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RAPLIQ’s first mobilization for a metro accessible in pictures

December 19th 2010

We were a dozen activists to participate in the extraordinary meeting of the City Council on December 15. We denounced the extreme slowness characterizing the accessibility of the Montreal metro. While the City’s Transport Plan provided for the accessibility of...
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Media coverage of our first mobilization for accessible metro

December 19th 2010

Our mobilization received good media coverage. It was in fact our main objective: to remind the population that accessibility to the metro is an issue … and above all a right! We have prepared a press review for you! Good...
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Only one accessible Metro station in 3 years : Disabled people cannot wait anymore!

December 14th 2010

We denounce the slowness of Montreal Metro’s accessibilization process. STM’s budget, which will be adopted by the City today, does not promise to make any station accessible. The Triennial Immobilization Plan (2011-2013) aims to retrofit only one station with elevators...
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Richard Bergeron’s inaccessible conference: The RAPLIQ was there! (well … we were on the sidewalk!)

October 6th 2010

Members and allies of the RAPLIQ gathered yesterday in front of the inaccessible pub where Mr. Richard Bergeron, head of Projet Montréal, gave a conference on the development of a new urban planning plan for Montreal. We were present (on...
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Exclusion is not a project for Montreal

October 5th 2010

Last week, we learned that the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie committee of Projet Montréal was organizing a conference led by Mr. Richard Bergeron, on the development of the new urban plan. Many of us responded positively to the Facebook invitation until we...
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The first edition of Accessibility Days in Montreal: A great success!

September 17th 2010

On September 11 and 12, the RAPLIQ presented, in collaboration with the Action des Femmes Handicapped (Montreal), the first edition of the Accessibility Days in Montreal. In total, more than 400 businesses were visited by teams of participants on Mont-Royal...
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Accessibility of terraces on Mont-Royal Avenue

August 18th 2010

The RAPLIQ claims the accessibility of summer terraces on Mont-Royal Street. On June 26, several members of RAPLIQ mobilized to demonstrate that the accessibility of summer terraces was a right! The RAPLIQ produced a short video recounting the highlights of...
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