About Spectrum Ability
Company overview
Spectrum Ability is a Vancouver-based accessibility consulting firm, specializing in universal design in built environments.
Through our services, we offer simple and straightforward feedback on your accessibility. With the feedback, you can use it to improve your facilities or pursue official certification through the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC) program.
In addition, we can also provide accessibility and disability awareness seminars and training to various audience types and sizes.
About the team
Arnold Cheng
General Manager, Founder, RHFAC Professional
Arnold is the founder of Spectrum Ability and has worked in the disability and accessibility field for around a decade, with projects ranging from accessibility mobility apps to community engagement programs for people with disabilities.
In the accessibility field, he has assessed everything from downtown office towers to large community centres, as well as smaller projects such as neighbourhood gardens, park paths, and community theatres.
He was a member of the Technical Subcommittee of the RHFAC program, which developed and refined the current version of RHFAC.
He is also a former Rick Hansen Foundation Ambassador and school instructor, having presented in Canada and taught in South Korea.
Arnold holds a degree from the University of British Columbia and is a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC) Professional.
Natalie Imbeau
Accessibility Assistant, RHFAC Professional
Natalie is the Accessibility Assistant at Spectrum Ability and an RHFAC Professional. She moved to Vancouver and joined Spectrum Ability in mid-2022.
Prior to that, she was living in Washington state, where she earned a degree from Whatcom Community College. She has had life-long first-hand experience dealing with what works and what doesn’t in the realm of accessibility, in many places around the world.
She has a passion for making the world a more accessible place for everyone, one building at a time.
Henry Nguyen
Visuals and Graphics Specialist
Henry is the Visuals and Graphics Specialist at Spectrum Ability, joining us in 2024. He helps put together many of the wonderful photo-realistic renderings of our accessibility recommendations. These renderings provide clients with a straightforward path to improving their buildings.
Outside of work, Henry is a big Japanese travel, animation, and culture enthusiast, with a passion for video games.