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• An Assessment of the Federal Budget for our community
  The Government of Canada released its budget on November 4th, delivered by Minister of Finance and National Revenue, François-Philippe Champagne. It has since passed in the House of Commons. This communication outlines how the government intends to spend throughout the next year, with some allocations for future fiscal years, pertaining...
• Help Remove Financial Barriers for Disabled Students Across Canada
  Post-secondary education is costly — tuition, rent, food, and course materials. For many disabled and neurodivergent students, these baseline costs are compounded by essential, non-optional expenses. They often need to purchase and maintain assistive technology (e.g., wheelchairs, Braille displays), set up ergonomic desks or chairs for...
• Share Your Experience - Paid Research Interview Opportunity
  Have you used tools like resumé builders, career quizzes, or skills assessments? We want to hear about your experiences! The Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) is inviting Canadian youth with disabilities to share their experiences using tools that help them describe or assess their work-related skills in an one-on-one...
• Minister Champagne announces funding to advance equality, and build safer, more inclusive communities across Canada
  From: Department of Finance CanadaNews releaseOctober 29, 2025 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of Finance CanadaIn a rapidly changing and more dangerous world, Canada is focused on what we can control. We are building our economy with major projects and millions more homes, we are empowering Canadians with lower costs and new opportunities to...
• CBC's CAPE Program Is Back For It's 8th Year!
  The CBC Abilicrew* Placements for Excellence (CAPE) Program is back! Now in its seventh year, CAPE aims to kick-start the careers of persons with disabilities, eliminate barriers to employment, showcase the participant’s talents and generate more discussion, learning and content related to disability, accessibility and inclusion...
• Using AI for Accommodations & Navigating Disclosure at Work
  Join the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) on October 28, 2025, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm ET, via Zoom, for a workshop on using AI accommodations and navigating disclosure in the workplace. This session explores how AI tools can support real-life accommodations in the workplace—from voice-to-text apps and...
• The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) releases our 2024-2025 Annual Report
  (Ottawa, Sept 2nd 2025)  The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) is a Canadian non-governmental organization and registered charity that represents post-secondary students and graduates with disabilities.  We were founded in 1986.    NEADS’ work is grounded in three strategic areas:...
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