Matthew Dierckens says Uber’s refusal to transport him with his guide dog is discriminatory and frustrating.
A Windsor man who has no vision is advocating for increased awareness after he and his guide dog were rejected service by three Uber drivers over the past year.
“It’s 2016, this shouldn’t be happening,” Matthew Dierckens said after being denied service for the second time this month on July 8, “We shouldn’t have this problem, it’s discrimination and it’s frustrating.
Face off involving disabled man being probed: TTC
The TTC says it is investigating after a frustrated wheelchair-bound man blocked a bus on Kipling Avenue following a lengthy wait last week. Joshua Freeman, CP24.com
Published Monday, July 11, 2016 16 8:02PM EDT
By Wayne Lowrie, Postmedia Network
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Gananoque town council has abruptly disbanded its accessibility advisory committee, prompting one committee member to accuse council of regarding them as a bunch of “uppity cripples.”
Following a closed-door meeting, council members started their regular public meeting with a quick vote to dissolve the year-old accessibility committee with no public debate, passing the required bylaw in all three readings in a single vote. The committee members were to be informed by letter the next day.
Appeal court ups damages by more than $100,000 for ‘malicious’ conduct meant to drive worker to quit
Michael Robinson, The Toronto Star
July 7, 2016.
A Mississauga company found to have mocked, humiliated and launched a “campaign of abuse” designed to force a deaf employee’s resignation has been ordered by Ontario’s top court to pay her $266,000.
The stinging Ontario Court of Appeal decision increased the original damages awarded to Vicky Strudwick by more than $100,000.
Markus Lessing/July 07, 2016
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