Interested in Creating Inclusive Spaces?
This four-week, online, self-paced course will provide you with the foundational knowledge to understand the needs of people with disabilities and how our physical spaces can be made more accessible. Enhance your knowledge and application of Universal Design and meaningful accessibility through video interviews of people with lived experience, leading subject matter experts, and case studies. This course will take approximately 20 hours to complete.
Peer to peer learning via one-hour virtual sessions will take place for the following courses on Mondays at 12pm PT / 1pm MT / 3pm ET on Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 30th. Discussions will be facilitated by a coach and sessions will be recorded.
Post Secondary Partner | Course Dates | Registration Link |
George Brown College
| Winter: January 20 - February 16, 2025 Spring: May 26 – June 22, 2025 | |
Nova Scotia Community College
| Winter: January 20 - February 16, 2025 Spring: May 26 – June 22, 2025 | |
University of Alberta
| Winter: January 20 - February 16, 2025 Spring: May 26 – June 22, 2025 | |
Vancouver Community College
| Winter: January 20 - February 16, 2025 |
RHFAC Fundamentals Training is also offered via the below professional associations. Check with your association if you are a member, and visit their website for more information and registration.
Professional Association | Course Dates | Registration Link |
Independent Contractors and Business Association (ICBA)
| Winter: January 20 - February 16, 2025 Spring: May 26 – June 22, 2025 | |
Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA)
| Course dates to be confirmed. |
Course Welcome from Rick Hansen
Through this course, you will:
- Understand the scope and prevalence of disability in the community.
- Describe how people with disabilities experience the social and physical environment.
- Demonstrate confidence in communicating and interacting with people with disabilities.
- Learn about Universal Design and meaningful accessibility for people with disabilities, and how to apply them in the built environment.
- Gain knowledge of fundamental legal framework affecting people with disabilities.
- Learn about the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ (RHFAC) program, its benefits and methodology.
- Apply an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) lens to projects/operations.
- Build a community by engaging and sharing with your peers.
Eligibility: No prerequisites required. This course does not qualify learners to obtain their RHFAC Professional designation; anyone looking to do so must successfully complete RHFAC Professional Training.
Format: This four-week, online, self-paced course will take approximately 20 hours to complete and includes four peer-to-peer virtual sessions and online discussions facilitated by an RHFAC expert. To successfully complete the course, participants will be required to take three module quizzes and earn a passing grade of 80% or higher on each.
Cost: This course is $1,500.00 plus applicable taxes.
Interested in Group Bookings? To learn more about Group Bookings for your organization, please email training@rickhansen.com.
Be a business leader and join the journey towards an accessible world
for people of all ages and abilities.