Halifax construction leaves some intersections ‘impassable’ for wheelchairs and elderly, advocate says – Halifax

September 16, 2020 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, April Hubbard, Canada, disability community, Halifax, Halifax 311, Halifax construction, Halifax Regional Council, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax road construction, Mobility, mobility challenges, North Street Halifax, Politics, Robie Street, Robie Street Halifax, Traffic

A Halifax wheelchair user says it’s time that the city starts implementing mitigation measures to ensure people with disabilities can still safely access areas of the municipality that are under construction. “There’s a lot of corners on [Robie Street], right now, that are completely impassable for somebody with a disability, somebody who uses a […]

National AccessAbility Week Ambassador shines a light on disability through speaker series – Halifax

June 3, 2020 / by BBG Security / accessible, Canada, COVID, COVID-19, Covid19, Disabilities, Equity, Halifax, NAAW, National AccessAbility Week, Nonprofit, Not For Profit, Nova Scotia, ReachAbility

Disability advocate April Hubbard is challenging the able-bodied community to think about their own privilege during COVID-19 ahead of the National AccessAbility Week speaker series May 30 to June 6 is National AccessAbility Week across Canada and in Nova Scotia, organization reachAbility is hosting a special digital conference to celebrate and recognize the contributions to […]

‘It’s a sad situation’: Developer creating shared housing for the physical disabled – Halifax

March 19, 2019 / by BBG Security / accessible, Apartment, Canada, Disability, disabled, Halifax, handicapped, Health, Housing, Living, Nova Scotia, Options., Politics

[ad_1] A development company in Halifax says fixing the housing problem young adults with physical disabilities are experiencing is “very simple,” and is prepared to show the province exactly what they mean. EcoGreen Homes has an office on Gottingen Street near Cornwallis Street, just a few steps from one of their already underway construction projects. […]

Sold-out Halifax disX show breaks down disability barriers – Halifax

January 24, 2019 / by BBG Security / ableism, Accessibility, Adam Jack Pelley, Bus Stop Theatre, Canada, Disability, Halifax, Halifax DisabilityX, Halifax disX, Halifax people with disabilities, Human Rights, Paul Vienneau

[ad_1] Haligonians with disabilities are challenging the media — and the public — to change the way they think about disability. Speakers at the inaugural Halifax DisabilityX (disX) show shared their personal stories on stage on Thursday in an attempt to shed some light on an experience they say many able-bodied folks tie to stereotypes or […]

Halifax advocate wheels down Robie Street to highlight accessibility issues – Halifax

October 31, 2018 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Brian George, Halifax, Halifax Odyssey Tour, Health, News, Nova Scotia, Politics, Robie St.

[ad_1] In ancient Greek mythology, Odysseus traveled for ten years to return home after the fall of Troy. On Wednesday, Brian George ended a different sort of odyssey with a seven-kilometre trek down one of Halifax’s longest and busiest streets. “I’m starting here at the corner of Robie and Gainsborough and I’m wheeling all the […]