I’ve been helping Lyndhurst clients buy and sell wheelchair accessible homes since 2004, and a contributor to Outspoken! and Community since 2013. So when it was announced that the fall 2020 edition of Community would...
Home & Away
By Jeffrey Kerr | Fall 2020
Barrier-Free Real Estate
In his forward to Jeffrey Kerr’s new book, Barrier-Free Real Estate, Achieving Freedom At Home, Hon. David C. Onley. CM, OOnt. says, “In a world with precious little information on accessible housing, I find Achieving...
Home Smart Home
Technology is constantly evolving and improving to adapt to our changing needs. A good example of this is the use of smart home technology to provide greater independence at home for people with disabilities.
Colour Your World
Patrick Hunter is a Two-Spirit Ojibway artist, graphic designer and entrepreneur from Red Lake, Ontario. In 2011, he made the move to Toronto to pursue a career in the arts after completing the graphic design program at...
Cultivating the Gardening Habit
“Half of the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.”
-Mrs. C.W. Earle, Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden: The Classic Diary of a Victorian Lady, 1897
Winter Wheelchair Tips
It's the time of year that Ontarians know too well… winter! With all the good that this time of year brings during the holidays, the winter presents challenges to get where we're going, having to deal with the cold...
Spinal Cord Injury Ontario | Winter 2020
Get those upper shelves in reach!
Reaching the upper cupboard shelves in the kitchen can be a challenge for everyone but this is especially true if you use a wheelchair.
Accessing Europe
My wife and I travelled to Spain and Portugal for two weeks in the summer of 2019. Not all the trains in Spain are accessible, which hampered my efforts to plan our trip. However, Spain’s AVE high-speed rail system is...
The Accessible Home Office
In my 20+ years in the Real Estate business I’ve always maintained a home office. My job isn’t the traditional 9-5 type and working from home provides me with flexibility and convenience, and I’ve found that I’m not...
The REALTOR® and the OT
In addition to working with a REALTOR®, there are many professionals you can consult with when buying a home. These include a Mortgage Broker, Home Inspector, Real Estate Lawyer, Insurance Broker and Contractor.
Clara Stel: Resilient; Positive and Embracing Life
Getting older while staying in our own home poses its challenges for those of us with disabilities. Clara Stel is living proof that it is entirely possible with the right supports and mindset.
Magazine without Borders
A few years ago, we published an article entitled “Wheelchair without Borders”. It talks about a local organization in Toronto that sends out donated wheelchairs to third world countries and how these donations have...
My Trip to South Africa and Why I Needed to Go
My sweet husband John passed away on December 31, 2016. We had been married 37 years and travelled together to many different cities in the United States, Canada, Australia, England, and Holland.
Building A More Accessible Toronto
In the Summer 2015 edition of Outspoken! I wrote an article entitled Disabling Architecture. I felt now was a good time to circle back to that topic.
Still Working Towards Accessible Parking
Wouldn’t it be great if accessible parking policies were consistent across the province? Wendy Murphy thinks so and shares some thoughts on getting there.
The UK Leads the Way
It can be an expensive and complex venture to modify a home to work for everyone. Funding can be a problem but the UK seems to be leading the way in this important area.
Accessible Yellowstone National Park
Nancy Xia discovered Yellowstone National Park to be one of the most accessible places she’s ever visited.
Win Win: A Tax Smart Gift
Philanthropy feels good and does good. And also happens to work well around tax time! SCIO’s Paul Livingston looks at the benefits of planned giving.
Deep diving into adventure
During my years of diving in different parts of the world, I have had many adventures with Hubert Chretien of Freedom at Depth on different wrecks in the St. Lawrence River.
