I’m continuing my tour of some of the downtown Amherstburg eateries; more photos to follow.
A reader alerted me to the accessibility issue at the Pepper Cat restaurant so here’s a photo of the stairs. Councillor Candidate Linden Crain tweeted now that’s creative! and added a dog vs. cat emoji.
Continuing my tour of some of the downtown Amherstburg eateries; more photos to follow.
These are stairs to the entrance of the Country Bliss store.
Continuing my tour of some of the downtown Amherstburg eateries; more photos to follow.
This is a step up to the Perch Pit located at the Waterfront Ice Cream store and I can’t see accessible tables.
Continuing my tour of some of the downtown Amherstburg eateries; more photos to follow.
There are stairs to Waterfront Ice Cream and a difficult to grasp door handle
Continuing with photos from my downtown tour, the stairs at the back of the Park House Museum are how people access the Music Off The Back Porch events.
Continuing with photos from my downtown tour, the Park House Museum walk and ramp could use an update.
When asked about accessibility, Park House Curator advised they are currently fundraising to replace the current ramps and walkways and to add a push-button door.
As for the website, ‘we have changed the colour from black to white to enhance visibility and recently launched a user survey to see where our visitors would like changes to be made.’ I couldn’t locate an Accessibility Policy on the website, but the Curator provided me with a blanket policy including a link to training that will be provided, as outlined by the documentation at www.mto.gov.on.ca. i’m not sure how useful the Ministry of Transportation site will be.
In March 2022, the town granted the museum’s request for $8500. and provided an additional $6500. for a total of $15,000.
In March 2022, it was also announced that the museum received a $19700. grant from Ontario’s Community Building Fund Operating stream.
The August 8, 2022 town council agenda includes a memo: $15,000 for the precommitment of the 2022 Park House Grant
Sooner, rather than later, funding will need to be allocated to imrproving accessibility at the Park House and other buildings in town.
A reader mentioned the Pepper Cat restaurant so I took a short tour of some of the downtown eateries; more photos to follow.
These are stairs to Chicano’s – the food on the website menu looks amazing but I’d have trouble entering.
Amherstburg is not Bogota.
Populations:
Amherstburg 21,936
Bogota 11, 167,000
Amherstburg’s Open Air event where, for the third year, barriers prevent the almost 5,000 persons with disabilities from equally participating in their community: barriers to the post office, banks, hair salons and parking to allow for games, patios, entertainment to occupy the streets.
Visit Amherstburg website includes two links to the same map:
“To assist you we have this map to help you best decide where to park your vehicle. You’ll see we have added additional accessible parking spots at the Open Air thresholds as well as additional bike racks to help encourage active transportation.
Click here to see additional bicycle, vehicle and accessible parking areas.”
The first map:
The second map:
Who decided it was a good idea to have two links to one map on the same page?
Amherstburg is not Bogota.
This is a continuation of photos showing the barriers to Amherstburg’s downtown due to its ‘Open Air’ event where open streets are closed to vehicular traffic on the weekends from May to September.
Amherstburg’s Open Air event where, for the third year, barriers prevent the almost 5,000 persons with disabilities from equally participating in their community: barriers to the post office, banks, hair salons and parking to allow for games, patios, entertainment to occupy the streets.
The River Bookshop stairs blocked me from the art windsor essex Group of Seven exhibit.
I raised awareness about the Barrier to Accessibility.
Bookshop Co-owner Richard Peddie blocked me on twitter.
Twenty stairs up to second level at River Bookshop
the burg watch 