accessibility

Halifax Sidewalk Protest – A Photo Essay

Christopher_Majka — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 15:11:22 +0000

On February 27th, 2015, over 150 people marched down Gottingen Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia to protest the dangerous and icy state of many of Halifax's sidewalks.

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The Co-op Covers Council

Natascia Lypny — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:26:13 +0000

July 10: World Trade & Convention Centre gets the green light, and Solar City is saved — for now

That’s right. The Halifax Media Co-op has decided to enter the shady, confusing, frustrating and often boring world of municipal politics. Why? Because even though the Halifax Regional Council’s weekly Tuesday meetings are open to the public, there are inevitably more staffers than spectators in the seats.

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Accessibility Should Be a Given, Not a Demand

Natascia Lypny — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:06:17 +0000

Town hall meeting hears HRM residents’ accessibility concerns

Getting better but still a long way to go was the theme of a Wednesday evening town hall meeting organized by the City’s Advisory Committee for Accessibility in HRM.

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Free Buses for HRM?

bsichel — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:44:50 +0000

A radio interview on why public transit can - and should - stay free

I went on Maritime Morning, Weekend Edition this morning to talk about free public transportation in HRM, as outlined in this article. Audio file courtesy of News 95.7. (9:46)

Making the Site Accessible

trouble — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:48:57 +0000

I'm attempting to sort out the best way to make the site accessible to as many people as possible. At the moment I'm mostly thinking about full description of the content of photos (not just a tagline describing the scene of the photo) and including transcripts for audio and video content.

I've spoken a bit with Dru about my concerns, but poking at the site over the last little bit, I'm not even sure of the best way to go forward with this.

Any thoughts or suggestions?