Barrier free Canada – Canada sans barriers is pleased to invite submissions of articles from our friends and supporters.

If you would like to express an opinion or to give feedback on any topic that is related to accessibility or if you have any sort of suggestion as to how greater access can be obtained; then we would love to hear from you.

All articles will be reviewed by our board and if they adhere to our guidelines then we will post them to our submission page as soon as we have notified you.

Our guidelines are as follows:

  • Opinions, suggestions, and feedback must be your very own.
  • The length of your article should not exceed 1500 words.
  • We would accept a final maximum of 1550 words.
  • Constructive criticism will be accepted but open bashing or criticism of individuals and organizations will not.
  • Individuals can submit multiple articles.

Some examples of topics that would be accepted would include:

Barriers to education, employment, health, social programs, financial resources, websites, technology, digital barriers, online shopping, voting, accessible formats, as well as: Complaint systems and processes as they pertain to federal agencies, to federal and provincial companies, customer service, access to the courts, access to sports programs.

This list is by no means limited to these topics so just go ahead and make your submission.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Photo of the Via Rail Canada train in motion.

Traveling Blind by Train During a Pandemic Donna Jodhan Details Her Journey Traveling Blind To and From Quebec City Using Via Rail Canada

I was never afraid to travel at this time and at the end of it all; I am delighted to ...
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Brand new Apple iPhones 6 and 5S sit on a Macbook keyboard surrounded by iPad tablets and various other Apple devices.

Living in Exciting Times By John Panarese, ACSP, ACiT, Director, MacForTheBlind.com

We are living in exciting times as blind and low vision people with the vast amounts and options of assistive ...
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Teaching the Sighted To See Accessibility

By Aaron Di Blasi, Project Management Professional, Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Firstly I'd like to thank Donna for inviting me ...
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Five people stand in a circle with their hands stacked on top of one another. Black and white.

The Accessible Canada Act Represents a Shift in Mindset – From Reactive, to Proactive

By Ian Fine, Executive Director of the Canadian Human Rights Commission The past few years have seen many changes at ...
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A stack printed Braille documents.

No Barriers to Understanding Contributed by Debra Walker

It seems like only yesterday and not so many years ago that I met who would later become one of ...
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Class in session at a large University with focus on students in the back of the hall blurring toward the professor at the front of the hall.

My Role As a Professor with a Visual Impairment: A Retrospective on My Career By: Leo A. Bissonnette, Ph.D.

In response to a request for an article for the BFC-CSB article submissions page I am providing what is a ...
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Image. Close-up of a bronze Statue of Justice which focuses on a bright light in the center of the photo which shines directly upon the blindfold worn by Lady Justice.

A Personal Perspective By Andrew Johnson, Consultant & Notary Public

Introduction I (Donna Jodhan) first met Andrew Johnson in the early 1990s when I asked him to become my personal ...
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Sharing My Hopes for the Accessible Canada Act Contributed by Penny Leclair

Since this new act relates to federal jurisdiction, my hopes for the difference it should bring to my life, as ...
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