by Timi | Mar 20, 2025 | Accessible Transportation, Air Travel, Assistive Technology & Devices, Company Culture, Employing People with Disabilities, Transportation
While business travel is essential for both company and employee growth, it often isn’t fully accessible. Air travel in particular doesn’t always keep everyone’s needs in mind, as an average of 10,000 to 15,000 wheelchairs and other mobility devices are damaged...
by Timi | Feb 27, 2025 | Accessible Transportation, Air Travel, Canadian Transport Agency, Transportation
Thursday marked one year since Air Canada’s introduction of its Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program. This saw the airline employing sunflower symbols that volunteers can use to signal a non-visible disability. The airline’s work towards disability access is...
by Timi | Jan 30, 2025 | Invisible Disabilities, Accessible Transportation, Barriers, Canadian Transport Agency, Physical Barriers, Public Spaces, Systemic Barriers, Transportation
Removing accessibility barriers to travel is a topic that is getting some much needed discussion. The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program is an initiative aiming to help those with “invisible” or “hidden” disabilities — issues that may not be obvious during a...
by Timi | Jul 21, 2024 | Accessible Parking, Accessible Transportation, Assistive Devices, Assistive Technology & Devices, Canadians with Disabilities Act, Transportation
An Olds, Alta., woman with accessibility issues is speaking out against the town after local bylaw officers informed her she would receive a $5,000 fine if she was caught using her mobility scooter on any street, sidewalk or pathway in town. Jennifer Clarke, 48, was...
by Timi | May 11, 2024 | Accessible Transportation, Air Travel, Canadian Transport Agency, Canadians with Disabilities Act, Legislation, Transportation
Wrapping up the National Air Accessibility Summit on Thursday, federal ministers said the airline industry has agreed to adopt a common medical form and explore improved data-sharing but did not announce new penalties for mistreating travellers with disabilities. The...
by Timi | Feb 7, 2024 | Accessible Transportation, Air Travel, Transportation
Airline provided $300 and loaner wheelchair, but family says transferring man in and out of chair not safe. A Brantford, Ont., man has been stranded in Chile without his custom wheelchair after his stepdaughter says Air Canada lost it. Jim Hamilton and his wife Kathie...
