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Action / press conference for accessibility of polling stations

September 16th 2013

Forty people with disabilities and allies wanted to send a strong message to the elected officials of the City of Montreal today. They stormed the hall of honor at Montreal city hall and were heard. Why? The Human Rights and...
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Montreal Elections 2013 – The demands of RAPLIQ

June 3rd 2013

On the occasion of Quebec Disability Week, the RAPLIQ decided to publish a series of 16 recommendations intended for Elections Montreal to ensure that everyone can vote in the upcoming municipal elections. Montreal elections 2013 The RAPLIQ demands R1. Whereas...
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The accessibility of neglected STM buses: One in three accessible buses leaves users using a mobility aid on the sidewalk

September 8th 2011

You can download our STM bus accessibility report for people using a mobility aid in PDF (French Only) or Word format (French Only)! 8:00 p.m. July is in full swing. I come back to live in Montreal after a year...
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Accessibility of STM Buses Neglected: Freedom, Security and Dignity of People with Disabilities Jeopardized

August 21st 2011

RAPLIQ denounces the obstacles limiting the rights of people with disabilities to access Société de Transport de Montréal buses. Today, August 22, 2011, people using wheelchairs or electric scooters will assess the accessibility of buses on a dozen bus routes....
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City of Montreal (Arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal) and Société de Développement commercial de l’avenue Mont-Royal (SDC)

July 1st 2011

SETTLEMENT DATE – JULY 2011 The complainant lives in the borough, which is very lively during the summer season, in particular with its sidewalk cafes and its beautiful new kind of counter-terraces, which are erected on a platform varying from...
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In the rain because we all have a right to our place in the sun

May 16th 2011

It’s in the rain RAPLIQ denounced the inaccessibility of the majority of the terraces on Mont-Royal Avenue in Montreal. While Montrealers are impatiently waiting for the return of good weather to go and enjoy one of the city’s terraces, the...
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Gathering for accessible terraces on Mont-Royal

May 13th 2011

The Coalition of Activists for Inclusion in Quebec (RAPLIQ) invites you to a rally to denounce the inaccessibility of many terraces on Mont-Royal Avenue. With the spring that has been rather discreet since its arrival, many Montrealers are impatiently waiting...
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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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