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Ensuring Outdoor Accessibility in Winter: Snow-Clearing Solutions

Ensuring outdoor accessibility during winter is critical, especially for those with disabilities. Included by Design emphasizes snow-clearing solutions and strategies to maintain navigable pathways. Key strategies include prompt snow removal, employing environmentally safe deicing agents, detailed snow removal plans that prioritize accessible routes, proper drainage systems to prevent ice accumulation, and community engagement for reporting unmanaged snow or hazards. Additionally, they advocate for clear signage, regular accessibility audits, and training for snow removal crews. The aim is to prevent winter from being a season of isolation by creating inclusive communities through accessible design and snow management practices. Included by Design offers consultation services to support these endeavors.

Transitioning from DEI to IDEA: The Imperative of Accessibility

Exploring the evolution from DEI to IDEA, this piece dives deep into the importance of accessibility in today’s inclusive landscape.

Crafting a Beacon of Inclusion: The New Calgary Event Centre

Explore Calgary’s new arena’s potential to revlutionize accessibility in public spaces. Our latest blog delves into how this project can foster inclusivity and community ties, setting a new standard in accessible design.

Alberta Waives Red-Tape on Pet-Friendly Patios

Alberta Waives Red-Tape on Pet-Friendly Patios

An image of a woman shaking a dog's paw. This month, the Province of Alberta waives red tape for dog-friendly restaurant patios. For dog owners, a dog-friendly patio season signals a fun summer feature, and for some Persons Living with Disabilities, dog-friendly could...

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Krooshl Partners with Cerebral Palsy Alberta

Krooshl Partners with Cerebral Palsy Alberta

Krooshl is pleased to announce its partnership with Cerebral Palsy Alberta (CPAA), a registered non-profit organization that supports people living with Cerebral Palsy and other disabilities in the province of Alberta. The CPAA is an affiliate of United Cerebral...

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Universal Design 101

Universal Design 101

An image of floor elevation built up to a doorway to remove the need for stairs. What is Universal Design? Simply put, universal design ensures something– a building, product, or information, can be accessed, understood and used to the greatest extent possible by all...

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Krooshl Partners with Inclusion by Libra

Krooshl Partners with Inclusion by Libra

 Krooshl partners with Inclusion by Libra, a Calgary based, women-owned consulting firm that serves Canadian organizations by helping them develop and implement diversity, equity and inclusion strategies and services. Inclusion by Libra works with small to...

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National AccessAbility Week 2022

National AccessAbility Week 2022

Every May, as the signs of summer emerge, and the sidewalks clear, Canada celebrates National AccessAbility Week (NAAW). National AccessAbility Week began in 1988 as ‘National Access Awareness Week’ inspired by Rick Hansen’s Man In Motion World Tour to share the lived...

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Accessible Calgary Restaurant: Fonda Fora

Accessible Calgary Restaurant: Fonda Fora

Discover Fonda Fora, an accessible restaurant in Downtown Calgary that's now on krooshl.com. Address: 630 - 4th Avenue SW, inside the Westley Hotel. View the Krooshl listing with full accessibility overview  here. Fonda Fora's accessible entrance. A few of Fonda...

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Accessible Calgary Restaurant: Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Accessible Calgary Restaurant: Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Discover Ruth's Chris Steak House Downtown, an accessible restaurant in Downtown Calgary that's now on krooshl.com. Address: 294, 115 - 9th Avenue SE 2nd Floor, Calgary Tower Calgary, Alberta T2G 0P5 View the Krooshl listing with full accessibility overview here. The...

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Accessible Calgary Restaurant: LOCAL Public Eatery

Accessible Calgary Restaurant: LOCAL Public Eatery

Discover LOCAL Public Eatery, an accessible Calgary restaurant located in Downtown Calgary that's now on krooshl.com. Address: 310 8th Ave SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 1C1 View the Krooshl listing with full accessibility overview  here. LOCAL Public Eatery street entrance....

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