StopGap has won the Toronto Awesome Foundation’s July 2012 Grant! Thanks so much everyone for your support. http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/12026 What will we do with the grant money? Stay tuned for Luke’s Instructional Animations and D.I.Y. Community Ramp Built Kits!
We just applied for a grant from the awesome foundation. Cross your fingers and wish us luck, hopefully we’ll make the shortlist!
Here is an article in Engineering Dimensions Magazine, we ensured there was a little StopGap shout out of course. It’s a little technical but hope you enjoy nonetheless. http://www.peo.on.ca/DIMENSIONS/mayjune2012/Viewpoint.pdf
Check out the fantastic photos that Yvonne took of the recent delivery of ramps to Kensington market! http://www.flickr.com/photos/yvonnebambrick/sets/72157629765323562/
The StopGap initiative is always ready and available to visit schools and organizations! Presentations can be honed to specific curriculums but are generally themed around inclusivity and equity, recognizing change as opportunities to experience new things and overcoming fears of the unknown. Through telling my story and sharing some of my own experiences living with a disability I …
We’ve put together a short film which explains the ramp project and our goal to create awareness about physical barriers in our built environment. Enjoy and share! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umEd7kMUquw&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
Check out this awesome piece about the ramp project written by Ben Spurr of Now Magazine! http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/news/story.cfm?content=184861
Thank you Home Depot for helping make another ramp project a huge success.
I’ll let the pictures tell the story…