Photo: Nunavut disabilities society meets in Iqaluit

Wendy Ireland, executive director of the Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society, takes the microphone March 6 at the start of a two-day awareness forum at the Frobisher Inn in Iqaluit. The forum's goals include mobilizing Iqaluit and addressing two priority issues of concern for people with disabilities and deaf people – health and wellness and violence and abuse. Participants meeting will also discuss issues such as building access and public education. (PHOTO BY SAMANTHA DAWSON)