As we wrap up 2025, the AHA! team would like to thank everyone who has supported our mission this year to make Hamilton a more accessible place 💛. We wish you warmth, peace, and endless amounts of fun times with loved ones! We are excited for what the new year will bring. Happy holidays! ✨

AHA! members and Westdale Theatre staff weren't the only ones hard at work at the second annual HAFF Time Show! Yolanda, a future McMaster SAS guide dog, attended with her trainer Jade to gain "paws-on" experience and join in the festivities 🐾🦮. We can’t wait to welcome Yolanda back next year! 💛

Another successful HAFF Time Show in the books! We are immensely grateful to our collaborators, sponsors, volunteers, and the community who've come to support our mission! We are so very excited to see you all again next year 💛

Yesterday, AHA! team members, Tim, Mya, Ava, Enya, and Hannah hosted a discussion about disability education and allyship at the Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation! Thank you to HHSF for being such a wonderful and interactive audience, and making Hamilton a more accessible and inclusive place! 💡💙

"Music was his world. Then silence revealed a new one." Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed) is a metal drummer whose life is turned upside down when he rapidly loses his hearing. The final film at the HAFF Time Show this September 20 at 7pm. Get your FREE tickets on the Westdale website or link in comments! 🎶

"My yesterdays are disappearing, and my tomorrows are uncertain, so what do I live for?" "Still Alice" (2014) is showing for FREE this upcoming Saturday, September 20 at 4pm at the annual HAFF Time Show. Reserve your tickets on The Westdale website or link in comments below!

🚨 LESS THAN ONE WEEK UNTIL HAFF TIME SHOW 2025! 🚨 This September 20, take a stroll to The Westdale Theatre with your friends and family to watch one (or 4) award-winning films FOR FREE 🎬. Reserve your tickets through the Westdale website TODAY 🎟

The second podcast in the DHM x TV series! This week, Triple Vision host Hanna Leavitt speaks with Miguel Aguayo of AHA! about the book “The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion”. Listen to the full conversation on Spotify!

"This is my friend, Harvey: an invisible, 6-foot tall rabbit!" 🐇 Elwood P. Dowd (played by James Stewart) stars in Harvey (1950), the second film to be showed at the HAFF Time Show, this upcoming Saturday, September 20 at 1pm - don't miss out! Tickets on @thewestdale.bsky.social website

🎉 ATTENTION ALL MAC STUDENTS + HAMILTONIANS! Our very first HAFF Time Show film this year will be The Unbreakable Boy at 10am @thewestdale.bsky.social! Get your tickets through the Westdale website 😉 #accessiblefilms #HAFFTimeShow #DisabilityHistoryMonth

This September, Hamilton celebrates the second year of Disability History Month (DHM)! DHM was created in 2024 with one goal in mind: to celebrate the achievements of our community members. We’ll be sharing stories, planning a FREE film festival, podcasts, and more! #HamOnt #DisabilityHistoryMonth

2 WEEKS LEFT!! 🚨 HAFF Time Show 2025 is THIS Saturday, September 20 at The Westdale! We'll be showing 4 award-winning films FOR FREE that spotlight characters with disabilities as they navigate the world around them ! Don't miss out and get your tickets through the Westdale website TODAY 🎟 👀

To kick off DHM 2025, AHA! has worked with Triple Vision to bring our very first podcast: Ruth Vallis talks about her book "Love is Blind" which details her life as one of the first eight students to be integrated into Toronto’s regular classrooms in 1969. #DisabilityHistoryMonth

September is Disability History Month! This year we've partnered with Triple Vision to bring you 4 specially curated podcasts dedicated to showcasing Canadian authors with disabilities and disability history as told through books. #DisabilityHistoryMonth

♻️ What do blue box recycling bins have in common with advances in accessibility at McMaster University? Listen to find out!

🧩 A quest! Your voice can make a difference! Will you participate? Lawyer and advocate David Lepofsky talks AODA, accessibility policies, and more with AHA! students Chian and Lyka. Listen to the full discussion on YouTube!

What piece of advice have you received or would like to give to students with disabilities? Join Dr. Alan Neville as he recounts how academic accommodations and accessibility in medical training has changed with AHA! students Ali and Hannah. Full conversation on YouTube!

IT'S BACK!!! HAFF Time Show 2025 is this September 20 at The Westdale 🎬! We'll be showing 4 award-winning films (for FREE) that spotlight characters with disabilities as they navigate the world around them. This special screening series is all about celebrating disability representation...(1/3)

📣 IT’S OFFICIAL: ONE MONTH UNTIL THE BEST EVENT IN HAMILTON…The HAMILTON ACCESSIBILITY FILM FESTIVAL 🎉 🙌 Stay tuned for more information on films + other secret projects we've has been working on…the only way to find out about this year’s event is to check out @thewestdale.bsky.social for now...🫢🤫

Is Ontario Failing People with Disabilities? Lawyer and advocate David Lepofsky talks AODA, accessibility policies, and more with AHA! students Chian and Lyka. Listen to the full discussion on YouTube! #Accessibility #advocacy #DisabilityHistoryMonth #accessibilityawareness #OntarioGovernment

How can we rethink medical curricula to include diverse and capable individuals in the healthcare space? Join Dr. Alan Neville as he recounts how academic accommodations and accessibility in medical training has changed with AHA! students Ali and Hannah. Listen to the full conversation on YouTube!

What does accessibility mean to you? AHA! Director Tim Nolan chats with AHA! students Caterina and Enya about the past, present, and future of accessibility at McMaster and in Hamilton. 🎧 Listen to the full conversation on our YouTube channel! #Accessibility #accessiblespace #DisabilityHistoryMonth

🗣 What's your take on current conversations surrounding disability? McMaster Accessibility Consultant Kate Brown & past Chair of the McMaster Accessibility Advisory Council (MAAC) Anne Pottier discuss navigating accessible resources on campus and more with AHA! students Ava and Mya.

Accessibility and technology: how far have we come and have much further do we need to go? Lawyer and advocate David Lepofsky talks AODA, accessibility policies, and more with AHA! students Chian and Lyka. Listen to the full discussion on our YouTube channel! #Accessibility #accessibletech

What does ableism mean to you? Join Dr. Alan Neville as he recounts how academic accommodations and accessibility in medical training has changed with AHA! students Ali and Hannah. Listen to the full conversation on our YouTube channel! #ableism #DisabilityHistoryMonth #accessibility

As language evolves, how can we balance individual preferences with broader efforts to create respectful, inclusive communities? AHA! Director Tim Nolan chats with AHA! students Caterina and Enya about the past, present, and future of accessibility at McMaster and in Hamilton.

#TBT! Back in April, our Director Tim Nolan, and volunteers Mya and Ava gave a wonderful talk to the Science 2P03 class at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social to discuss disability history and the importance of advocacy. #DisabilityAwareness #Accessibility #DisabilityRights #HamiltonOntario #advocacy