January 15, 2018

2018 National Young Leaders Summit: Register Now

November 28th, 2017 by Dr. Chad Andrews The Foundation Fighting Blindness is thrilled to announce details for next year’s National Young Leaders Summit. The event…

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January 4, 2018

NEADS offers support to Students for Barrier-Free Access (SBA) at the University of Toronto against the university’s Mandated Leave Policy

The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) supports the following Students For Barrier-Free Access (SBA) statement/petition against the University of Toronto’s Mandated Leave Policy…

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November 16, 2017

Apply for the CHHA Scholarships for financial assistance!

Are you a post-secondary student who lives with hearing loss? Apply for the CHHA Scholarships for financial assistance! The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA)…

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November 8, 2017

NEADS Announces Winners of the 2017 NEADS National Student Awards and AMI Scholarship Programs!

Ottawa, November 8, 2017) – The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS), and our generous funding partners: Imperial, Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services…

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October 31, 2017

December 3, 2017 marks the 25th year the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)

Dear friends and colleagues: December 3, 2017 marks the 25th year the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). If…

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October 30, 2017

Call for Papers/Appel à Contribution – 15th Annual Conference of the Canadian Disability Studies Association

May 27-29, 2018 University of Regina Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences Deadline for Proposals December 1, 2017 “Individuals located perilously at the interstices…

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October 27, 2017

AMI announces winners of 2017 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today the winners of its 2017 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship program. The program, which launched in 2012, is open…

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October 26, 2017

Call for Submissions: The Landscape of Accessibility and Accommodation for Students with Disabilities in Canadian Post-Secondary Education

(May 18, 2017) The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) has received a grant from the Government of Canada’s Social Development Partnerships Program (SDPP-D),…

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October 25, 2017

Enabling Accessibility Fund – Youth Pilot/Le Fonds pour l’accessibilité : Le projet pilote d’innovation jeunesse

Hello Youth Leaders, Interested in using your leadership skills to make a tangible difference for accessibility in your community? Would you like to add a…

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