Bradford’s downtown core saw some new sidewalks put in last week, which has left some Bond Head residents wondering when theirs will be fixed May 14, 2020
By: Natasha Philpott
Many residents were happy to see the start of a mini-makeover in Bradford’s downtown core last week, when sidewalk repairs began on Holland Street West.
‘Accessibility doesn’t happen by accident,’ says disability rights advocate David Lepofsky CBC News
Posted: May 03, 2020
David Lepofsky, a disability rights advocate, says: ‘The real question that I would ask is: What are they doing to ensure that, in altering this part of the built environment, that the alteration will increase and not decrease accessibility?’
March 9th, 2020 | by Sarah Grace Taylor
Greater trail and pathway connectivity, maintenance of existing parks and increased accessibility are the top priorities for the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Board as it seeks approval of its final master plan.
The plan, which was presented in broad terms to members of the county commission, the county mayor and other officials Monday morning, is the product of more than a year of research into the needs of the county’s 18 parks and recreational facilities.
Patrick Kunkel’s family struggling to find affordable, accessible housing in Toronto Lauren Pelley, CBC News
Posted: Feb 24, 2020
Slowly, steadily, Patrick Kunkel moves one foot in front of the other.
Standing between two parallel walking bars, and holding out his tattoo-covered arms to grip his physiotherapist for support, the 28-year-old is tentatively walking across the floor in a workout room at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.
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Published: February 6th, 2020
Interacting with customers, fixing their devices, and getting a front-row seat to Apple’s latest offerings were a regular occurrence for Robert Shaw, who, until last summer, worked for the tech giant since 2011.
But now the 33-year-old is suing his former employer for lost wages and damages, alleging that Apple repeatedly refused to work on an individual accommodation plan with him and instead provided piecemeal solutions to his disability.
