RAPLIQ

• Montreal’s REM train network not as accessible as promised, advocates say

  Some transit users are claiming the REM isn't as accessible as promised. Those who have mobility issues say there are a lot of problems that need to be addressed.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2023
  
• Montreal music festivals accused of reducing accessibility for people with disabilities

  Liette Boisvert and her partner Bill Marsh say multiple Montreal music festivals were less accessible for them this year than they were in previous years.

  Entertainment

  Aug 3, 2023
  
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• Getting to the polls poses challenges for Quebecers with disabilities

  Advocates worry about people in wheelchairs who live far from a polling stations and who also need their attendant to travel with them.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2022
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• Disabled women in Quebec still struggling with mammogram access: advocates

  A community group advocating for people with disabilities claims some women are having trouble getting access to mammograms.

  Canada

  May 4, 2022
• Quebec advocates say women with disabilities more vulnerable to domestic violence

  Advocates say that when it comes to domestic abuse, women living with disabilities have long been overlooked.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2021
• Montreal advocates call for better accessibility

  Marie 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. 

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2021
• Montreal man says STM is socially profiling him because of his wheelchair

  A Montreal wheelchair user feels humiliated by an STM policy.

  Traffic

  Mar 29, 2019
• Montrealers with reduced mobility calling for better snow, ice removal on city sidewalks

  Disability rights advocates are calling on the city to take more action to tackle the ice on its slippery sidewalks.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2019
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• Technical glitch makes self-cleaning public toilet near Papineau inaccessible

  A technical sensor glitch is causing a new self-cleaning public toilet to refuse access to some electric wheelchair users.

  Consumer

  Jul 30, 2018
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• Bar owner defies Montreal’s terrace rules on purpose

  The owner of a bar in the Gay Village is defying the city's strict terrace rules on purpose. The bar says a statement is being made in the name of accessibility.

  Politics

  Jun 29, 2017