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Category: Accessibility News
Flying While Disabled: Air Travelers Must Wait Decades for Handicap-Accessible Bathrooms
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New proposals for handicapped-accessible airline lavatories would only apply to new aircraft not the 5,600 planes already flying today. Jayme Fraser, USA TODAY Network Mar.…
By Kwabena Oduro -Global News Posted February 18, 2020 Piero Gervasi, who is paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair, recently moved into…
Judge Finds NYPD Liable, Must Provide People with Disabilities Access to Police Stations
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Ruling affirms and holds NYPD accountable for broad inaccessibility of police precinct stations Police department must include disability community as it works to eliminate barriers…
‘You Just Spiral’: UBC President Who Overcame Mental Health Crisis Determined to Help Canadian Students
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Santa J. Ono was afraid to speak out about his mental illness; now he’s a champion for mental health on campus CBC Radio Posted: Feb…
Advocates, Industry Await Plan to Make N.S. Restaurant Washrooms Accessible
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Working group collected ideas, concerns in series of meetings last fall Shaina Luck, CBC News Posted: Feb 13, 2020 The restaurant industry and accessibility advocates…
The Guardian Published: Feb. 11, 2020 “Accessibility in Canada is about creating communities, workplaces and services that enable everyone to participate fully in society without…
Vancouver Taxi Companies Stop Subsidizing Drivers of Accessible Vehicles, Cite Ride-Hailing Competition
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B.C. considers adding new incentives from fees it collects from Uber, Lyft CBC News Originally Posted: Jan 30, 2020 The Vancouver Taxi Association says it…
eSSENTIAL Accessibility To Expand Software Platform With New Funding Round
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By Dan Anderson February 3, 2020 Accessibility-as-a-Service company eSSENTIAL Accessibility recently announced it closed $16 million in funding led by Lead Edge Capital. This round…
People with disabilities will have to travel farther and cross a city street to get health care Anjuli Patil CBC News Posted: Jan 31, 2020…