Montreal Advocates Call for Better Accessibility

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Pontini pointed out that the problem of accessibility for people with reduced mobility in the city is nothing new and that for years they’ve been demanding improved access. According to her, more businesses and building owners could easily make the accommodations more effective by consulting experts – the people who need to services. Read more […]

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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

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By Phil Carpenter , Global NewsPosted July 15, 2021 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 […]

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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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COVID-19 crisis impacting Montreal school, association for people with special needs – Montreal

COVID 19 crisis impacting Montreal school association for people with special needs Montreal

Sabrina Viviani loves to play with her three-year-old daughter Milana. But the mother is disappointed that part of Milana’s routine has been interrupted by the coronavirus. The pandemic has closed the Pat Roberts Centre since mid-March — a pre-school for children with special needs. “It was her home, it was her friends, her teacher. […]

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Funding boost to provide internships to 280 CEGEP grads with disabilities in Quebec – Montreal

Funding boost to provide internships to 280 CEGEP grads with disabilities in Quebec Montreal

Nearly 200 companies will employ 280 CEGEP graduates who have disabilities as part of an internship program thanks to a helping hand from the provincial and federal governments. Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet announced Monday $651,400 in funding for the organization ROSEPH, which works with organizations to secure employment for people with disabilities. Under the […]

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Vaudreuil residents struggle with lack of accessibility during the winter – Montreal

Vaudreuil residents struggle with lack of accessibility during the winter Montreal

Piero Gervasi, who is paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair, recently moved into a condo in Vaudreuil for more accessibility. The interior of the condo has an open concept, with elevators and an exterior ramp, but Gervasi has been dealing with parking issues since he moved there in May. The issues started […]

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Quebec invests $4.2M toward better accessibility at Place des Arts metro – Montreal

Quebec invests 4.2M toward better accessibility at Place des Arts metro Montreal

A corridor built in 1966 that grants access to Montreal’s Place des Arts will be more accessible thanks to a $ 4.2 million grant from the Quebec government. The corridor, which will be the subject of major works, connects the complex to Place des Arts metro station. A staircase will first be demolished, then a […]

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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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Quebec planning to implement early screening for learning disabilities in children – Montreal

Quebec planning to implement early screening for learning disabilities in children Montreal

[ad_1] The Quebec government is planning to implement early screening for learning disabilities in children aged five and under. The move was one of the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ)’s campaign promises — and the reason Quebec’s junior health minister took the leap into politics in the first place. The announcement comes at the same time pediatricians across […]

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