TORONTO – The federal government announced today it will invest over $2.7 million in AccessNow, an online platform which crowdsources information on public transit and venues, such as restaurants and businesses, that are accessible to persons with disabilities.
The government's investment will help AccessNow expand the reach of its platform in Canada, allowing people to share information—in both of Canada's official languages—about the accessibility features of public spaces through an interactive map. This will help give Canadians with disabilities a stronger voice, reads the press release.
The funding comes from the $22.3 million federal Accessible Technology Program, which provides support for the development of assistive and adaptive digital devices and technologies to help make it easier for Canadians with disabilities to participate fully in the digital economy.
Photo of Access Now founder Maayan Ziv and Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility borrowed from Access Now's Twitter feed.
