Maayan Ziv

Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Honoree
2021

Founder & CEO
AccessNow

An entrepreneur and disability activist, Maayan launched AccessNow, a social enterprise that shares information about the accessibility of places worldwide. As CEO, she has created a powerful shift in thinking about the importance of accessibility, from accessible technologies to infrastructure, public policy, media and more. An internationally acclaimed voice for the disability rights movement, Maayan’s leadership has been recognized with many awards including the Governor General Innovation Prize and WXN’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.

2021 Honorees

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