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Links/Resources

Acadian Lines
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Access Guide Canada
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Access to Travel
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Accessibility Checklist (PDF)
Canadian Paraplegic Association(Nova Scotia)

Accessible Van Rental (O’Regan’s Halifax)
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Atlantic Care-a-Van
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Canada Select
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Canadian Center on Disability Studies

Canadian National Institute for the Blind [CNIB]
National Office:
1929 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON M4G 3E8
1-800-563-2642
Fax 416-480-7677




Directory of Canadian Disability Links
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Easter Seals
Disbability Travel Card Program
Access 2 Entertainment Program

Flying with a Disability
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Marine Atlantic
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National Council on Disability

Nova Scotia's Official Tourism Website

NS Doers and Dreamers Guide
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Persons with Disabilities Online
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ReachAbility
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Sail Able
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Society of Deaf and Hard Hearing Nova Scotians
Sign language interpreting, computerized note taking, accessibility devices, information & referral.

Sustainable Design International Ltd.

The Canadian Hearing Society Guide for Service Providers and Businesses

Via Rail
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Voiceprint
Broadcasts audio versions of printed materials
Tel (902)444-7359



Access Canada Overview and Order Form:

Accessibility Standards and Best Practices:

Accessible transportation services by region

Nova Scotia Building Code
Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations
See section 3.8 for Barrier-Free codes.Consolidations of Nova Scotia regulations are prepared by the Registry of Regulations for reference only and have no official sanction. For all purposes of interpreting and applying the law, users should consult the original documents filed with the Registry of Regulations, or refer to the Royal Gazette Part II.





eDining
A searchable listing of restaurants from across the Province. RANS members listing provide information about services and accessibility of locations.






Gas Stations
Searchable database of attended & self serve stations. May also search by brand.


Government of Canada: Accessible Travel Across Canada

Local Contractors

Need-A-Lift Transportation Services
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Printable listings of stations by county

Tips for Becoming More Accessible:

Access A Bus

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Gas Stations with service policies for people with disabilities:
Canadian Tire Gas Bar
  • Gas Bar Disability Assistance program
  • Individual with disability may have gas pumped for them
  • Must call ahead to book time and make arrangements
  • App’t must be booked at a time/day when more than one attended is on shift (policy suggests shift change/ other bus hours: car wash, pit stop, propane hours)
  • Will pay self serve price
  • Communicated through door signs and contact #
  • App’ts recorded in app’t log book

  • Imperial Oil/Esso
  • Drivers with disabilities can get full service gas at self-serve prices at participating Esso stations that have both full and self serve pumps.
  • get full service gas at self-serve prices at participating Esso stations with self-serve pumps only*! All you have to do is call the station approximately 24 hours in advance to ensure that someone will be available to assist you.
  • need to have a vehicle permit for persons with disabilities to take advantage of this service
  • Also states that most stations have:
  • Wheelchair-accessible washrooms
  • Dedicated parking spaces
  • Wheelchair ramps into our stores
  • Store layouts to accommodate wheelchairs
  • Speed pass readers at the pumps and inside the store
  • For locations and more information























    Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia [RANS]
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    Tourism Industry of Nova Scotia [TIANS]
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    Other Resources
    Interpreter service for the deaf and hard of hearing
    Tel(902)429-5752
    Email: interpreterservices@ns.sympatico.ca

    Human Rights Commission
    Halifax office:
    6th Floor, Joseph Howe Building
    1690 Hollis Street
    P.O. Box 2221
    Halifax, N.S. B3J 3C4
    Tel (902) 424-4111
    Fax (902) 424-0596

    Nova Scotia Office:
    Suite 117, 1657 Barrington Street
    Halifax, N.S. B3J-2A1
    (902)422-7130 (Voice/TTY) 1-800-516-5551 within Nova Scotia
    Email: sdhhns@ns.sympatico.ca

    Cape Breton Office:
    56 Nepean Street
    Sydney, N.S. B1P-6A8
    (902) 564-0003 (Voice/Fax) (902)564-0468 (TTY)

    Nova Scotia Office
    6136 Almon Street
    Halifax, NS B3K 1T8
    Tel: (902) 453-1480
    Fax: (902) 454-6570
    Email: nspei@cnib.ca






























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