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Lisa Snider is the owner of Access Changes Everything Inc. (ACE). She discusses digital accessibility - website accessibility for people with disabilities.

Little Spirits Society of Cape Breton looks to support those who have suffered pregnancy and infant loss.

The society aims to create outdoor memorial spaces around Cape Breton.

Christine Dowling is the Founder of the Little Spirits Society of Cape Breton.

Countries around the world host events on the third Thursday of every May highlighting accessibility and making the digital world accessible to people with a disability. The intent is to get people talking and learning about it in an effort to improve accessibility and inclusion for everyone.

We are speak with one of the co-founders of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Joe Devon.

After putting aside a new library, CBRM is now hoping to get a feasibility study done on an expansion at Centre 200 that would include court sports.

Mayor Amanda McDougall said the library project is not dead, but the federal and provincial governments are not as interested in funding a library as they are a sports building.

We spoke with representatives from the other levels of government for their response.

Recent changes to provincial legislation will allow municipalities to give money directly to businesses in an effort to make Nova Scotia accessible by 2030, but concerns are being raised by political scientist, Tom Urbaniak.

Rosalind Penfound is the Chair of the Nova Scotia Advisory Board and the Chair of the Education Standard Development Committee. She reacts to provincial changes to the Municipal Government Act to give all municipalities the right to grant money to businesses in their community. This is to assist them with meeting the goal of becoming accessible by 2030.

Cyril MacDonald represents district 3, which includes George’s River, Boisdale, Christmas Island, Eskasoni, Northside East Bay and Coxheath.

Darren Bruckschwaiger represents district 10, which includes part of Glace Bay, Dominion, Gardiner Mines, and a small part of Reserve Mines.

We hear memories of Jim St. Clair from a former student of his, Rodney Chiasson.

Rodney is now the director of the Highland Village Museum.

In 2019, the twelve person task force formed with the goal to prepare a report for Hockey Nova Scotia’s board of directors. Then, in the fall of 2020, they asked Nova Scotians to share their stories and make suggestions on how to make hockey better. Over 800 Nova Scotians responded to this request.

Dean Smith is the Chair of the Hockey Nova Scotia Diversity & Inclusion Task Force.

He discusses the report and its recommendations.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Cape Breton is now BGC Cape Breton, or BGCCB.

The change in branding removes gender, modernizes the BGC brand and echoes inclusive practices.

Local club Executive Director, Chester Borden explains the move.