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 […]

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

March 11, 2019 / by BBG Security / Canada, Health, icy streets, Jimmy Dion, Laurent Morissette, Montreal, Montreal Accessibility, Montreal snow clearance, Montreal snow removal, RAPLIQ, Reduced Mobility, Slippery sidewalks, Snow Removal, Traffic, Valerie Plante, Wheelchair

[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 […]