By Aaron Streck Videographer Global News
Pickering has approved the world’s first fully-accessible condo, planned for a parcel of land north of Highway 401 on Pickering Parkway.
It’s a development that officials say will fill a need in both the community and the region.
Under the Transportation Standard of the AODA, conventional transportation providers and specialized transportation providers must train all their workers and volunteers. AODA training for transportation workers must include how to:
Conventional and specialized transportation providers must keep records of how many workers have been trained and when training took place.
The recent popular Netflix movie Bird Box has inspired the Bird Box challenge, which encourages viewers to wonder what it is like to be blind. The movie’s main character, Malorie, played by Sandra Bullock, must take a dangerous journey with her children while all three wear blindfolds. The movie shows Malorie doing many things while blindfolded, from caring for her children to moving around safely.
Under the Transportation Standard of the AODA, conventional public transit services must have accessible announcements on all their vehicles. Vehicles that must have accessible announcements are:
Under the Transportation Standard of the AODA, municipalities that offer public transit in Ontario must have accessible public transit for passengers with disabilities. Public transit vehicles that should be accessible are:
There are technical rules in the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR) that describe how to make accessible public transit vehicles. For instance, the features that these rules apply to are:
