‘We can be proud’: Regina city council unanimously in favour of improving city’s accessibility [Video]

Work to improve accessibility in Regina will move forward after unanimous approval from city council that will see a plan address issues from snow removal to transportation and employee training.

In all, the initiative known as the Regina Accessibility Plan, includes 17 recommendations on how to make the Queen City more approachable for everyone. 

“This isn’t just a little bit of people, this is 30 per cent of the community,” mother Sarah Turnbull said.

Turnbull’s five-year-old daughter Blake uses a wheelchair. Blake is a familiar face at City Hall and is someone who has advocated for a more accessible city on numerous occasions.

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Blake’s mother says her daughter faces daily challenges that even include using playgrounds around the city – due to wood chips or sand surrounding them.

“I like rubber parks,” Blake told city council.

City administration said the goal of the accessibility plan is to identify, remove and prevent barriers to …