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National AccessAbility Week

National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) 2025 takes place from May 25th to May 31st. It’s a time to promote accessibility and inclusion across Canada. This week recognizes the important contributions of people with disabilities and encourages efforts to remove barriers, creating a fair and welcoming society for everyone. Get involved and help support greater accessibility!

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Communities, schools, and workplaces across Canada can all take part in three different ways:

Virtual Presentation

Primarily geared towards school aged children, our virtual presentations feature inspiring speakers with disabilities who share their personal stories, achievements, and challenges. Watch the presentation videos below.

English Language Presentation: Paulo Guerrero

Paulo Guerrero is a 25-year-old living in Vancouver, BC. Paulo is an avid cyclist and motorcyclist but after hitting a parked car, he was paralyzed from the chest down. Since his accident five years ago, he spends time in the gym, training for athletics, working on building his future and spoiling his dogs. “Everything is so temporary, so make the most of today.”

French Language Presentation: Marjorie Aunos

Marjorie Aunos, Ph.D. is a researcher, speaker, and consultant on accessibility and inclusion. She teaches organizations and educators to solution-find and build environments that are accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to young families with disabilities. Her TEDx talk “What we can learn from disabled parents” was viewed over 50,000 times in the first week.

Buildathon

Are you interested in organizing a buildathon during NAAW? Funded by the Government of Canada, Clubs That Care Micro-grants supports youth leaders ages 15-30 in building affordable assistive technology for their community.

Successful applicants will:

• Receive a $3,000 micro-grant
• Engage 10 volunteers through build events
• Complete and deliver 20 assistive technologies to Canadians with disabilities
• Purchase tools, 3D printers, and supplies to host build events
• Be supported by Makers Making Change staff and fellow leaders across Canada

Read a success story of one such club, the University of Victoria (UVic) Biomedical Engineering Design Club.

Walk and Roll Event

Public events are taking place across Canada during NAAW:

• May 25th: NAAW Kick-Off: Fredericton, New Brunswick
• May 28th: Walk and Roll: Regina, Saskatchewan
• May 29th: Walk and Roll: Moncton, New Brunswick
• May 29th: Walk and Roll: Burnaby, British Columbia
• May 30th: Walk and Roll: Fredericton, New Brunswick

Find more events to join by visiting our events calendar(new window).

For additional events in New Brunswick, please visit the Premier’s Council on Disabilities website(new window).

You may also organize your own event. Anytime during National AccessAbility week, gather your family, friends, neighbours, or colleagues, and walk and roll together in your neighbourhood to spread awareness of accessibility and disability inclusion.

Resources

Download our printable flyer here.

Sign up for some or all of these activities here