File on handicapped persons would help in case of disaster
Chateauguay City Council gave the green light for compiling a file on people with limited mobility who live in the municipality. This bank of information would enable potential rescuers to know, in case of disaster at a given location, if a person living or working there has difficulty moving from place to place.

Washington Metro settles disability lawsuit agency to give riders free trips
The transit agency will spend $12 million over the next three years to improve its troubled service for the disabled as part of a settlement of a lawsuit by advocates for people unable to use trains and buses. If accepted, the settlement would end more than three years of litigation over how Metro has treated the disabled.

A new website about accessibility in Ontario
A new Ontario website designed to spread the word about making communities accessible to people with disabilities is getting high marks for good intentions. But as an easy route to information, accesson.ca has a way to go, critics say. 

Canada makes its mark in wheelchair tennis
It's one of the fastest growing sports in the country, says 23-year-old Joel Dembe, a passionate competitor and promoter of the game. Dembe is spending the summer at Tennis Canada's Toronto headquarters spreading the word and gaining converts for the sport that stole his heart at age 14.

Accessible design? As long as it's not ugly
The Lewandowskis have joined a growing number of baby boomers building elder-friendly features into their homes. A recent survey of 500 architecture firms in the United States conducted by the American Institute of Architects named accessibility as the fastest-growing trend in home design.