LONDON, ONT. Accessibility advocates are pressing city council to stick to its sidewalk installation policy, in the face of mounting opposition from homeowners. There’ll be a showdown next week between organizations fighting for more sidewalks, and neighbourhoods actively opposing their installation across lawns and driveways, at a special meeting of council’s Civic Works Committee. “It’s an active decision to exclude,” says Jay Menard, Chair of the Accessibly Advisory Committee at city hall. “the Accessibility Advisory Committee at city hall. Menard asserts that ‘systemic ableism’ must be confronted with the same vigour as systemic racism. He says ableism excludes many people, including Londoners with disabilities, the elderly, and parents with strollers.
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