accessibility Archives - CARP

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Carol In Your Corner: Getting There

January 7, 2016

CARP has long supported Age Friendly cities, which implies accessible and welcoming buildings, spaces and ...

Canadian Car Service Offers Daily Rides Companionship to Seniors

December 15, 2015

Click here to view video and read article 'Canadian Car Service Offers Daily Rides Companionship to Seniors' by CTV ...

CARP Accessibility Poll Report

August 15, 2015

Key Findings August 14, 2015: Few members have mobility challenges, those who do include those subject to falls, ...

Carol In Your Corner: It may be termed accessible, but is it really barrier free?

July 16, 2015

David Reich is a retired architect living in Montreal. He now contends with post-polio syndrome which, over the past ...

Carol IN Your Corner: Housing Options

February 11, 2015

CARP’s brief supporting Age Friendly Cities (2012) indicates clearly that where we live – in our home and our ...

What is 8-80 Cities?

September 22, 2014

Imagine if everything we did in our cities was great for 8 year olds and 80 year olds; we would have good ...

DesignAbility – Ottawa Region and beyond

April 16, 2014

DesignAbility volunteers develop and build unique assistive devices to aid persons of all ages with physical ...

Susan Eng on TVO’s The Agenda – Living Life to the Fullest

February 16, 2013

On February 14th, 2013 - Susan Eng participated in a panel discussion with Dr. Samir Sinha (Provincial Lead, Ontario ...

A Message and Warm Invitation to CARP Members from David Lepofsky, Chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance

October 19, 2012

JOIN OUR NON-PARTISAN CAMPAIGN FOR A FULLY ACCESSIBLE ONTARIO FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ! CONNECT WITH US! ...

Age-Friendly Communities Seminar Report – Ottawa, Oct 15, 2009

October 23, 2009

I had the pleasure of attending the Age-Friendly Communities Forum held in Ottawa on October 15th. Representatives ...