With a Federal Election Looming, Two Captioned Videos Explain Why Canada Needs a Strong Accessible Canada Act and Why the One that Passed in 2019 Needs to Be Strengthened

July 28, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

It sure looks, sounds, tastes and smells like there is a federal election in the air. That means it is time for disability advocates to gear up to ask the federal parties for election commitments on accessibility for over six million people with disabilities in Canada! Read more athttps://aoda.ca/with-a-federal-election-looming-two-captioned-videos-explain-why-canada-needs-a-strong-accessible-canada-act-and-why-the-one-that-passed-in-2019-needs-to-be-strengthened/ Related

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

July 16, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Canada, Claude Varin, Global Montreal At 5:30, Heritage Montreal, Montreal Accessibility, Multiple Sclerosis, RAPLIQ, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Valerie Plante, Wheelchair lift

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 […]

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

July 15, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Canada, Claude Varin, Global Montreal At 5:30, Heritage Montreal, Montreal Accessibility, Multiple Sclerosis, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Valerie Plante, Wheelchair lift

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 […]

Accessibility Standards Canada 2020-2021 annual report: Keeping our focus on an accessible Canada

July 7, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

Accessibility Standards Canada is proud to release its second annual report, which recounts a year that saw real progress in advancing their mandate. The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, tabled the report in Parliament on June 18, 2021. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/accessibility-standards-canada-2020-2021-annual-report-keeping-our-focus-on-an-accessible-canada/ Related

A Maritime mom wants you to take a hike for kids waiting on wishes

June 29, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Canada, COVID, COVID-19, Fundraising, Make-A-Wish, Mental Health, News, Non Profit, Trailblaze For Wishes

A Maritime mom wants you to walk (or run) to help raise funds for kids waiting on a wish. Heather Langley knows first-hand how Make-A-Wish changes lives for families in Atlantic Canada. Her daughter, Lucy was diagnosed at birth with a rare genetic condition called Wolf Hirschhorn, which affects one in 50,000 kids. Lucy’s […]

Feds Propose New Canada Disability Benefit

June 24, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

Benefit would supplement existing federal, provincial/territorial supports Read more at https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/feds-propose-new-canada-disability-benefit/

Halifax research group creates app to help break barriers for those living with disabilities

June 4, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Accessibility Act, Canada, NAAW, National AccessAbility Week, Non Profit, Nova Scotia, OurHFX, ourhfxevents, ReachAbility

A research group in Halifax is trying to make the city more inclusive to residents and visitors. PEACH Research works to promote equity, accessibility and health in urban design and planning practices. It’s part of Dalhousie University’s school of planning and consists of faculty members, students and partners developing and executing projects to help […]

Long-awaited Vendôme tunnel will finally open Monday

May 27, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Canada, disabled access, glen site vendome, metro, MUHC, STM, Vendome, vendome disabled access, Vendome tunnel

Delayed by several years and more than $30 million over its initial budget, the long-awaited newly accessible tunnel linking the Vendôme Metro station to the McGill University Health Centre’s Glen site will open next week. “It’s a priority for the STM. I think it’s very important to state that it’s a real priority and […]

Corporate Canada, It’s Time to Look Beyond Ramps and Elevators

May 24, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, International

Canadians with disabilities have long faced significant barriers to employment. Now, more than a year into the major economic and social tsunami of COVID-19, those barriers have been exacerbated. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/corporate-canada-its-time-to-look-beyond-ramps-and-elevators/ Related

Waiting list ‘abyss’ in N.S. for care and housing of people with disabilities: doctor

February 2, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessible Housing, Adult disability, adult housing, Affordable Housing, Canada, Disabilities, Health, Housing, Karen McNeil, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Housing

A Nova Scotia family doctor says people with intellectual disabilities can develop illnesses ranging from diabetes to stroke when forced to live in unsuitable housing without expert help. Dr. Karen McNeil told a legislature committee today many families feel like they’re experiencing “an abyss” because their loved ones languish on a 1,698-person waiting list, […]

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