As free transit rolls on, many Para Transpo riders are left behind

 Last week, I talked about Para Transpo and how free transit this month would affect their riders due to a shortage of drivers. I also created the hashtag #ParaTranspoInDecember for riders to report any delays and other barriers that interfered with their trips. Since then, I have been on Para

Let’s award businesses that are wheelchair accessible

 Let’s start off with good news. I want to say a special thank you to Al’s Steak House for having a wheelchair-accessible patio AND bathroom. In case you missed last week’s edition, I crowned them as “Most Wheelchair Accessible Patio On Elgin Street.” That should seriously be an award or

Tracheostomies and ventilators — every breath it takes

 Above: Medical ventilators like this ICU artificial lung ventilator are used in hospitals. (PHOTO: ISTOCK) Over the past year, there has been much conversation regarding ventilators. This, of course, is primarily due to Covid. Topics range from hospitals having a short supply of ventilators and the fear of using one.