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Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ (RHFAC) Fundamentals Training

Program image for RHFAC Fundamentals Training, entitled 'Create spaces that embrace everyone'.

Table of Contents

1. Course Description
2. Register Now
3. What You Will Learn
4. Who it’s Good For
5. Course at a Glance
6. Course Delivery
7. Virtual Sessions
8. Course Instructor
9. How to apply and qualifications
10. Receiving your certificate
11. Cost
12. Accessibility and System Requirements

Course Description

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.

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Ontario residents may be eligible for a grant covering 100% of the RHFAC course fee, contingent on residency and completion of the final survey. To apply, contact accessibility.institute@carleton.ca with your full name, full mailing address, and phone number. Eligible participants will receive instructions to register at no cost.

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What You Will Learn

  • 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. .

Who it’s Good For

The RHFAC Fundamentals Training is for individuals who want foundational knowledge about accessibility, specifically to understand the needs of people with disabilities and how physical spaces can be made more accessible and welcoming. It is suited to those seeking a baseline understanding of accessibility in the built environment, without requiring prior technical or professional prerequisites.

Course at a Glance

This is a fully online, paced course.

  • Learners will have 4 weeks to complete the course from the course start date. 
  • On average, if you do all the readings and reflective work, this course will take approximately 20 hours. 
  • The RHFAC Fundamentals Training consists of 3 modules and contains video interviews of people with lived experience and leading subject matter experts, and case studies. They are: 
    • Module 1: Understanding Disability 
    • Module 2: Understanding our Built Environment 
    • Module 3: Measuring Accessibility in the Built Environment 
  • This course includes weekly one-hour virtual sessions and online discussions facilitated by a coach to support peer learning. Sessions will be recorded but attendance is highly recommended for peer learning. 
  • To successfully complete the course, learners will be required to take 3 module quizzes and earn a passing grade of 80% or higher on each. 
  • Learners will be issued a certificate and a badge upon successful completion of the course. 
  • Course materials will be available for “view-only” access 1 month after the end of the 4-week course. 
  • Join learners from different partner institutions in one offering.

Course Delivery

Fully online, self-paced course.  Weekly one-hour virtual sessions and online discussions.

Virtual Sessions

Weekly 1-hour live session with the course instructor;

October 12 – November 6, 2026: Wednesdays 2:30 – 3:30 pm
March 22 – April 16, 2027: Thursdays 2:30 – 3:30
June 7 – July 2, 2027: Wednesdays 2:30 – 3:30

Course Instructor

Gail Martiri

How to apply and qualifications

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.

Receiving your certificate

Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate of completion.

Cost

$950 CAD +  Applicable Taxes

Accessibility and System Requirements

Questions: If you have any questions or would like additional information about the RHFAC Fundamentals, please email Accessibility.Institute@carleton.ca.

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