In honour of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is proud to announce a collaboration with the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) and PowerED™ by Athabasca University to expand capacity of accessibility certification training for the architectural community.
In Canada, almost 50 percent of adults have or have experienced a permanent or temporary physical disability or live with someone who has. No matter the cause, each of us will experience disability at some point in our lives and will need our communities to be accessible so that we can continue to participate and live full lives.
The RAIC is committed to providing the architectural community the tools and resources they need to create a better world for all. We are pleased to partner with the Rick Hansen Foundation to bring the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ (RHFAC) Training to the RAIC community. The online course provides participants with the fundamental skills and knowledge required to rate a site using the RHFAC.
“Focused on our new purpose to create a better world for all, the partnership with Rick Hansen Foundation, whose mission is to create a world where everyone can go everywhere, is extremely well-aligned with both organizations. It is our responsibility to build and design with accessibility and inclusivity as an underpinning value and principle,” states John Brown, FRAIC, President of the RAIC. “This program is one small step that we can all take together in creating a more inclusive world moving forward.”