It will take nearly a decade for the entire system to be accessible. By Jessica Geboers
May 30, 2016 at 1:00 pm
Stairs at St. George Station. Photo by Jason Cook from the Torontoist Flickr Pool( to view this image visit the link at the end of this article).
Evelyn Harford, Ottawa Citizen
Published on: May 20, 2016 | Last Updated: May 20, 2016 7:33 PM EDT
When we think accessibility, we usually think about doors that open automatically, or ramps that lead up to buildings.
But what about accessibility online?
Ottawa tech leaders say web development needs to catch up and improve online accessibility for people with disabilities.
Cooper Koo Family Cherry St. YMCA design goes above and beyond latest accessibility standards
TORONTO April 26, 2016 When the Cooper Koo Family Cherry St. YMCA opens its doors May 30, it will be the most accessible YMCA building to-date.
This Centre of Community, developed in partnership
with Waterfront Toronto, Infrastructure Ontario and the Province of Ontario is a legacy building from last summers Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games.
By Christina Stevens Senior Reporter Global News
For most people, hailing a cab is no big deal, but Diane Bergeron has a guide dog and she says that makes all the difference.
After a hotel doorman hailed a taxi for Bergeron, she said the driver refused to allow her guide dog Lucy on board.
“He just said, ‘No I’m not taking a dog,’ even though I was in full view,” said Bergeron, who works with CNIB, an non-proit rehabilitation agency for the visually impaired.
by Faiza Amin
Posted Apr 20, 2016 7:39 pm EDT
Every day when Wesley Taylor and his service dog leave the house, he prepares to go to battle with Mississauga transit employees.
He alleges MiWay bus drivers often deny him boarding, due to his four-legged friend, a Boxer who’s accompanied him everywhere for the last two years.
