Changes mean people with disabilities, seniors may just stay home, advocates say Muriel Draaisma, CBC News
Posted: Jun 17, 2021
Advocates are calling on the TTC to pause a program that requires users to reregister for Wheel-Trans, saying they fear the process could mean thousands of people with disabilities will lose access to the specialized service.
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities
Web: https://www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/
June 16, 2021
SUMMARY
Ontario desperately needs to modernize its outdated laws to ensure that buildings and the built environment becomes accessible to people with disabilities. The Ford Government has received a promising blueprint for this. This can help propel Ontario in the right direction towards becoming accessible to people with disabilities. Will the Ford Government act?
Josh Pringle, CTV News Ottawa
Published Saturday, June 12, 2021
OTTAWA –Ride-sharing companies have agreed to pay more for an accessibility fee to the city of Ottawa, but it’s not the 30 cents a ride charge Council was hoping for.
A report for the Community and Protective Services Committee shows the private transportation companies licensed in Ottawa have increased the Voluntary Per-Trip Surcharge to 10 cents a ride, from seven cents a ride.
Scott Miller CTV News London Videographer
Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021
BLYTH, ONT. –Julie Sawchuk has become somewhat of an accessible bathroom ‘crusader.’
“Building better bathrooms, that is kind of my thing,” says the Blyth mother of two.
Since losing the use of her legs, after being hit by passing motorist while cycling near Goderich in 2015, Julie Sawchuk has been tackling the sometimes uncomfortable world of bathroom accessibility.
‘At the end of the day, if we can’t even have a vote, then we’re not even being counted in society,’ says Lorelei Root June 8, 2021
By: Richard Vivian
A significant portion of residents will be prevented from casting a ballot in next year’s municipal election unless the city’s slate of approved voting methods is expanded, says accessibility advocate Lorelei Root, noting a staff recommendation to offer in-home voting won’t change that.
