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Disability Art: How Do You Participate if Only Two Toronto Venues are Fully Accessible?

March 28, 2017
By Alanna Rizza

Victoria Lacey was at a fundraising gala for Spinal Muscular Atrophy research when she won floor tickets to a sold-out One Direction concert. She was ecstatic.

But her excitement faded months later when she called the Rogers Centres guest experience department to inquire about the arrangements for her to access the venue. She was told she couldnt watch the concert from the floor because her power wheelchair would damage the turf.


I’ve Spent Two Years at Ryerson, but I’m Still Learning How to Navigate It

March 28, 2017
By Matt Vocino

The spring of 2015 was a more stressful time than usual. As a student finishing Grade 12, I was preparing to make the big decision that most other kids my age were also trying to sift through: where should I go to university? This is a difficult choice for anyone, but even more so for a person with a disability that requires a mobility device.


Huntsville’s Work-In-Progress Accessibility Plan Breaks Down Barriers

Big Idea for March 23, 2017
Huntsville Forester
By Debbie Kirwin
uReport

MUSKOKA In 2001, each municipality in the province was mandated by the Ontarians with Disabilities Act (ODA) 2001 to prepare an annual Accessibility Plan, in which barriers preventing people with disabilities from participating in community life must be identified and removed. It was up to the town to decide how and when, given budget restraints. This act did not apply to the business community.


E-Agenda Going Back to Tender

Region says it will ensure next winner has local references
Posted on March 22, 2017 by oshawaexpress in News
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express

When the Region of Durham puts out a new tender for its electronic agenda system, it will ensure the winning company knows what its doing.

Matt Gaskell, the regions commissioner of corporate services, says the region is making changes after what happened when the company that previously held the contract, the American-based Accela, couldnt make a system that worked within the provinces legal requirements.


Deli Owner Upset After City Orders Removal of ‘Unsafe Wheelchair Ramp’

Owner wants to work with city to modify wheelchair ramp
Julian Katz, 31, owner of Stasis Preserves Deli & Pantry in Roncesvalles has been told by the City of Toronto he needs to remove his wheelchair ramp from the front of his business because it has been deemed unsafe and limits sidewalk space. Katz said he wants to work with the city to find a way to modify the ramp, rather than destroy it. Bloor West Villager
By Aaron D’Andrea