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Have Ramp – Will Enter

Although not a permanent solution to the three steps at 19 Duncan St. (where Michael, Laura and I work) the folding ramp does the trick. We see this option as a great cost-effective means for cash-strapped businesses to offer a level of barrier free access most with a similar storefront may not have realized was …

luke on a stopgap ramp, heading into a building and over a step
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April 16, 2011

Uhhhhh… amazing…??

It might not be the most sexy design we have come across but the owners of this butcher shop on the Danforth have come up with a real nifty way of enabling themselves to work behind the counter and open the door for patrons… at the same time! Truly fantastic! Yes… that’s a rubber chicken.

luke on a stopgap ramp, heading into a building and over a step
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April 16, 2011

Stop|Gap Map

Our Stop|Gap Map is ready to build!The intent is to pin point places and spaces in our built environment that have provided universal access to their services or identify places where a solution for access is possible with some positive encouragement.http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=204877957511383588773.00049bc8d5c01e51bb1a4&ll=43.651712,-79.387529&spn=0.011116,0.021458&z=16Green pins mean: Go (Fully Accessible)Yellow pins mean: Caution (Accessible with Assistance)Red pins mean: No Go …

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April 15, 2011

2011 Golf Tournament

Friends, My Dad and his close buddies have been organizing a golf tournament every May to raise funds for myself and my family. The money that we’ve raised in past tournaments has been unbelievably helpful. Renovations at the family cottage to make it more accessible, the purchase of my adapted van and barrier free renovations …

luke on a stopgap ramp, heading into a building and over a step
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March 31, 2011