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112 Union St East | 4 fl | U/C
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(02-06-2015, 01:38 PM)tomh009 Wrote: But does every new building need to be accessible?  As long as there is a decent selection of accessible housing, surely people should also be able to (build and) live in townhouse-style housing like this, if they so prefer.

(That said, it's not what I want personally, but many other people do seem to like this.)

According to the AODA, by 2025, yes all buildings must be accessible. Of course, that is unrealistic.

Not only is it about disabled people getting housing, it's about having "visitable" housing. Mobility impairments isolate and when one can't get in to others living space, it disables people further.

In this projects case, the units are all built so that a ramp, elevator, strong people, or lift would need to be used. Why could there not be any level entrance units? The reason there are none could be many. Cost, awareness, lack of care, not being educated, or lack of legislation demanding accessibility in projects of this scale.

My beef is with the legislators, not with the individual developers.
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112 Union St East | 4 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 02-05-2015, 07:30 AM
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RE: 112 Union St East | 4 fl | Proposed - by kwliving - 02-06-2015, 02:27 PM
RE: 112 Union St East | 4 fl | Proposed - by nms - 02-09-2015, 12:36 PM
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