Essential for individuals with accessibility needs, elderly residents, people with strollers, says Sarah Jones CBC News
Posted: Jan 21, 2020
A Windsor resident living with cerebral palsy has an ongoing petition with the aim of convincing the city ” and residents ” to maintain barrier-free sidewalks.
Sarah Jones said she launched her petition in December, explaining that her goal isn’t just to make sidewalks safer for individuals living with accessibility needs.
Postmedia Staff
Published on: January 16, 2020
A new, accessible playground, the first of its kind in Sarnia, opened at Canatara Park in early December.
More than a playground, the wheelchair-accessible play structure atop a poured-in-place rubber base, also features nearby benches with built-in games tables, a stage area for theatre beside the existing picnic pavilion, and exercise equipment.
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities http://www.aodaalliance.org aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance
January 12, 2020
SUMMARY
Happy new year to one and all. Although the new year has scarcely begun, were already back at it, sleeves rolled up, plowing ahead with advocacy to tear down the barriers that people with disabilities too often still face. Here is the first news for you in 2020.
Bonnie Lysyk’s annual report highlighted issues with the Ontario Disability Support Program and advocates are worried about what ideas it might give Doug Ford’s government ByTebasum Durrani and Clara Pasieka
Published on Jan 09, 2020
Andrea Hatala lives with a visual impairment. But all her life, she says, people have told her, “Oh come on, you can really see.”
Megan Stacey
Updated: January 8, 2020
Winter weather is striking London as budget tensions hit city council, a combination that’s left some Londoners demanding better snow clearing, especially on sidewalks.
Residents and politicians are grappling with what it takes to clear the way ” and how fast it should happen ” after snow wallops the city.
