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SETTLEMENT DATE – MAY 2017 The complainant is the mother of a 5-year-old child, severely disabled, who acts on behalf of her son. The latter is in a motorized wheelchair and lives with cerebral palsy, which in his case causes...
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Press Release STM AND DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DECISION REDUCES RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Montreal, April 11, 2017 – The RAPLIQ strongly criticized a recent decision concerning discrimination in public transportation in Montreal, which the Commission...
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SETTLEMENT DATE – JUNE 2016 A woman traveling in a motorized wheelchair wanted to go celebrate her wedding anniversary on the cruise ship “Cavalier Maxim” of Croisières AML Inc., which offers a gourmet dinner lasting three and a half hours,...
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SETTLEMENT DATE – MARCH 2016 A man in a motorized wheelchair filed a complaint against a merchant who rented commercial space in one of the buildings belonging to Shilldev Holdings, for refusing indirect access to his business. For reasons of...
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SETTLEMENT DATE – JULY 2015 Two women with disabilities each filed a complaint against this taxi intermediary, who used private and illegal practices at the very least to discriminate. The alleged facts were that the accessible and adapted taxi company...
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SETTLEMENT DATE – JUNE 2015 The complainant, who is traveling in a motorized wheelchair and with her assistance dog from the Mira Foundation, notes that in most SAQ branches, there is not enough clearance to circulate between the aisles and...
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Press Release For immediate release A first in the country – Class action More discrimination! People with disabilities have had enough! Wednesday, April 15, 2015 – Exasperated by so much discrimination on the part of these four actors from the...
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Ten years ago today, in the 37th National Assembly Debate Journal, he admitted this … www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/travaux-parlementaires/commissions/cas-37-1/journal-debats/CAS-041202.html Montreal, Dec. 2 2014 / CNW Telbec / – Then Minister of Health and Social Services, he asked for a review and corrective measures...
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SETTLEMENT DATE – NOVEMBER 2014 The complainant, who is traveling in a motorized wheelchair, lives with her husband and two daughters on the 3rd floor of an apartment building where there is a dilapidated elevator which often has a difference...
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SETTLEMENT DATE – OCTOBER 2013 The complainant, who uses a motorized wheelchair, goes by special transportation to the Nespresso Boutique on Crescent Street in Montreal to buy coffee. When he arrives, he finds that the store is really not accessible...
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