Accessible trick-or-treating is welcome at Vaughan

The Vaughan city is behind the Treat Accessibly campaign, which aims to make Halloween more inclusive.

The City of Vaughan is committed to creating an inclusive community that welcomes people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, including on Halloween. Vaughan Council recently endorsed the Treat Accessibly program, making it Canada’s first municipality to do so.

Vaughan Disability Benefits

If you reside in Vaughan, Ontario, living with a disability may become a lot easier. For a wide range of conditions, the Canadian and provincial governments offer disability rebates. In fact, you may be eligible for disability benefits if you have an impairment of any type – physical, mental, or emotional – or if you […]

Learn how to apply for a new accessible parking permit

Eligibility Your healthcare practitioner must certify that you have one or more of the following qualified health conditions in order to obtain a new accessible parking permit or renew your subject to change permit: cannot walk without the use of a brace, cane, crutch, lower limb prosthetic device, or other similar assistive device, or requires […]

Types of disabilities in Canada

The Canadian Government’s Definitions of Disabilities Any severe and long-term condition that prevents a person from doing normal and ordinary daily tasks qualifies as a qualifying disability. The term is broad, allowing for a virtually infinite number of circumstances to be qualified. The circumstances stated below have historically been precedent, but the list is not […]