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Making Vancouver Accessible to
All
:: By
Stephanie
Norton
 The
2010 Olympic
Winter Games held recently in Vancouver, British
Columbia, were recognized as one of the
most accessible
Olympics ever held. With Vancouver
already established as one of the world's most
vibrant, inclusive cities, the Games took that one
step further, ensuring barrier-free access for
persons with mobility, visual or hearing
impairments at all venues and facilities.
With an estimated one in eight people
worldwide living with a disability, and $13
billion being spent annually in North America by
travellers with disabilities, Vancouver has tagged
the group as one of the fastest growing market
opportunities in the world. Beyond the 2010
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the
not-for-profit organization 2010
Legacies Now is working
with the Province of British Columbia, Tourism BC,
and numerous other partners to help make BC a
premier travel destination for people with
disabilities. "The
Games are a catalyst for change of the very best
kind," says Bruce Dewar, CEO of 2010 Legacies Now.
"We are using the Games as a driver to get people
thinking about how to make Vancouver one of the
most accessible places in the
world."
Vancouver's
vision to make itself one of the most accessible
and sustainable cities in the world began as far
back as 2006 when then Vancouver mayor and
quadriplegic Sam Sullivan participated in the
closing ceremonies of Torino's Olympic Winter
Games. The ceremony involves an official of the
current host city waving the flag eight times,
then handing it off to an official of the next
host city, who also waves it eight times. When it
was his turn, the flag was put into a special
bracket built into Sullivan's wheelchair. Holding
it with one of his hands, Sullivan swung his
wheelchair back and forth eight times to wave the
flag. Fittingly, Sullivan
will serve as Canada's ambassador for the
Paralympic Games also held in
Vancouver.
Click HERE
to read the full
story. |
A Higher Level of
Inclusive Play™
To encourage children, families
and entire communities to stay active, communities
need parks and playgrounds with equipment that
meets the needs of children of all abilities. For
much of the last 20 years, discussions about
inclusive playgrounds have focused on two factors:
accessibility and developmentally appropriate. Now
with autism and other sensory-processing disorders
on the rise, we must address the growing sensory
needs of all children and welcome them to the
playground.
That is why Landscape Structures
has introduced A Higher Level
of Inclusive Play™. This design solution provides
playgrounds with new sensory experiences, which
kids use to learn, play, socialize and
communicate. With a suite of Sensory
Play products by Landscape Structures, every
child-those with sensory-processing disorders and
those that are typically developing-will receive
tactile, proprioceptive, vestibular, visual and
auditory stimulation. Additionally, inclusive
playgrounds will help kids develop motor-planning
skills and encourage more social imaginative
play.
Landscape Structures
hopes the
introduction of this design solution will help
establish new standards for inclusive playgrounds
worldwide.
For
more information about how to take playgrounds in
your community to a higher level, visit playlsi.com/inclusive-play,
become a fan of
Sensory
Play by Landscape Structures Inc. on
Facebook,
download
Sensory Play products
or call
888.4FUNLSI. |
Kee Klamp at Winter
Olympics
If you've
watched any of the Olympic events at the Whistler Sliding Centre
then you've already caught a glimpse of KEE
KLAMP railing in action. The
sliding courses are lined with hundreds of linear
feet of pedestrian guardrail to keep people off
the course. The usage of the railings at such a
prominent venue features their durability,
flexibility and overall
quality.
KLAMP
Components for Safety Barrier Solutions
KEE KLAMP cast iron components offer
the most flexible solution for the construction of
safety railing, handrail, guardrail and barrier.
The KEE KLAMP system securely joins standard sizes
of structural steel tube into almost any
configuration
imaginable.
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Flexible
solutions for all types of safety barriersidest
range of safety components
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T ÜV certified
for strength, manufacturing quality and
consistency
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Meets specified
loadings up to 1500 N/m
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No welding, so
no hot permits required
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No threading or
bolting, so no special tools required
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Cost effective
to install as only low skilled workforce
required
 Established in the
UK in 1934, KEE SAFETY's range has expanded from
the original KEE
KLAMP products into a portfolio of
safety equipment, all designed to separate people
from
hazards.
KEE
SAFETY's technical team can offer practical
assistance by phone at
1-800-851-5181. Visit
www.keesafety.com/us/. | |
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