Advocates – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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New rules aimed at making travel within Canada safer and more accessible for people with disabilities mark a welcome step forward but don’t yet go far enough to removing long-standing barriers, advocates said Thursday as the new regulations officially came into effect. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/new-transport-rules-for-disabled-travellers-a-step-forward-but-not-enough-advocates/ Related

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BC Transit is Using COVID Safety Precautions as An Excuse to Infringe the human Rights of Disabled People – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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I, an individual who requires a scooter for mobility, assured the driver that I was physically capable of securing myself without the driver’s assistance after the driver indicated that they were not comfortable securing my scooter due to the proximity and associated COVID 19 risks. The driver still refused to allow me to board the […]

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Transporting Passengers with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Some public transit drivers state that they should not be assisting passengers with disabilities to board buses during the COVID-19 pandemic. These drivers state that this assistance requires them to come into close contact with passengers. Nonetheless, the Transportation Standards of the AODA require public transit drivers to provide this assistance to people with disabilities. […]

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