November 10, 2016
The City of London may change the longstanding way residents could qualify for discounted bus passes.
A new report headed to the Community and Protective Services Committee next week suggests the discounts should be based on financial need, and those adults who receive it would be living below the “low income cut-off measure.”
Ottawa Citizen
Jon Willing, October 17, 2016
OC Transpo is using two colours to differentiate the Confederation Line LRT and Trillium Line. It might cause problems for people who have a red-green colour blindness, an advocate says.
OC Transpo is confident the red and green lines marking the O-Train Confederation Line and Trillium Line on a new rail map won’t cause problems for people with a specific form of colour blindness.
September 19, 2016
by Sophia Reuss
On September 15, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT) held the ninth annual TTC Public Forum on Accessibility at the Allstream Centre at Exhibition Place. Serving to connect TTC and ACAT with the general public, the open Forum offered participants the opportunity to directly share their thoughts and concerns with some of the City’s top transit executives.
Company vows to step up training on accessibility after repeated complaints that drivers refused to lower bus Laurie Monsebraaten
The Toronto Star , Sept. 12, 2016
A retired Toronto teacher who has severe arthritis in her knees and leans heavily on two canes to get around says she has been given a rough ride by surly Greyhound drivers who “embarrassed” and “humiliated” her when she asked for help to board the bus.
Ottawa man ticketed $55 when ‘no parking’ signs pop up in accessible spaces By Waubgeshig Rice, CBC News Posted: Jul 26, 2016
An Ottawa man says he’s “very pleased” that Algonquin College has cleared up confusion around accessible parking spaces on campus that led to him getting a ticket last week.
Mike More, who’s currently recovering from hip replacement surgery and has an accessible parking permit, visited the campus last Tuesday for a meeting about an Ontario Genealogical Society conference he’s organizing there for next year.
