Episode 6
AS:006 The Crisis in Accessible Housing
In this episode, Kate Chung of the Accessible Housing Network talks about the crisis in Accessible Housing. She was one of our guest speakers during the Accessiblity Summit held during the National Access-Ability Week. Kate's message is going to be that there needs to be a change to the national and provincial building codes to make universal design mandatory in all new multi-unit residential buildings, both rental and ownership.
KATE’S BIO:
Kate Chung is the Co-Chair of the Accessible Housing Network. The ACCESSIBLE HOUSING NETWORK is a collaboration of non-profit Canadian organizations, advocating in support of people of all ages to live as they wish, in housing that is fully accessible. Our mission is to ensure that, whatever their age or ability, every person in Canada can live in housing that is fully accessible. To this end, we call on every level of government to make universal design mandatory in every unit in all new multi-unit residential buildings.
Connect with Kate and the Accessible Housing Network:
Website
https://www.accessiblehousingnetwork.org/
AccessibleHousingNetwork@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/accessibleAHN/
https://twitter.com/accessibleahn?lang=en
About the Host:
Linda Hunt Is an Award-Winning Accessibility Consultant, Speaker and Author. She is the CEO of Accessibility Solutions and an Advocate for all things related to accessibility.
Linda is the Treasurer of Citizens with Disabilities – Ontario a member of the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Professional Network and a Certified Community Champion on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol.
Linda first became a person with a disability in 2004 since then she has been an active and engaging speaker to groups on a variety of accessibility topics.
In addition, Linda is a business owner. Along with her husband Greg they have operated Grelin Apparel Graphics for over 30 years.
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