By Paola Loriggio
The Canadian Press
Posted August 13, 2020
TORONTO – A Toronto restaurant discriminated against a woman who uses mobility devices and publicly humiliated her by refusing to let her use its bathroom four years ago, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ruled.
In a decision issued this week, the tribunal says Haily ButlerHenderson “experienced adverse treatment” when she was repeatedly refused access to a downstairs washroom at the Pentagram Bar and Grill on Aug. 19, 2016.
Melissa McKee wants Orillia hospital to better accommodate deaf, hard-of-hearing patients
August 8, 2018
by: Nathan Taylor
An Orillia woman is preparing to make an appearance before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after filing a complaint against Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH).
Melissa McKee will head to Toronto Aug. 30 for a three-hour mediation/adjudication hearing at the Social Justice Tribunals Ontario/Ontario Rights Tribunal of Ontario in Toronto. The main issue for McKee is the way OSMH’s emergency department announces patients’ last names in the wait room.
