For media inquiries, contact Communications Officer Emelou Porquez at eporquez@able2.org
- Improving Centretown accessibility frustrated by ‘ignorance, attitude’ and available funds for small businesses, advocates say : Capital Current – October 15, 2025
- 10th Annual Diwali Awards Gala celebrates community, culture (and one very humble organizer) : Caroline in the Capital – October 5, 2025
- Ottawa’s South Asian community set to shine at 10th Annual Diwali Awards Gala : Caroline in the Capital – September 22, 2025
- WCPD-hosted evening highlights ABLE2’s impact : Caroline in the Capital – September 16, 2025
- Ottawa Business Journal | The great RTO debate: What does it look like in Ottawa’s charitable sector? – September 10, 2025
- Voices 4 Ability Radio | Community Partners: ABLE2 featuring Executive Director Heather Lacey – July 10, 2025
- Social Scene | Community Builders: Evening in the Maritimes: Ottawa Citizen – June 2, 2025
- Evening in the Maritimes: CTV News Ottawa – May 30, 2025
- Evening in the Maritimes raises $300K to empower people with disabilities through ABLE2: Caroline in the Capital – May 30, 2025
- Evening in the Maritimes raises $300K for Ottawa’s ABLE2: Ottawa Business Journal – May 30, 2025
- Program that matches someone with a disability with a volunteer celebrating 50 years – CBC Ottawa Morning with Rebecca Zandbergen – May 30, 2025
- ABLE2 Match Mark and Daniel: 580 CFRA Ottawa Work Morning with Patricia Boal – May 28, 2025
- Interviewing Steph Markowski of the PWHL’s Ottawa Charge: Medium – April 25, 2025
- EiTM Event Chair Danielle Demark and The Artery Community Roasters’ Will Wells: CTV Morning Live – April 10, 2025
- EiTM Event Chair Danielle Demark: 580 CFRA Newstalk – April 9, 2025
- Op-Ed “The State of DEI and Why We Must Stand Firm” by Heather Lacey: Ottawa Business Journal – February 21, 2025
- ABLE2 on An Hour To Give: Rogers TV – February 8, 2025
- Blachford Tax Charity Game swings for the fences to help ABLE2, YSB: Ottawa Business Journal – August 22, 2024
- Ottawa man using walker gets accessible entrance installed in his apartment building: CTV News – July 18, 2024
- Evening in the Maritimes reels in big crowd, raises $375K-plus for ABLE2: Ottawa Business Journal – May 2, 2024
- Social Scene | Community Builders: Evening in the Maritimes: Ottawa Citizen – May 6, 2024
- An Evening in the Maritimes: The Biggest and Fanciest Kitchen Party in Support of ABLE2: Ottawa Life Magazine – March 18, 2024
- Senator Petitclerc’s Statement for International Day of People with Disabilities at the Senate Chambers, Ottawa – November 30, 2023
- Reach Canada recognized for 42 years of helping those with disabilities as free legal service joins ABLE2: Ottawa Business Journal – September 29, 2023
- Social Scene | Community Builders: Evening in the Maritimes: Ottawa Citizen – May 15, 2023
- Community leader, advocate Jim Kyte shines in Evening in the Maritimes role: Ottawa Business Journal – May 12, 2023
- ‘We want families to be able to continue living with their children safely.”; Kingston Whig Standard – November 23, 2022
- CTV morning Live Host Rosey Edeh sits down with Executive Director of ABLE2 Heather Lacey to talk about how you can help people living with disabilities: CTV Morning Live – September 12, 2022
- The ‘good recipe’ behind ABLE2 and what’s ahead this season: Kitchissippi Times – August 5, 2022
- Evening in the Maritimes: CTV News Ottawa – April 28, 2022
- Social Scene | Community Builders: Evening in the Maritimes: Ottawa Citizen – May 24, 2022
- ABLE2 Volunteer and Advocate Rob Meredith Talks About Matching Program and Ottawa Race Weekend: AMI Accessible Media Inc. – April 6, 2021
- Students with FASD need unique tailored supports say parents: Ottawa Citizen – February 27, 2020
- Changing Lives Documentary: AMI Accessible Media Inc. – July 26, 2019
Media Releases
- ABLE2 to Expand Matching Connect Program Thanks to $347,800 OTF grant from Ontario Government – June 11, 2025
- Evening in the Maritimes Raises $300,000 for ABLE2 – May 30, 2025
- ABLE2 Reflects on the Impact of a $25,000 Grant from Hydro One’s Energizing Life Community Fund – April 14, 2025
- Mayor Sutcliffe Presents Proclamation Day for ABLE2: Support for People with Disabilities for its 50th Anniversary – December 4, 2024
- Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant supports ABLE2 Employees with Disabilities – June 12th, 2024
- EiTM24 Wrap-Up – May 3rd, 2024
- Reach Beyond: Impacting the Future – September 25th, 2023
- FASD Awareness and FASD Walk – September 25th, 2023
- Reach Canada merger with ABLE2 Media Release – February 21, 2023
- Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Grant Support Media Release – September 29, 2022
- Evening in the Maritimes Media Release – May 16, 2022
- Resilient Communities Fund Grant Support Media Release – February 23, 2022
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