The City of Whitehorse denies its snow removal policies make transit stops and parking inaccessible for people with disabilities, defending itself against claims made in a lawsuit by pointing out its snow removal budget is limited with 'scarce resour
The City of Whitehorse denies its snow removal policies make transit stops and parking inaccessible for people with disabilities, defending itself against claims made in a lawsuit by pointing out its snow removal budget is limited with"scarce resources."
The plaintiffs claim their mobility is restricted when snow is piled up around accessible parking spaces, sometimes for weeks on end, leading to an"exclusionary state of affairs" in the city. The statement of claim was filed by lead plaintiffs Ramesh Ferris, whose legs are paralyzed due to contracting polio as a child, and Eva von Flotow, who requires a wheelchair due to quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
Ferris also claims he's slipped between 10 and 15 times trying to use an accessible parking stall in town, and sometimes he decides to stay home rather than face the"risks and dangers" of venturing out. "Such barriers cause stress, anger, shame, humiliation and disappointment and cause Ms. Von Flotow to feel like a second-class citizen of Whitehorse," the lawsuit says."Sometimes Ms. Von Flotow does not even want to leave her house, as it is too hard to go downtown and move around."
The statement of defence says territorial law allows people to challenge a bylaw if its"discriminatory," but"only if it operates unfairly and unequally between different classes of persons without reasonable justification."
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