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Come here to see what's new with us or what's new in the world of Universal Design or Accessible Environments.
Latest News
DE NOW ON FACEBOOK!
Posted: June 10, 2009
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Are you on Facebook? So are we! Come visit our Facebook page and become a fan to see the great things we post there too.
It's National Access Awareness Week - May 30-June 4, 2011
Posted: May, 2011
What event(s) are you attending? The City of Mississauga is holding a presentation called "Mississauga Promoting Awareness of Invisible Disabilities and Accessibility" Click here to find out all the details.
Article - Green and Universal Design: Convergences
Posted: January, 2011
Have you seen our article in this year's Profiles 2011 OAA Member Listings Magazine yet? Click here to read a pdf version of the article.
CMHC's “Accessible by Design” series
Posted: October, 2010
Have you seen the CMHC's “Accessible by Design” series recently in their Housing Technology E-Newsletter? You may not know that DE jointly developed these with Betty Dion (BDEL). Click here to Visit BDEL's web site.
Click here to visit CMHC's web site "Accessible Housing by Design" article which has links to all of these articles at the bottom.
We hope you find them useful! And we would be pleased to help you with your project and any additional questions that you might have.
DE Offering Lunch 'n Learns about the AODA!
Posted: October, 2010
The AODA and You... Get Ready! 2 Part Lunch 'n Learn
Are you looking for reliable, useful information about the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)? Especially what's in the Accessible Built Environmnet Standard (ABES) and what it's going to mean to your designs? Click here to contact us today to book a fact filled, stimulating presentation at your firm.
- Click here to open our AODA Part 1 Lunch 'n Learn flyer: An introduction to the AODA and the 5 standards (pdf format)
- Click here to open our AODA Part 2 Lunch 'n Learn flyer: An overview of the ABES (pdf format)
We bring the presentation and a delicious lunch for you and your staff to enjoy.
* Limited number of presentations still available before Christmas so book early and give your team the latest information! *
Previous News
Aiming for Accessibility Conference
Posted: April 27, 2010
June 8-9th in Guelph, Ontario at Rozanski Hall, Unversity of Guelph
"Meeting Standards, Making Change"
Click here to see the conference web site.
Hope to see you there!
Aiming for Accessibility Conference
Posted: April 27, 2010
June 8-9th in Guelph, Ontario at Rozanski Hall, Unversity of Guelph
"Meeting Standards, Making Change"
Click here to see the conference web site.
Hope to see you there!
Accessibile Built Environment Standards (ABE standards) Released for Public Comment
Posted: July 20, 2009
Ministry of Community and Social Services July 14, 2009: Ontario is seeking input on the initial proposed built environment accessibility standard, which was released today for public review.
Click here for the link to the Ministry of Community and Social Services press release and further information.
Be apart of the process or at least be aware of the MASSIVE change that is about to occur in Ontario's quest to be accessible by 2025.
Wheels In Motion - Sit Down Change Lives
Posted: June 10, 2009
Rick Hansen's Wheels In Motion Scotiabank events on this weekend June 14th, 2009
National Access Awareness Week
Posted: May 26, 2009
Making way for Ontarians with Disabilities information week National Access Awareness Week from May 31st to June 6th, 2009
Measuring Up The North
Posted: January 15, 2009
Look for Bob Topping as he speaks at the “Creating Universally Designed Sustainable Healthy Communities” Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada
2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games
Posted: January 28, 2009
Watch and support the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Boise, Idaho, USA from Feb. 7-13, 2009
Canadian Architect, December 2008 Issue
Posted: January 13, 2009
Look for our Designable Ads in the December issue (pgs 18 & 62)
Canadian Architect, November 2008 Issue
Posted: December 16, 2008
Look for our Designable Ads in the November issue (pg 35 & 77)
Toronto Office Moving
Posted: September 23, 2008
As of Sept 23, 2008 our Toronto office will now be at 5418 Yonge Street, Suite 1008, Toronto, ON, M2N 6X4. Toronto phone numbers and fax numbers remain the same. Please see our contact page.
FICCDAT 2011
Posted: June 13, 2008
Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology (FICCDAT) June 5-8, 2011, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Canada
Rick Hansen Wheels In Motion 2008
Posted: June 8, 2008
Take part on Sunday, June 8, 2008 in the 6th annual Rick Hansen Wheels In Motion at an event near you! Check the Wheels in Motion web site for more info.
Open House Party
Posted: May 16, 2008
Keep a look out for your Open House invitation coming to your mail box soon!
We've Moved!
Posted: April 22, 2008
Designable Environments is now based in an accessible office space in beautiful Port Credit (a small village by the lake within Mississagua).