accessibility
SFU epidemiologist receives Trailblazer Award for active transportation research
November 27, 2020SFU health sciences associate professor Dr. Meghan Winters was awarded the Trailblazer Award by The Canadian Institute of Health Research. It recognizes her career-long work in researching public health, mobility, and transportation. The award, for Population and Public Health Research, specifically acknowledges her achievements within the field of active transportation, done by bicycle and foot, and her role in researching how cities can plan infrastructure to make these options accessible for all people. In Dr. Winters’ research, the impact of different active transportation policies on the populations that use them is analyzed. “With any of these kinds of initiatives, there…
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Universal accessibility doesn’t just benefit those labelled as disabled
November 23, 2020Predating my disabilities, I still faced a multitude of inaccessible infrastructure and practices. Whether it’s having to go through a maze to reach the nearest elevator or not being provided the option of closed captioning for videos, I found inaccessibility…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Packaging that is unnecessarily complicated to open
November 19, 2020For the past few years, my hands and wrists haven’t been doing too well. Due to a mixture of overuse, hypermobility, and a small frame, my hands have become significantly weaker, lost some of their fine motor skills, and have…
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Dr. Atiya Mahmood studies accessibility in the Lower Mainland
November 11, 2020SFU gerontology researcher Dr. Atiya Mahmood and her team have been working on knowledge mobilization, a project that seeks to educate and address the needs of people with mobility disabilities in the Lower Mainland. The project has been split into…
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The Bright-er Side: Online events give access to the world around us
October 2, 2020As I write this, I’m waiting for a live comedy show starring two of my favourite performers — Lauren Lapkus and Paul F. Tompkins — to start. Tickets cost five dollars, the seats are in my bedroom, and the performance…
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Why we should be moving towards mindful thrifting
September 29, 2020I’ve thrifted all my life, my mom got me into it. I always loved going to Value Village as a kid, and was thrilled at any excuse to go into Vancouver. I still remember my first find: a pair of…
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SFU must be willing to make structural changes for remote learning to be successful
May 9, 2020Over the past several months, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact around the globe, and our SFU community is no exception. One of the most obvious ways that SFU students have been affected is by the transition to…
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More non-disabled people need to put in the effort to clear snowy sidewalks
February 1, 2020As a disabled person living in Metro Vancouver, the snow like the dump we got in January makes my disability worse, with such things as stiff joints, trouble gripping items, and difficulty walking. It doesn’t help that many people don’t…
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SFU’s “Re-use for Good” initiative sparks accessibility concerns
September 9, 2019Break out those metal straws and show off your most overpriced tumbler cup because this fall SFU is cutting out an array of single-use plastics and products (SUPPs) as part of its Re-use for Good initiative. Around campus, reusable replacements…
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Accessibility could be improved at The Study Public House
May 17, 2019The Study opened at the end of last semester, after months of anticipation from a student body eager for the return of their campus pub. Ever since The Highland Pub closed, students have had to trek all the way to…
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