Thunder Bay, Ont., company receives $1 million to support modular home construction
Anthony and John McCrae say their goal is to make housing more accessible in northern Ontario, one modular unit at a time. The brothers are co-owners of ModBox Modular, a Thunder Bay, Ont., company that primarily builds modular homes for the region’s remote First Nations. Here's what a recent funding boost from t...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/modbox-modular-funding-announcement-9.7207620?cmp=rss
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New study reveals only 3% of new homes approved in London in 2023 are accessible for disabled people, falling far below the city’s targets.

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https://globalcommons.onrender.com/economics/only_3_of_new_housing_approved_in_london_is_accessible_study_finds/

Only 3 of new housing approved in London is accessible

New study reveals only 3% of new homes approved in London in 2023 are accessible for disabled people, falling far below the city’s targets.

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With the increasing age of the population and rising levels of disability, we need more accessible housing. Matt's Place is a prototype for modular accessible housing poised to help meet demand.
https://www.bbeb.com/post/102jj4i/a-prototype-for-accessible-housing
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A Prototype for Accessible Housing (via Passle)

With an aging population and the number of people with disabilities rising we need homes that are designed to be accessible. Back in 2021, I shared how ...

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*Developers are #ableists because they can't profit as much from #PeopleWithDisabilities. Disabled folks have been struggling for far too long, trying to find & obtain #AccessibleHousing.

Starting next March in B.C., all large new condominium and apartment buildings will require 100-per cent adaptable suites and first-floor suites in smaller apartment buildings will be required to be easily adapted so anyone with a disability can live in them.

Developers say this could add tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of new homes because they will all require bigger rooms, lower outlets and various changes in washrooms.

Tom Davidoff, associate professor of business at the University of British Columbia told Global News that if accessibility for everyone is not mandated, it is certainly possible that builders would provide almost no accessible units.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10601068/bc-building-code-accessibility-changes-concerns-developers/amp/

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B.C.’s building code accessibility changes raise concerns among developers

B.C.'s Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said the changes are not as expensive as previously suspected and the government is working with developers to address their concerns.

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"On the longest, coldest night of the year, we remember our neighbors without walls. We remember them as individuals and also as a group of fellow human beings. We remember them fondly."

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National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day Brings Visibility To Otherwise Invisible People

Homeless Persons' Memorial Day is a reminder that people from our communities are dying prematurely, unnecessarily, and inhumanely daily.

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On the Brink: Halifax wheelchair user feels ‘trapped’ due to housing crunch
In this instalment of 'On the Brink,' we speak with two women about the challenges finding accessible, affordable housing in Nova Scotia.
#globalnews #Canada #AccessibleHousing #CostofLiving #Disabilities
https://globalnews.ca/news/10146067/on-the-brink-2-accessible-housing-nova-scotia-lack/
On the Brink: Halifax wheelchair user feels ‘trapped’ due to housing crunch

In this instalment of 'On the Brink,' we speak with two women about the challenges finding accessible, affordable housing in Nova Scotia.

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On the Brink: Halifax wheelchair user feels ‘trapped’ due to housing crunch
In this instalment of 'On the Brink,' we speak with two women about the challenges finding accessible, affordable housing in Nova Scotia.
#globalnews #Canada #AccessibleHousing #CostofLiving #Disabilities
https://globalnews.ca/news/10146067/on-the-brink-2-accessible-housing-nova-scotia-lack/
On the Brink: Halifax wheelchair user feels ‘trapped’ due to housing crunch

In this instalment of 'On the Brink,' we speak with two women about the challenges finding accessible, affordable housing in Nova Scotia.

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On the Brink: Halifax wheelchair user feels ‘trapped’ due to housing crunch
In this instalment of 'On the Brink,' we speak with two women about the challenges finding accessible, affordable housing in Nova Scotia.
#globalnews #Canada #AccessibleHousing #CostofLiving #Disabilities
https://globalnews.ca/news/10146067/on-the-brink-2-accessible-housing-nova-scotia-lack/
On the Brink: Halifax wheelchair user feels ‘trapped’ due to housing crunch

In this instalment of 'On the Brink,' we speak with two women about the challenges finding accessible, affordable housing in Nova Scotia.

Global News
On the Brink: Halifax wheelchair user feels ‘trapped’ due to housing crunch
In this instalment of 'On the Brink,' we speak with two women about the challenges finding accessible, affordable housing in Nova Scotia.
#globalnews #Canada #AccessibleHousing #CostofLiving #Disabilities
https://globalnews.ca/news/10146067/on-the-brink-2-accessible-housing-nova-scotia-lack/
On the Brink: Halifax wheelchair user feels ‘trapped’ due to housing crunch

In this instalment of 'On the Brink,' we speak with two women about the challenges finding accessible, affordable housing in Nova Scotia.

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