A Calgary man who lives with cerebral palsy is heartbroken after his disability scooter was stolen from the parkade of his low-income housing complex over the weekend.
At about 1 p.m. on Saturday, Glenn Scott last used his scooter to travel to a nearby store from his apartment located at 2424 69 Avenue S.E. in the community of Ogden.
The incident was especially shocking for Scott’s niece, Amy Omar. She says her uncle has gone through so much already living with cerebral palsy. Anyone with information related to the crime is asked to contact the Calgary police non-emergency line at 403-266-1234.ACCESSIBILITY ADVOCATES SPEAK OUT “I couldn't imagine myself losing my wheelchair, it is the item that creates independence in somebody's life. It would be like stealing, you know, the legs off a person if you will,” Crump said.
“It’s not like those items are inexpensive. I understand the need of having to find a means of income and maybe this is a way of doing that for the person that stole it, but this scooter isn't something that you can just go and turn around and sell to anybody else,” he said.Joanne Dorn, the executive director of Cerebral Palsy Alberta, also notes her organization is committed to helping those with all forms of disabilities.
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