Wheelchair Accessibility
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Montreal music festivals accused of reducing accessibility for people with disabilitiesLiette Boisvert and her partner Bill Marsh say multiple Montreal music festivals were less accessible for them this year than they were in previous years.EntertainmentAug 3, 2023
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Pair left stranded in Vancouver due to lack of wheelchair-accessible cabs"I wouldn't ever want anyone else to be in that position. It was honestly scary because he's in a wheelchair and I'm a young female and we were stuck downtown."CanadaApr 12, 2023
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Dozens of fundraisers rappel down Atlantic Canada’s tallest office buildingTo raise money for Easter Seals Nova Scotia, a Halifax drag queen and other fundraisers volunteered to rappel down the 1801 Hollis St. building.CanadaAug 13, 2022
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‘Frustrating’: B.C. couple highlights accessibility roadblocks at Rockin River Music Festival'He has no brain and that’s why God put him in a wheelchair': Surrey’s Mitchell Garrett is using a humiliating festival experience to advocate for change.EducationAug 9, 2022
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Man in wheelchair making Edmonton accessible one bar at a timeBrad Bartko says he looks up about 30 bars on the internet before he finds one that just might work for date night with his wife.CanadaDec 13, 2021
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Calgary teen in wheelchair upset over obstacles at the movie theatreA frustrating moviegoing experience for a Calgary teenager: she is in a wheelchair and claims she encountered a series of barriers when going to the theatre.FeaturesJul 10, 2019
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Good Samaritans help Kingston-area couple make bathroom wheelchair accessibleLast November, a Perth Road couple hired a contractor to make their bathroom wheelchair accessible — but the work was so poorly done that the couple ended up with water problems.CanadaMay 30, 2019
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New Saskatchewan bus service making travel easier for people with disabilitiesAffordable Rides provides service to and from Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert, and operates seven days a week.CanadaMar 13, 2019
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Wheelchair-accessible home renovation gifted to Sherwood Park girl with spinal injuryA Sherwood Park girl who suffered a horrific accident last summer is able to feel at home again, after a free renovation to make her house wheelchair-accessible.CanadaMar 5, 2019
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Teenage boy denied entry to Toronto cat café because of his wheelchairTrossman’s mother Marcy White told Global News on Thursday her son was denied access to Meow Cat Café because of his wheelchair.CanadaAug 9, 2018
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