Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ (RHFAC) Fundamentals Training

Gail Martiri is an accomplished expert in universal design, accessibility consulting, and strategic advising, with over 20 years of experience in government relations, product regulation, and inclusive design. She is a certified Aging in Place Specialist and Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC) Professional.

An experienced educator, Gail has taught accessibility and inclusive design at Toronto Metropolitan University, the University of Alberta, and Carleton University. She has led RHFAC accessibility audits across sectors including education, government, culture, and recreation, with clients such as Carleton University, Tafelmusik, and the Canadian Mental Health Association.

In addition to consulting and teaching, Gail applies her expertise to designing accessible, beautiful spaces for both residential and commercial environments. She also volunteers as a ROMWalks guide with the Royal Ontario Museum, leading historical walking tours of Toronto.

Jenny Blome has over 20+ years of experience in user design, product management, and strategic consulting with innovative companies such as Apple. In 2014, she joined the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) to lead the design of a new technology solution for the accessibility rating of the built environment. This effort was a predecessor of the organization’s Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Program (RHFAC), its core focus today.

Jenny was the co-architect of the RHFAC Rating Survey, the basis of the RHFAC certification system. In her role as Director at RHF, Jenny provided accessibility consultation for new construction projects and accessibility assessments of existing facilities in a wide range of industries. A few of the projects include: Hill Children’s Health Centre at BC Children’s Hospital, First Nations Health Authority, UBC School of Biomedical Engineering, UBC Gateway Building, Canadian Museum of Science and Technology, Rideau Hall, Canadian Border Security Agency, Canadian Transportation Agency, CN Tower, New Toronto Courthouse, Canada Post. She also managed educational programs including accessibility training for architects, engineers, designers, planners, and other professionals. Additionally, she developed a new accessibility curriculum, “Accessible Spaces 101,” which she facilitated as SME. 

Jenny currently provides accessibility consulting for a wide range of industries, existing sites, and new development including government, commercial, residential, and educational institutions.