#VictoriaBC Upcoming #FreeEvent hosted by our awesome, #LGBTQ2S friendly, local #AlterArts Society 🙌🎉

Info from their newsletter:

[ Come one come all to our first annual Cozy Queer Affair!

We invite you (yes you) to join us for a two day celebration of queer community and diverse art hosted by the Alter Arts Society. As the nights grow longer and the cold starts to set in, we invite you to join us over the November long weekend to cozy up together and celebrate the autumn season with our queer friends and allies. We will be gathering starting at noon on November 9th and 10th at the Oaklands Community Center. We are so excited to present an array of fire dancers, live music, stories, crafty workshops and body art. We're ready to warm up the autumnal season with you! The event is free entry, any donations will go to the Alter Arts Society. ]

#OaklandsCommunityCentre #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #YYJ #CommunityEvent #LiveMusic #Storytellers #FireDancers #ArtsAndCrafts #BodyArt #Inclusive #CommunityDiversity #QueerFriendly #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #YYJevents

Sweet little #sisters were enjoying some colouring & paper crafts. The older was more reserved; the younger girl was more extroverted.
Their Mom was holding their baby brother & gave consent to take/post photos of her beautiful & creative daughters 💗

#FutureGeneration #Portraits #Children #KidsAreTheFuture #BlackChildren #POCkids #BlackGirls #BlackKids #CommunityDiversity #CommunityInclusion #RefugeeKids #SupportAllChildren #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #photography #DisabledPhotographer #ChildPortraits

Growing up with a #disability and now working as an #accessibility consultant, I notice these types of barriers all the time. For me, and for the estimated 27% of #Canadians who also have
a disability that affects their day-to-day activities (a number that #StatisticsCanada expects to increase as the baby boomers age), automatic door openers are just the tip of the iceberg.

In 2019, the federal government passed the #AccessibleCanadaAct (ACA), which aims to make #Canada fully #accessible by 2040. Despite this perception that the proverbial needle of accessibility is moving forward, Canada isn’t as accessible as it thinks it is. Many bars and restaurants still lack accessible washrooms; Braille menus and signage are still uncommon; obstacles make it hard for wheelchair users to navigate public spaces.

New findings from #AccessibilityTechnology company #AccessNow corroborated this reality as part of its #research project, Mapping Our Cities for All. Considered Canada’s largest accessibility #ResearchInitiative to date, the project evaluated the state of accessibility at more than 14,000 sites in #Vancouver, #Calgary and #Ottawa. Released last November, the research found that almost 60% of public businesses were only partially accessible or not accessible. Much like my Toronto café, many of these spaces had some accessibility features, like a ramp, but also barriers, such as a bathroom only reachable by stairs.

https://broadview.org/canada-isnt-as-accessible-as-it-claims-to-be/

#PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledCanadians #CDNpoli #BCpoli #YYJpoli #Inclusiveness #CommunityDiversity #AccessabilityForAll

I remember when this aired on TV.
It's one of my fave vid clips, from #SesameStreet ❤️
In this video, #BillyJoel & #MarleeMatlin #serenade #OscarTheGrouch 🧏‍♀️💗

Just the Way You Are ✨️
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hHC3M7KL2ns

#SignLanguage #Music #SigningLyrics #SingingHands #DeafPeople #Inclusiveness #Acceptance #CommunityDiversity #Puppets #ChildrensShow #ListenWatchLearn #KidsTV #FamilyFriendly #Friendship #PeopleWithDisabilities #GenX #MusicVideo #80sTV

@Cyriux perfectly put 💚

#dddesign #communityDiversity