Wheelchair Users Have a Right to Pee

It's time to express myself. I am so frustrated  at finding it's becoming more and more difficult to get   into the accessible  wash...

A Weighty Issue: Power Wheelchairs vs Ramp and Lift Restrictions

I found a major flaw in the new Integrated Accessibility Act Regulations.  It doesn't specify load capacity on ramps or lifting devices ...

The AODA and the Lack of Enforcement

In, " Ontario must enforce equality rules for disabled: Editorial " the article states that the government is not enforcing the AO...

Questions to my MPP - June 2006

No response was ever received. The office worker tried to resolve a few issues, but in the end, was not successful. I had to do without and...

Why Increase Infrastructure When There is Nowhere to Go?

I just finished reading through all the accessibility reports for the City of Kingston, from 2003 to the present and, as I did so, I tried t...

Emotional Abuse of Workers vs. Those Who are Disabled

The sad part about disability and/or the poverty story is that there are often times when we were led into the poverty trap due to circumsta...

Volunteer Job Denied Because of Wheelchair

I am frustrated. I applied for a volunteer job; one I felt I would be perfect for, and I was rejected because of the wheelchair. The person...

Disabled Not Responsible for Distance to Polls

I am writing to express my complete and utter dismay at the excuse being given to explain why the polls for the Cataraqui District were loca...