Low-Income Ontario Families Were Hit Hard by COVID. A McMaster Study Suggests Government Financial Assistance Was Not Enough

May 11, 2021 / by BBG Security / All

By Sebastian BronHamilton Spectator, May 10, 2021 For Dayna Sparkes, budgeting for finances at the end of the month often feels like tiptoeing through a room filled with trip wires. A paid internet bill could mean a default on the hydro bill. A healthy stock of groceries could mean less hand sanitizers or clean masks. […]

‘They Were Given 20 Years’ – TTC Warns It Will Be Hard to Hit 2025 Target to Make the Subway Accessible – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

July 15, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

David Lepofsky, chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act Alliance, a volunteer advocacy group, said the TTC has “absolutely no excuse” for not meeting the 2025 deadline, which the province set in 2005. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/they-were-given-20-years-ttc-warns-it-will-be-hard-to-hit-2025-target-to-make-the-subway-accessible/ Related

E-Scooters Set to Hit Ottawa Streets, Paths This Year – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

June 4, 2020 / by BBG Security / aoda., Mobility

If Ottawa’s e-scooter pilot gets full council approval, the devices will be allowed on pathways and on roads with speed limits up to 50 km/h, but not on sidewalks, on NCC paths or in Gatineau. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/e-scooters-set-to-hit-ottawa-streets-paths-this-year/ Related

Slide and Ride event invites students with disabilities to hit the slopes

December 2, 2018 / by BBG Security / Feature

[ad_1] Sun, Dec 2 – Nigel Campbell from the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing explains why the Slide and Ride event helps young people who might not otherwise learn to ski see their potential on the hill. [ad_2] Source link

Annual Slide and Ride event gives Edmontonians with disabilities a chance to hit the slopes – Edmonton

December 1, 2018 / by BBG Security / CADS, Canada, Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing (CADS) program., Edmonton, Features, Learn, Lifestyle, Rabbit Hill, Ski, Skiing, Snowboard

[ad_1] Dozens of people packed the slopes at Rabbit Hill Snow Resort for Saturday’s Slide and Ride event. The event gives people with varying disabilities the opportunity to learn how to ski or snowboard with the help of an instructor and a volunteer. “Our program is very inclusive,” said Nigel Campbell, a ski coach with […]