Montreal advocates call for better accessibility – Montreal | Globalnews.ca

Changes at Parlee Beach means improved access for people with

Marie Pontini is a competitive bodybuilder who likes to keep active. But she’s frustrated that she cannot always get to where she wants to. There isn’t always access for her wheelchair, which she uses because she has multiple sclerosis. “New buildings, they have to be accessible,” she told Global News, “but there’s no guidelines […]

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Montreal man hits brick wall in fight for accessibility – Montreal | Globalnews.ca

Changes at Parlee Beach means improved access for people with

A Montreal man living with multiple sclerosis has been denied a permit to build a wheelchair lift in front of his apartment. Claude Varin can’t leave his second floor apartment as often as he’d like.  There are 18 steps to get to his front door from the street. He’s in a wheelchair, so back […]

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Montrealers with reduced mobility calling for better snow, ice removal on city sidewalks – Montreal

Montrealers with reduced mobility calling for better snow ice removal on city sidewalks Montreal

[ad_1] This winter has been downright dangerous for Montrealers with reduced mobility. For many, navigating the city’s slippery streets and sidewalks has been nothing short of a nightmare. Now, disability rights advocates are calling on the city to take more action to tackle the ice on its slippery sidewalks. “We don’t go out,” said Laurent […]

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