Nominations are now being accepted for the Rick Hansen Foundation’s Difference Maker of the Year Awards for the 2024 – 2025 school year. Since 2000, the Rick Hansen Foundation School Program (RHFSP) has celebrated and recognized individual youth, youth groups, and classrooms who are helping to advance inclusion and accessibility for people with physical disabilities within their school and community. Teachers and students can nominate exceptional individuals, youth groups, and classrooms for their outstanding contributions to improving the lives of people with disabilities. Individual award recipients will receive an honorarium of $500; classrooms and youth groups will receive $1,000 to share. For more information, to access the RHFSP Difference Maker Starter Kit for inspiration on ways to make a difference in your school or community, and to nominate someone, visit: rickhanson.com. Nominations close on April 6, 2025 at 11:59 Pacific Time.