FormEdOn celebrates neurodiversity and lends a hand in creating strength-focused opportunities for individuals with disabilities at schools, job-training centres, and workplaces.

Empowering Youth

We believe in empowering our school-age learners through assessment, individualized remedial instruction, social-communication training and

self-advocacy support.

Get to Know Us

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Smita Srivastava
Founder & Accessibility Specialist

Smita provides direct support to individuals and families with disabilities and assists employers and educational institutions in developing inclusive practices for sustainable, long-term competitive advantage.

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Dr. Gautam Gupta
Technology & Development Advisor

Gautam brings expertise and innovation to FormEdOn’s accessibility efforts in technological fields. He provides technical leadership and guidance on content and product development initiatives.

Alfred Rochon
Physical & Infrastructural Accessibility Advisor

Alfred is the Founder of Accessible Places and a certified Accessibility Assessor in Vancouver. Alfred brings more than 30 years of experience in the construction and design industry. He provides content expertise on built and infrastructure accessibility to the FormEdOn team.

Ronald Kasule
Social Development Advisor: African Initiatives

Ronald is the co-founder and CEO Diversity Ability Support Network System (Dasuns), a social enterprise in Uganda. Ronald provides insights on FormEdOn's disability inclusion initiatives in Africa.

Our Vision

FormEdOn is fuelled by the belief that happy and success-filled experiences can be created for all individuals, regardless of how they think, learn, and interact with the world around them. We have strong faith in diverse identities and abilities of people. We also have the knowledge to collaborate with others who wish to create competency-focused educational and work environments in which difference is celebrated.

About Smita

Smita is a British Columbia and California certified educator and accessibility specialist. She has a masters degree in Special Education and more than 11 years of experience in providing disability support services within the community. Smita has worked extensively as an educator within the student services department of the public school system. She now provides services as a Learning Consultant to students with low-incidence disabilities enrolled in online schools. Further, Smita supports the Federal Learning Disability project within the construction and mining industry as a Learning Specialist. She is an inclusion and accessibility advisor at Accessible Places, BC and Dasuns, Uganda. At FormEdOn, Smita directly assists students and job-seekers in meeting their educational and employment goals.

"I had the pleasure of working with Smita for several years in a social emotional program in public school system. Smita is highly professional and personable. She exhibits a high level of patience and understanding of diverse social and emotional needs. Very thorough in her approach to each students complex learning needs."

Get to Know Us

Smita Srivastava Founder & Accessibility Specialist

Dr. Gautam Gupta Technology & Development Advisor