Abilities Arts Festival is co-presenting When I Walk A Film by Jason DaSilva at Hot Docs. Three screenings only! Read more on the Abilities Arts Festival Website.

Mounting evidence shows that many people with dyslexia are highly creative, out-of-the-box thinkers, and neuroimaging studies demonstrate that their brains really do think differently. Read more in the Wall Street Journal.

Third-year undergraduate student Keren J. Mack has managed to turn something personal into a political passion. Mack is studying public administration and governance and recently completed a research project on adult learning disability in Trinidad and Tobago. Read the full article in Ryerson Today.

Raymond Cohen, founder and CEO of the Canadian Abilities Foundation and editor of Abilities magazine, passed away on March 22, 2013. He was 64. For more information, please go to the Abilities website.

Distinguished visiting scholar and research fellow to assume role during search process. You can read more about this on Ryerson Today.

Although not a mandatory standard at this time, it is foreseeable that legislators, health and safety officers and inspectors, adjudicators and tribunals will be influenced by the standard when dealing with psychological and mental health issues in the workplace. In addition, such standards may be absorbed into the employer’s general duty to protect workers from harm in the workplace, which exists in all jurisdictions in Canada. Read more on how to integrate this standard.

On February 27, 2013, the AODA Alliance wrote Ontario’s new cabinet minister responsible for implementing and enforcing the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Dr. Eric Hoskins. He is the new Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment. Read the full article on the AODA Aliiance website.

The file for Ontarians with disabilities is taking a new direction, one that could bring unprecedented opportunities in employment and careers. Read the full article on the Capitalizing on CapABILITIES website.

A sociological look at the international symbol of accessibility. Read the full article on the Huffington Post website.

Peterborough's Wyatt Harvey shows off the puck that will be used at the inaugural Courage Canada National Blind Hockey Tournament from Friday to Sunday at the former Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Read the full article in the Peterborough Examiner.