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On 2005, Ontario unanimously passed legislation mandating the province, municipalities, and public services must become accessible by 2025 by law. it was ambitious, but badly needed. And that need grows every year as more people age, develop disabilities, or become caregivers. We will not reach this goal. On the Spacing Radio podcast, we talk about why and how we can pick up the pace:

Episode 76: Time's Running out for Accessible Ontario Listen to this episode from Spacing Radio on Spotify. In 2005, Ontario passed the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), which made accessibility for all public establishments a legal requirement by 2025. That goal won't be met, unfortunately. To tell us about the progress that was...

🔗 SPACING.CA | BOOK REVIEW - Portraits of Queen West: Spadina to Bathurst, by Kevin Steele - Spacing Toronto Portraits of Queen West: Spadina to Bathurst is being published through a crowdfunding campaign that launches today. Check the campaign website for updates. This book is a love letter to Queen Street West by a photographer living in exile — one driven to leave the street he loves by the same gentr...

🔗 SPACING.CA | This train is your charger: Lessons from Madrid about transit as public space - Spacing Toronto In the fall of 2022, I spent three months studying public transportation in Spain, mainly the metro in Madrid. I came away extremely impressed by the technical aspects, and also by the way in which Spanish cities build good public space in and through their transportation systems. Toronto and Madrid...