Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ (RHFAC) Fundamentals Training

Create 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 with people with lived experience, leading subject matter experts, and case studies. This course will take approximately 20 hours to complete.

Program Details

• On average, if you do all the readings and reflective work, this course will take approximately 20 hours.
• Learners will have 4 weeks to complete the course from the course start date.
• Course materials will be available for “view-only” access 1 month after the end of the 4-week course.
• The RHFAC Fundamentals Training consists of 3 modules and includes video interviews with people with lived experience and leading subject matter experts, as well as case studies:
  • 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 complete the course successfully, learners must 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.
• Join learners from different partner institutions in one offering.

What You'll 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 the 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 Will Benefit

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 suits those seeking a baseline understanding of accessibility in the built environment, without requiring prior technical or professional prerequisites.

What You’ll Earn