New and Noteworthy
Bold ideas and helpful advice from our team of accessibility experts.
Thanks for Joining NAAW 2023!
Thank you to everyone who joined us in person and online to celebrate National AccessAbility Week...
Join Our Board
We are reachAbility, a non-profit organization established in 2000 and dedicated to equalizing the...
Join the Joy Sparks Community Forum
The Joy Sparks Project is all about finding ways to spark joy in our daily lives, and to do that we need your help! Join the Joy Sparks Community Forum and let us know what sparks joy in your life, and what joyful subjects you’d like to see covered in future Joy Sparks videos!
Business Voice Cover Story March 2023
Our CEO, Tova Sherman, is featured in this month’s Business Voice Magazine! In “Where Personal Meets Professional”, author Emily Bednarz speaks with Tova as well as Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, Bradley Daye, and David Divine about leadership in the areas of Diversity, Equity, Accessiblity, and Inclusion.
Get Ready to Work in Success 40
Meet Emmerie, our Success 40 facilitator! Success 40 is a free four week pre-employment program that focuses on preparing you to enter or re-enter the workforce.
Get One Step Closer to Reaching Your Goals
Meet Markus, one of our One Step Closer instructors! With a focus on building self-confidence,...
An Honour to be Nominated
Thank you to the Halifax Business Awards for nominating reachAbility as 2023 Not-for-Profit of the Year!
Success Story: Moira
When I arrived at reachAbility I was pleasantly surprised. I had expected an imposing reception desk, a sterile office with cubicles, and lots more forms to fill out. I was so wrong!
Everybody Wins
Understanding of the role of culture in building and sustaining communities is at the heart of the work included in Win, Win, Win.
Success Story: Marcel
Marcel came to reachAbility at age 35 looking for support finding a job. We not only helped, but he has been employed for over two years now.
Success Story: Mercedez
Mercedes first came to us as a 30 year old woman interested in boosting her self-confidence.
Equality vs. Equity – What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter?
Equal means “the same as”, However, if we consider that we all have diverse needs, we realize that the “one-size-fits-all” approach of equality doesn’t actually fit.
The Benefits of Sound
Whether in the present time or tied to memories, sound has the incredible power to shift your state of mind. Music can move you to tears, joy, sadness… it can pump you up, it can ground you.
Accessible Travel – A Paradigm Shift in the Making
Did you know; the number 1 travel-related activity of persons with disabilities in Canada is camping? Surprising right? I thought so; and I have disabilities and love camping!
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Pet Project
Learn about our pet project!