from April 3rd mapping 20-30 places using the AccessNow app, and leave a review for any space! April 5th is the Debrief about what you learnt from the session.

ALT A dark blue background with text explains the events' schedule. The days are April 3rd from 2pm to 3pm ET and April 5th from 4pm to 5pm. Virtual options are available on both days. Spend the next 3 days from April 3rd mapping 20-30 places using the AccessNow app, and leave a review for any space! April 5th is the Debrief about what you learnt from the session.

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Going to a new school is tough. A girl uses an All About Me book to introduce herself and explain her #disability in a new children's book. @HBKidsHospital #kidsbooks hollandbloorview.ca/stories-…

How to break the ice when you're the new kid at school

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