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Friday November 21st 2008

Disability activist wins apology from restaurant

August 13, 2008 - 5:30pm
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A disabled activist and member of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty has received an apology from a Toronto restaurant who discriminated against him. The manager at the Everest restaurant had told Aaron Shelbourne's assistant that they were not welcome back after they had finished a meal because wheelchairs could damage the newly renovated restaurant. Read a more, watch a video, and see some pictures of Aaron's campaign on the OCAP website.

( categories: News | Ontario | Disability | Organizing )
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