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Pam Bristol from Regina is the caretaker for her 18-year-old son, David Rheault, who was born with a severe case of cerebral palsy. The term is used to describe a group of brain disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance. Rheault can say some words but …
Read More »‘Choose your adventure’: Manitoba expo shows how sports can be part of life with disability – Winnipeg
Recreation organizations gathered in Niverville, Man., on Saturday for the Accessible Sport Connection Manitoba Expo, where they tood advantage of opportunities to demonstrate how they’re bringing sports to people living with disabilities. Kirby Cote, executive director of ASC Manitoba, said this year’s event represents the first time the event was …
Read More »‘We’re stuck’: Only elevator in Toronto apartment building broken for days – Toronto
A disability advocate is raising the alarm after a woman with mobility issues found herself trapped in her Toronto apartment for days when the only elevator in the building was taken out of service. The elevator at the building, located on Dawes Road in East York, has not been usable …
Read More »Brain wave-powered tech allows Canadian kids ‘trapped in their own bodies’ to play
Eight-year-old Giselle Alnaser wants the Elmo stuffed toy sitting on a stool across the room, and she’s going to use her brain waves to get it. As her mother encourages her with calls of, “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” Giselle concentrates as the platform beneath her wheelchair appears to roll …
Read More »TD Bank launches new tool for people with disabilities. How does it work?
Encountering a pop-up video that plays automatically may be a mere irritant to most while browsing the web, but for Susan Santola, the consequences could be far more dire. It could potentially cause a seizure. Santola, a governance and compliance specialist at TD who lives with epilepsy, has spent decades …
Read More »New K-Days partnership works to make exhibition more accessible – Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Disability: Accessible by Design has partnered with Explore Edmonton and K-Days to assess the accessibility of this year’s event and suggest improvements for the coming years so that everyone can enjoy it. Disability: Accessible by Design is a company that was started …
Read More »Ontario quadriplegic mother applies for MAID over lack of access to disability supports
In a video that has gone viral on TikTok, an Ontario quadriplegic mother of three says she has just days left before she can access medical assistance in dying (MAID) yet she is unable to access disability support. “I have 12 days left on my medical assistance in dying application …
Read More »Former Ontario lieutenant-governor David Onley dead at 72
David Onley, who emerged as a champion of disability rights both during and after his stint as Ontario’s 28th lieutenant-governor, has died. He was 72. Word of his death came in a Saturday evening statement from Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, the current holder of Ontario’s viceregal office and Onley’s successor in …
Read More »Liberals put inflation help, disability benefit at top of fall parliamentary agenda
The Liberals are signalling that their fall priority will be helping Canada’s most vulnerable as the House of Commons resumes sitting today. Many will be watching to see if sparks fly between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Those hoping for that first showdown will have …
Read More »Disability minister promises to correct ‘long-standing problem’ of airlines damaging mobility aids
Canada’s federal minister of disability inclusion is promising to help reform air travel for people with disabilities after a Toronto advocate’s wheelchair was “totally damaged” while in the care of Air Canada employees. CBC Toronto told Maayan Ziv’s story last week soon after she found her $30,000 wheelchair broken after landing in Israel for …
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