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The AODA Clock is Ticking
There is 1 year, 10 weeks, 2 days until a fully Accessible Ontario! Will you be compliant?
In this Issue
*TTC Openly Violates Its Repeated Commitments to Ensure All Subway Stations Will Be Accessible by 2025 – Will Ford Government Do Anything In Response to this Flagrant Violation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Acts 2025 Deadline for Ontario to Become Accessible?
*Support Person Transit Passes Almost Ready to Go Out
*Less Snowy Sidewalk Enforcement in Edmonton Creates Accessibility Barriers: Advocate
*Touched by Art: Legally Blind Ontario Painter Makes Tactile Paintings to Enhance the Experience for All
*Montreal’s New ‘Fully-Accessible’ Light-Rail Network has Seen Nearly 30 Elevator Breakdowns
*Accessible Wheelchair Added at Tilbury’s Memorial Park Park
ARTICLES:
TTC Openly Violates Its Repeated Commitments to Ensure All Subway Stations Will Be Accessible by 2025 – Will Ford Government Do Anything In Response to this Flagrant Violation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Acts 2025 Deadline for Ontario to Become Accessible?
Support Person Transit Passes Almost Ready to Go Out
The support person transit passes will allow those travelling with a paratransit user to ride the bus for free.
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynews.ca/support-person-transit-passes-almost-ready-to-go-out/
Less Snowy Sidewalk Enforcement in Edmonton Creates Accessibility Barriers: Advocate
Edmontonians must shovel their own sidewalks after a snowfall or face a $100 fine, plus the cost of removal, if they do not.
Touched by Art: Legally Blind Ontario Painter Makes Tactile Paintings to Enhance the Experience for All
Lynda Todd wants you to touch the canvases in her new art exhibition – especially if you can’t see them.
Montreal’s New ‘Fully-Accessible’ Light-Rail Network has Seen Nearly 30 Elevator Breakdowns
Julien Gascon-Samson says he never takes the REM if he has an important work meeting downtown or an appointment he can’t miss.
Accessible Wheelchair Added at Tilbury’s Memorial Park Park
There is a new accessible swing available for children and adults to use in Tilbury’s Memorial Park.
One of few in Ontario, it is a welcomed addition to Chatham -Kent.
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynews.ca/accessible-wheelchair-added-at-tilburys-memorial-park-park/
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