By Jade Nash Cleveland
PUBLISHED Mar. 14, 2022
CLEVELAND – The 2022 Paralympic Games in Beijing finished March 13, and one girl in northeast Ohio might get the honor to swim in the games sometime in the future.
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https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/swimmer-with-disabilities-finds-independence-in-the-pool/
The Accessibility Advisory Committee and Women’s Voice of Edmonton are calling on the city to create standardized training on cultural, gender, disability and age issues for all taxi drivers.
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https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/advocates-call-for-safer-more-accessible-taxis-in-edmonton/
Sault Transit buses are now equipped with an accessible navigation and wayfinding system that will help the visually impaired.
BlindSquare is a software that uses GPS technology to estimate the proximity of bus stops, when passengers will arrive at each stop and can audibly identify bus stops.
Susan Hutchinson is calling for city crews to prioritize people with disabilities in the clearing of snow and make sure that when they do clear the path, what they leave behind is accessible – a recommendation echoed by a city committee this month.
Hamilton’s elected leadership has voted to permanently allow temporary patios throughout the city, although it appears disability justice advocates were not fully consulted prior to the vote.
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https://www.aoda.ca/hamilton-to-make-temporary-sidewalk-patios-permanent/
The clinical scientist has volunteered at the Olympics since 1984, she’s a marathoner and she’s climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
“She’s full of life,” her husband, Richard Smith, said.
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https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/ms-wheelchair-minnesota-fighting-for-more-accessibility-in-bathrooms/
“The fact this is a Paralympic sponsor has a different ring to it,” said Darby Young, who uses a mobility scooter. “(There is) irony behind it and its disappointing,”
Rosemary McConkey, who sits on the advisory committee, was surprised at the dissension she was hearing from her fellow councillors on the issue when it came before the Development Services Committee.
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https://www.aoda.ca/request-to-have-oshawas-accessibility-committee-approve-downtown-patios-denied/
New Tecumseth’s accessibility advisory committee is exploring ways to make the town’s events and amenities easier to enjoy for people who use wheelchairs and walkers.
“I don’t know exactly what needs to change, but I just know things do,” said Brian George, who uses a wheelchair and has been advocating for safer sidewalks in Halifax for the past seven years. “It’s deplorable every year. It is. It happens every single year.”
