Accessible Travel

Information on Accessible Travel from the Transportation Committee
of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)

Ruling for VIA Rail disappoints disabled - Court quashes order to modify 139 cars
Paul Waldie, Globe and Mail dd March 11, 2005

Via Rail Decision dd March 3, 2005
Federal Court of Appeal - VIA Rail Canada Inc. v. Canadian Transportation Agency, 2005 FCA 79

CCD Letter to Minister of Transport dd January 6, 2005
CCD suspends participation/withdraws from the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation (ACAT)

Moving Backwards: Canada's State Of Transportation Accessibility In An International Context
Researcher: David Baker, Final Report to the Council of Canadians With Disabilities (CCD)

The Lemieux-Brassard Case
Air Travel for People Who Use Wheelchairs

Guide dog, trip out in the cold; Vacation scuttled at last minute
Bruce Owen, Winnipeg Free Press Staff Reporter, Winnipeg Free Press dd 12 January 1997

Via Rail Appeals the Ruling
CCD Press Release dd December 3, 2003

Canadians with Disabilities Win Battle with VIA Rail
CCD Press Release dd October 29, 2003

Air Canada and Via Rail Ignore Disabled in New Services
CCD Press Release dd August 20, 2001

Disabled Canadians Win First Round with VIA Rail
CCD Press Release dd February 22, 2001

VIA Rail Defies Canada's Accessibility Laws
CCD Press Release dd February 1, 2001

Via Rail Stopped in Its Tracks
CCD Press Release dd January 26, 2001

VIA Wants Canadians with Disabilities to Pay for their Rights
CCD Press Release dd December 20, 2000

Is Via About to Waste Tax Payer Dollars?
CCD Press Release dd December 5, 2000

Other Links

Canadian Transportation Agency - Accessible Transportation

Transport Canada - Accessible Transporation Unit