Dear Alberta Member of the Legislature,

The Voice of Albertans with Disabilities is currently working on a project, funded in part by Alberta Human Rights and Multiculturalism; Creating Accessible Hotels in Alberta.  The outcomes of the project are that:

·       Persons with disabilities will have more access to equitable and appropriate hotels and lodgings in Alberta.

·       A template of an optimum accessible hotel room, complete with washroom, lavatory and barrier-free amenities within the room be developed.

·       Persons with disabilities and caregivers will be involved in the process of identifying their needs.

·       The Hotel Industry in Alberta will have awareness of the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities.

·       The project will provide an understanding of the specific accommodations to be considered.

·       Education and awareness for policy makers, decision makers, construction industry and municipalities.

·       Increased knowledge of best practices and gaps between policies, standards and delivery systems within the hospitality industry.

We would like to hear directly from persons with disabilities who travel and stay in hotels and lodges throughout Alberta.  Please take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2TCZFLB.

Please forward this email to your contacts and post on social media. Thank you.

We also need  individuals who might be interested in participating in focus groups that we will arrange directly with them. The Registration Checklist (attached with this email) will be the pivotal point for focus groups as we want to hear directly from persons with disabilities.  Focus groups may be done by phone. Please contact the Project Manager, Donna Graham, at 780-488-9088, Toll-free at 1-800-387-2514 or via email at projects@vadsociety.ca regarding focus groups or if you have any questions/concerns.

Your assistance is appreciated.

Provincial Coordinator

ALBERTA DISABILITIES FORUM

106-10423 178 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta  T5S 1R5

Phone: 780-488-9088 

Email: adf@vadsociety.ca

Website: www.adforum.ca

Any views or opinions presented or expressed in materials generated by a third party and forwarded through this email are solely those of the original author and do not necessarily represent those of the Alberta Disabilities Forum.  The Alberta Disabilities Forum accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing.

Wheels.

Please sign my petition it's to help everyone from, parents pushing baby strollers, people with walking devices, or people like me in wheelchairs.

City of Edmonton: Fix the streets for people who use wheels.

Mightywheels, is Canada's first wheel accessibility team, helping all people who use wheels, parents pushing baby strollers, people using walking devices, or…

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What is Mightywheels.ca?: We are Canada's first wheel accessibility team, created to draw attention to the difficulties that people who use wheels on our city sidewalks face every day. Health Canada says by the time the typical Canadian reaches 85 years old, 6/10 of us will have mobility issues or have to use a wheelchair. This issue also goes beyond wheelchairs, as our pedestrian infrastructure is used by all types of users with many different abilities, such as parents pushing strollers or people using walking aides.

Who we are: Mightywheels.ca was founded Tim Parnett, a community activist living in the Callingwood area. Tim was injured in an accident and found himself having to use a wheelchair to get around. Tim was shocked to discover the limits of pedestrian infrastructure in the city of Edmonton, and he was spurned to create Mightywheels.ca to advocate for better pedestrian infrastructure in our city. Tim works with other advocates in his neighborhood and beyond to help his cause.

For more information: Visit mightywheels.ca
We the undersigned agree that the City of Edmonton has inadequate pedestrian infrastructure for all people who use wheels. As people with disabilities, parents, or regular sidewalk users, we urge the City of Edmonton to consider improvements for pedestrian infrastructure in our city to make it more accessible for all.

StopGap

This is my Stop Gap video..

http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=692036&binId=1.1203428&playlistPageNum=1

Things like this keeps me going.

Amazing Timothy, I'm a full time wheelchair user myself and have been for 6yrs. The hurdles we face everywhere we go is so hard. We're expected to live an independent life, but society makes it such hard work. I never thought I would end up this way, I can't believe how hard it is to do everything that an able bodied person can. I'm trying to plan a holiday abroad....how many things we have to think about before we can dare to press that confirmation key!!! Good luck with your blog, if I can help in any way please, give me a wheelie nudge 👍😉♿️ xxxxxx

Mightywheels.ca
A wheel accessibility team to help all people who use wheels.

Instagram.

Take a look, and hopefully like my Instagram page

Timothy Parnett (@timothyparnett) • Instagram photos and videos

runs a wheel accessibility team, to help all people who use wheels with their accessibility problems.

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Youtube.

This is my Youtube channel, it shows videos of Mightywheels.ca doing wonderful things to help people who use wheels. Such as parents pushing baby strollers, people with walking devices, or people like me in wheelchairs. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV21WQAq6QGeMdarM_EWYXQ

Tim@mightywheels.ca 
A wheel accessibility team to help all people who use wheels.