I live in Vancouver, BC and was reading the local 24 newspaper a few weeks ago and stumbled across an article, maybe a quarter of a page wide, warning transit users that Skytrain’s (Vancouver’s Rapid Transit System) Burrard Station would be closing down elevator service. They did not give a very detailed end date, only … Continue reading »
Oct
12
Sep
14
You think it would be easy to get a cup of coffee
I was wandering through the mall the other day looking in shops, you know “window shopping” and out of the corner of my eye I saw a gentleman in a wheelchair trying desperately to reach a drink off of a counter. He was in a coffee shop and his drink had been put on the … Continue reading »
Sep
02
New York Receives Mixed Reviews: Accessibility and Hurricane Irene
The events surrounding hurricane Irene have caused quite a stir in the United States since it hit Virginia on August 27th. The last time a hurricane hit Virginia was the tail end of 1969’s hurricane Camille which caused flash flooding and 157 deaths. I know personally one of my friends recently became a fire fighter … Continue reading »