By Carrie Torrans Photo by Matt Artz on Unsplash The Lower Mainland is known to have one of the most accessible, user-friendly transit systems in North America. However, the system is still a work in process towards the inclusion of all communities. The Issue Even though our transit system allows greater freedom and independence for many people including […]
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Transit woes: Compass Card and Changes to the BC Bus Pass Program
By Stacey Francis Update from CPABC: As reported in our February newsletter, changes to the BC Persons With Disabilities (PWD) program are impacting those who access the Bus Pass Program. While the changes offer a tiny and long overdue rate increase, they also include a significant cost increase to the annual subsidized bus pass. The […]
Is Translink Accessible?
For Immediate Release Cerebral Palsy Association questions Translink’s commitment to people with disabilities Vancouver, BC, Oct. 16, 2012 – There are renewed calls for Translink to ensure its services are available to people of all abilities after local media reported that a Surrey teenager with cerebral palsy had been repeatedly left behind by bus […]
A Mother’s Persistence Pays Off
By Tammy Van der Kamp Most Canadian parents take for granted their children’s right to public education. We pack our kids off to kindergarten at 5, and some 12 years later they graduate from high school, with only the usual bumps along the road. For Kimberley Yanko’s son, the bumps were mountains, and they needed […]
