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• Increase awareness around snow removal for folks with disabilities • Make new and old HRM buildings and infrastructure Rick Hansen Gold certified, which means curb cuts, entrances exits, washrooms and more • Develop a system to audit existing HRM infrastructure for accessibility • Make sure every sign in HRM is accessible for folks with disabilities • Train more front-facing HRM staff how to serve people with disabilities to increase the number of spots in HRM summer programs for kids with disabilities • Make more recreation support s...

caora McKenna Halifax Regional Council is finally doing something concrete about the dismal situation for folks who use mobility devices and want a little spontaneity in their lives. This week it voted to include the procurement of an on-demand accessible transportation service in this year’s upcoming budget.  The plan is to subsidize a fleet of accessible taxis so that those who need it have the same access to on-demand transit as folks in Halifax who don’t use a wheelchair or mo...

Disability advocates call for easier access to 'life-changing' technology Tammy Martin has spent more than a decade helping young students with special needs learn to read — a skill that she, too, would struggle with if not for a state-of-the-art device that allows her to clearly see the words on the page. The educational assistant from Truro, N.S., is one of the many Canadians with a disability requiring the use of life-changing, but often prohibitively priced, assistive technology that advocates say needs to be more accessible.  Social Sharing Assistive devices can improve quality o...