Accessibility
London Transit partners with MagnusCards to make conventional bus service more accessible – London | Globalnews.ca
Officials with the London Transit Commission have unveiled a new digital initiative aimed at making the city’s conventional transit system more accessible and easier to navigate. The commission announced Thursday that it had partnered with the makers...
Luxury home for sale in Alberta described as ‘gold standard’ for accessibility | Globalnews.ca
A unique house for sale in St. Albert, Alta., has caught the attention of people in the disability community. The luxury bungalow was renovated a few years ago for a man with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). As...
Winnipeg law courts get accessibility upgrades – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Renovations to Winnipeg’s Law Courts Building are complete, and the main entrance is reopened to the public with more physical accessibility than ever before, the province said Monday. “We’re pleased that the significant renovation work at 408...
Decorated local Paralympian invites Winnipeggers to Tokyo Games watch party – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
One of Manitoba’s most decorated athletes is inviting sports fans to come out and support Canada’s Paralympians at a watch party Thursday night. Kirby Cote of Accessible Sport Connection Manitoba told 680 CJOB that the event, being...
COMMENTARY: Nova Scotia election candidates need to step up and make province more accessible – Halifax | Globalnews.ca
In Nova Scotia, we are famous for dragging our feet. Change comes, but only after so much wasted time and lives sacrificed while waiting to embrace it. I would like to offer a couple of thoughts on...
N.S. election: parties won’t meet goals of 10-year plan for people with disabilities – Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Vicky Levack with the Disability Rights Coalition in Nova Scotia says she feels deceived after learning no political party can commit to the targets of a 10-year plan to transform housing and care for people with intellectual...
Saint John family hopes to raise funds for accessible van – New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
One Saint John family is hoping to raise enough money to buy an accessible van. Matthew and Mary Webb’s oldest daughter Gemma has cerebral palsy and is non-verbal. The two have to take Gemma to the IWK...
Montreal advocates call for better accessibility – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
Marie Pontini is a competitive bodybuilder who likes to keep active. But she’s frustrated that she cannot always get to where she wants to. There isn’t always access for her wheelchair, which she uses because she has...
Eye-catching new tourist attraction opens on Vancouver Island | Globalnews.ca
There were oohs and aahs, along with plenty of delighted squeals and shrieks Thursday, as what’s being billed as a premier new tourist attraction opened on Vancouver Island. The new Malahat Skywalk, located about half an hour...
Montreal man hits brick wall in fight for accessibility – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
A Montreal man living with multiple sclerosis has been denied a permit to build a wheelchair lift in front of his apartment. Claude Varin can’t leave his second floor apartment as often as he’d like. There are...
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