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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Blind Woman Can’t Hitch a Ride with DARTS, Can’t Get to Work
Wed Sep 14 2011
Barbara McCarthy-Large is looking for answers.
The 41-year-old mother of three young children recently learned she is going blind.
She lives in Freelton where there is no municipal bus service.
And she’s not eligible for Hamilton’s Disabled and Aged Regional Transportation System, because she can walk.
Most blind folks, like me, were thrown off DARTS buses in 1997 due to budget cuts.
Physically Disabled Residents Ask City and Businesses to Consider Mobility Needs
By Stephanie Dubois
Posted September 14, 2011
Traveling down a street in Leduc shouldn’t be hard for pedestrians but for those in a wheelchair, visiting stores on the main drag can prove to be difficult.
The lack of wheelchair ramps, few wheelchair door buttons and high steps into stores are some of the issues that prevent the physically disabled from entering the shops, leaving many residents frustrated and discouraged.
Esso Worker Bars Blind Athlete; Medal-Winning Rower Ordered from Gas Bar Because of Her Dog
Valerie Hauch, The Toronto Star , Sept. 14, 2011
In just over a week, Victoria Nolan has gone from winning silver at the World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, to being told she and her
guide dog weren’t welcome at an Esso station.
AODA Alliance Urges PC Leader Tim Hudak to Commit to Strengthen, and Not Weaken Efforts to Make Ontario Fully Accessible to Over 1.5 Million Ontarians with Disabilities
September 13, 2011
SUMMARY
ON September 13, 2011, the AODA Alliance wrote Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak. We asked him to reconsider his party’s platform. We urge him to commit to strengthen, and not weaken Ontario’s efforts to achieve a fully accessible province for over 1.5 million Ontarians with disabilities. This letter is set out below.