MPI Compensation ‘Laughable,’ Senior Says – Not Offering Enough to Replace Electric Wheelchair – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

October 7, 2020 / by BBG Security / International, Mobility

Three months ago, Arthur Ray was crossing Main Street in his motorized wheelchair when a vehicle hit him and damaged the wheelchair significantly, leaving the 76-year-old without a way to safely get around. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/mpi-compensation-laughable-senior-says-not-offering-enough-to-replace-electric-wheelchair/ Related

MPI Compensation ‘Laughable,’ Senior Says – Not Offering Enough to Replace Electric Wheelchair – Accessibility News International

October 7, 2020 / by BBG Security / Transportation

By: Ben WaldmanWinnipeg Free Press, Sept. 30, 2020 Three months ago, Arthur Ray was crossing Main Street in his motorized wheelchair when a vehicle hit him and damaged the wheelchair significantly, leaving the 76-year-old without a way to safely get around. “A lady was looking in a different direction, and she drove into me,” he […]

B.C. Senior Who Was Called A ‘Loser’ for Demanding Accessibility in Condo Building Wins $35K – Accessibility News International

September 21, 2020 / by BBG Security / built environment

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders Nanaimo strata to take action on barriers that trapped woman in condo Bethany LindsayCBC NewsPosted: Sep 17, 2020 A Nanaimo woman who has fought for accessibility improvements that would allow her to go to and from her home without help has won her human rights complaint. A Vancouver Island wheelchair […]

B.C. Senior Who Was Called A ‘Loser’ for Demanding Accessibility in Condo Building Wins $35K – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

September 21, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders Nanaimo strata to take action on barriers that trapped woman in condo Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/b-c-senior-who-was-called-a-loser-for-demanding-accessibility-in-condo-building-wins-35k/ Related

‘We feel like we’re the forgotten population’: N.S. disability advocate calls for dedicated care homes – Halifax

November 7, 2018 / by BBG Security / Canada, Disability, disabled, Health, Long-term Care, Nova Scotia, Politics, Senior

[ad_1] Joanne Larade has lived in the same long-term care home for four years, and while she says the staff are well-trained, friendly and helpful, each day is a challenge. “I have more in common with the staff of course, because they’re my age,” she explained. Joanne is disabled and requires assistance to live her […]