Despite ongoing issues, Ontario plans to reduce small business accessibility requirements – Toronto

For most people, hailing a cab is no big deal, but Diane Bergeron has a guide dog and she says that makes all the difference.After a hotel doorman hailed a taxi for Bergeron, she said the driver refused to allow her guide dog Lucy on board.“He just said, ‘No I’m not taking a dog,’ even though I was in full view,” said Bergeron, who works with CNIB, an non-proit rehabilitation agency for the visually impaired.READ MORE: Some Toronto police still unaware of guide dog enforcement despite promiseBergeron said her dog wears a harness identifying it as a guide dog, but a second cab also refused.The third one finally took her.“I am always on edge getting a taxi,” she said.
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Bergeron has added her voice to others who said they have been denied various services due to...