Josh Vander Vies

National pride. Sport pride. Disability pride. Fierté nationale. Fierté du sport. Fierté du handicap. 🇨🇦♥️♿ Accessible description: As the @cdnparalympics team competes, Josh looks up at the @stadefrance crowd off camera, at the @paris2024 @paralympics and in awe as the sun sets. The #Canada flag on his sleeve shimmers through multiple stylish @lululemon layers of pink, red and white subtle grid patterns. Description accessible : L''équipe canadienne paralympique compétitionne et Josh regarde la foule du Stade de France hors caméra, lors des Jeux Paralympiques, ébloui tandis que le soleil se couche. Le drapeau Canada sur sa manche scintille derrière des couches élégantes de tenue avec motifs subtils à grille roses, rouges et blancs de @lululemon .

Go @k.tremblay_archery allez!

Co-chef de mission Josh Vander Vies tries the famous chocolate muffin at the Paralympic Village with Paris 2024 in huge letters behind. Co-chef de mission Josh Vander Vies essaie le fameux muffin au chocolat au Village paralympique avec Paris 2024 en letters énormes derrière lui.

What people think about you is not your ceiling; it's their imagination.

Accessible description: Josh Vander Vies, born without most of his arms and legs, is down from his usual electric wheelchair, scooting around in a building hallway dressed as the magpie #Sussie from #kpopdemonhunters and his daughter is dressed as #Rumi . Josh has a black balaclava, plague doctor mask, dark high top hat, three yellow paper eyes taped on each side and two cardboard wings taped to his white shirt, with black pants. His daughter has a purple Rumi braid clipped in her own French braids, grey hoodie, white turtle neck, jeans, and a glimmering holographic sword which she slashes and gleefully thrusts @dynamofencing @fencing_fie #diycostume #dadcostume #disability #costumedesign #halloween #accessiblehalloween #accessibility #limbdifference .

Accessible description: Josh participates in mass cardio vascular activity for a good cause: Qmunity. Born without arms and legs, he is out of his wheelchair on the ground on a black yoga mat moving in quasi sync with a big crowd at Fitness is Such a Drag.

What a chance to live the purpose of @yvrairport today on @theboardoftrade stage: "YVR exists to serve our community and the economy that supports it." Our panel discussed belonging and intersectionality at the workplace. Among the topics covered were mental health, how to remove bias from AI, why many diversity programs fail, getting the definition of intersectionality right, belonging as a deep human need, and how we belong. It was great to feel the energy in the room and share it with the business community, our YVR People and Culture colleagues and Employee Resource Group Chairs. Accessible description: Josh wears his blue suit, white dress shirt, no tie and was born with arms ending near elbows and legs ending near hips. He's white, in his electric wheelchair, and his brown hair fresh fade haircut into beard complements a bit of a sunburn on his forehead. Clear aviator spectacles and an orange and blue paisley pocket square accessorize the lapel mic he wears. @theboardoftrade logo and those of listing sponsors @telus , @cnrailway , YVR, @lifeatbcit , @aircanada and @rbc are in the background. A dramatically blurred full audience is in the foreground.

We’ve had the privilege of connecting with organizations committed to creating a more accessible and inclusive world, like @yvrairport – one of the first buildings in the province to get the RHF Gold certification. Take a moment to explore what @joshvandervies , Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at YVR, has to say about the impact of considering disability and inclusion from the very beginning. As Josh puts it: “We want to connect, empower people, and help them unlock their potential.” ✨🙌 #YVR #Inclusion #Accessibility #UniversalDesign #Buildingforpeople #RHFAC #RickHansenFoundation

"Serving looks and existential truths 📸💥🧠 Art that reads you back. Which quote hits you the hardest?👇" #ArtThatSpeaks #GalleryVibes #ModernArt #ExistentialCrisisButMakeItFashion #ThoughtProvoking #MuseumDay #WheelchairStyle #OOTD #ArtExhibit #DeepThoughts #TechVsHumanity

Incredible night with the talent, work ethic, and messages of @fireleibaez at @vanartgallery on display. Accessible description: Dots of light shine through blue in an imagined Black Atlantis of pregnant slaves thrown overboard in an entire room. Josh, Dalia, and Olivia, dressed in a grey suit, black dresses and one pink cardigan pose in front. History explodes in colours of what could have been over a wall sized line drawing of what was a classic Greek temple of knowledge's steps listing great intellectual works, into what can be. Josh, Dalia, and Olivia, dressed in a grey suit, black dresses and one pink cardigan pose in front. Incredible imagery of a woman and foliage and potential, coils atop dubious geographic demarcations on a massive printed map as @fireleibaez and @curator_on_the_run discuss. Heraldic bursts of colour create endless horses on an enormous piece as @fireleibaez and @curator_on_the_run discuss. Josh and Olivia watch dancers three floors below.

Heed this cautionary Halloween tale of what happens if you skip bicep curls or leg day at the gym! Accessible description: Amongst office chairs and desks, Josh Vander Vies sits in his electric wheelchair, clad in black shorts, a black shirt and a black hoodie. Hood off, his limbs end abruptly, skeleton arms and legs attached where his biological ones end. #limbdifference #amputeehumor #amputee #halloween #accessiblehalloween #legdayworkout #wheelchairhalloweencostume #limbdifferenceawareness #skeletonmakeup

The AthletesCAN Board of Directors is made up of current and retired Canadian athletes who are driven to effect positive change and to ensure the athlete voice is heard. There are currently three Board of Director positions available. For more information, or to submit your nomination, click on the link in our bio. — Le conseil d’administration d’AthlètesCAN est composé d’athlètes canadiens actuels et retraités qui sont déterminés à apporter des changements positifs et à faire en sorte que la voix des athlètes soit entendue. Il y a actuellement trois postes à pourvoir au conseil d’administration. Pour plus d’informations ou pour soumettre votre candidature, en cliquant sur le lien dans notre bio!