Category Archive for "Disability Blog"

Today is the United Nations’ International Day of People with Disabilities. This year’s global theme is Inclusion matters – access and empowerment for people of all abilities. That belief is what The National Benefit Authority was founded on almost a

Everyone loves the summer sun and long days of the Canadian summer, but how can you enjoy that gorgeous Canadian summer before it runs out? Canada.com suggests 50 ways of celebrating the summer and we’ve picked 10 that we think

In the Pan American games, the men’s volleyball team had big dreams of winning gold, but Canada was still behind them all the way when they won bronze. The women’s team had a tougher time and finished eighth. But now

The summer douses us in warm weather and good times, but you might want to make sure you check out these top five tips to stay safe this summer to make sure you get the most fun out of the

While the men’s volleyball team may have envisioned a gold medal, they achieved a celebratory bronze in the Pan American Games this year. Canada won the bronze medal over Puerto Rico in a 3-1 victory. This matches Canada’s best men’s

Most people have met someone with a visible disability, such as an amputee or a person who uses a wheelchair, but if you were to look to television only, you might think that visible disabilities don’t exist at all. It

The Parapan American (Parapan Am) Games are soon to run in Toronto, Ontario, just after the Pan American Games. And many people want to know, how do people with disabilities compete in sport? What sports do they compete in? How

If you go to work when you’re sick, and thus not able to fulfill your duties, this is known as presenteeism. People who are sick often feel compelled to go to work so that others won’t perceive them in a

The summer is here and with it, often comes travel, so people with disabilities may be looking for specialized travel tips. These tips can make trips easier and make a disability easier to deal with while away from home and