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O’Toole wants to see more help for the disabled | Globalnews.ca
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 21, 2021 7:22 pm Updated August 21, 2021 7:56 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size -A ...
Rally accuses Nova Scotia of failing to provide community-based living for disabled people | Globalnews.ca
With the Nova Scotia election campaign now it its final days, there was a protest outside of Province House on Friday. The Disability Rights Coalition wants better support to help them live in the community. The Liberal...
Regina athlete headed to Paralympics to compete in wheelchair racing | Globalnews.ca
No one thought this is where Jessica Frotten would be after experiencing a spinal cord injury during a severe car accident in 2009, but now after defying all odds, the 33-year-old is on her way to Tokyo...
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...
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...
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...
A Maritime mom wants you to take a hike for kids waiting on wishes
A Maritime mom wants you to walk (or run) to help raise funds for kids waiting on a wish. Heather Langley knows first-hand how Make-A-Wish changes lives for families in Atlantic Canada. Her daughter, Lucy was diagnosed...
Halifax research group creates app to help break barriers for those living with disabilities
A research group in Halifax is trying to make the city more inclusive to residents and visitors. PEACH Research works to promote equity, accessibility and health in urban design and planning practices. It’s part of Dalhousie University’s...
Companies under pressure to comply with Ontario’s new website accessibility standards
TORONTO — Time is running out for Ontario companies to show their websites comply with new standards making them more accessible for people with disabilities or face fines of up to $100,000. Provincially regulated private-sector and not-for-profit...
Long-awaited Vendôme tunnel will finally open Monday
Delayed by several years and more than $30 million over its initial budget, the long-awaited newly accessible tunnel linking the Vendôme Metro station to the McGill University Health Centre’s Glen site will open next week. “It’s a...
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