In this episode, All Access Pass talks about last Monday’s United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The Accessibility Collective then discusses the short documentary "Picture This," which aims to make sex and disability part of the public discourse.

Hosts: Deepi, Sarah, Lidia and Alison

This show is very special show — The Accessibility Collective members, with the help of three panelists, discuss the terminology and language used when discussing Disability/Accessibility topics.

Hosts: Nicole, Lidia, Sarah, Kevin & produced by Deepi

Panelists: Nicole Le, Alison (Accessibility Collective member) and Mark John Babor

All Access Pass season 4 kicks off with introductions from the Accessibility Collective! After that, the topic turns to Autism Awareness Month. The collective explores the history of Autism Awareness month—which was meant to be observed in October—with the perspective from new collective member, Nicole Jinn Au and special guest, Tara the from Pacific Autism Family Network.

Hosts: Deepi, Sarah, Kevin, Lidia, Nicole and Alison

We revisit our Access Economy segment to speak to Srin Madipalli, Former CEO of Accomable. Accomable is the “Airbnb for wheelchairs” and was recently acquired by Airbnb. After that we revisit one of our favorite interviews from the All Access Pass archives.

This week on All Access Pass the Accessibility Collective got an exclusive look into the 34th Annual Seating Symposium that happened in Vancouver and CBC upcoming POV Documentary Love, Hope and Autism. Collective member Sarah interviews Shannon Wray from Love, Hope and Autism. The documentary centers around Wray's family and their journey of raising a son with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through 18 years of home footage.
The Seating Symposium is an event that invites wheelchair technicians, researchers, manufacturers, and others from Canada and around the world who work to improve seating and mobility among people with disabilities. Collective members Deepi and Dezy interviewed exhibitors and learned some the latest cutting edge technology when it comes to wheelchair seating.

Hosted by: Patricio, Sarah, Kaelin and Deepi
Music chosen by Addyson from the Access Collective

CiTR's Access Collective talks the history of the Paralympics and chats with some experts in the field. Andrea Bundon is a professor at UBC and specializes in sociology of sport and critical disability studies. A paralympian guide herself, in 2010 and 2014, Andrea also competed in 2 Winter Paralympics. Next we interview Ashley Gowanlock. Ashley is a 3X Canadian Paralympian, a Motivational speaker, an Right To Play Ambassador and Author of the book “My Opportunities Just Dress Up As Obstacles.”

Hosted by Deepi, Patricio, Kaelin, Sarah and Dezy

In our Access Economy segment we have been looking at what popular share companies have done (or not done) to make their services accessible to their disabled customers. In part 2 of our Access Economy segment we look at accessibility in ride-share companies. With talk of Uber coming to the Lower Mainland we chat with MLA Stephanie Cadieux .

Stephanie Cadieux is the Liberal MLA for Surrey South and the Opposition Critic for Advanced Education serving in the BC legislative assembly . Cadieux also has a disability herself and is in a wheelchair . In fact, she is the first women in a wheelchair to serves as cabinet minister and for BC parliament . In the past she has worked for the BC Paraplegic Association (now SCI-BC) as director of marketing and development, as manager of accessibility for 2010 Legacies Now, and has been president of Realwheels Society.

In this episode we talk to Emily Ladau. Emily Ladau is a writer, a blogger and disability rights advocate from Long Island, New York. She has written for The New York Times, The Huffington Post and Vice. Aside from writing in her blog “Words I Wheel By,” Emily is the the Editor and Chief for Rooted in Rights. She also is one of the hosts for a Podcast called: Accessible Stall.

Hosted by Deepi, Patricio and Dezy from the Accessibility Collective

In this two part segment CiTR's Accessibility Collective looks at share companies (or 'access economies') and the recent ways in which accessibility has been brought the forefront of many enterprises' interests. We begin part one of this segment looking at Airbnb who recently acquired the accessible accommodations company Accomable. In the second half of this episode we will be calling Cory Lee from the popular travel blog Curb Free with Cory Lee.

In this episode we listen to part two of our look into the MPA Society's MAD City exhibit, get an exclusive view into accessibility side of Vancouver's PuSh Festival and talk about the human rights case filed against St. Johns Ambulance.

The Motivation, Power and Achievement (MPA) Society is is a non-profit organization supporting recovery for people with mental illness with social, vocational, recreation, advocacy and housing programs. Founded in 1971, MPA society celebrates its history in their MAD City exhibit. In part two we listen the rest of our conversation with founding member Patty Gazzola and Professor Megan Davis from York University who is the lead researcher in the society’s MAD City project.

We speak to accessibility coordinator Anika Vervecken about the PuSh Festival's active efforts to make sure many of their performances are accessible for a variety of disabilities. Following this, contributors Addyson and Sarah review the festival's production King Arthur's Night.

Hosted by: Sarah, Sophie, Addyson and Dezy from the CiTR's Access Collective