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The Canadian Accessible Ready Housing Standard is currently out for public review with the goal to make Canada barrier-free by 2040. The public review period will run until the end of the month and...

The Ontario Association of Architects' podcast, Architecturally Speaking, has earned a spot on Canadian Architect's prestigious list of best podcasts and films for Canadian architects for the year...

New research on the costs and strategies to retrofit existing office towers and schools to improve accessibility has been published by the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) and architecture and design firm...

An adaptable dwelling unit means an accessible unit that can be tailored at any time to the specific accessibility needs of occupants, as those needs evolve without costly renovations, disruption, and...

Accessibility remains an increasingly important topic in architecture given Canada’s aging population and the awareness that everyone benefits from an environment meeting the needs of people with...

Following last week’s look at an opening for a Structural Steel Specialist at the AISC, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore a role for a Wayfinding Designer at...

CSA has a public consultation currently open for ASC/CSA B651, Accessible Design for the Built Environment, which specifies technical requirements on how to make buildings and the exterior built...

The City of Toronto is holding online information sessions on September 9 about the updated Toronto Accessibility Design Guidelines (TADG) to provide an overview of the resource, receive comments and...

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