Traveling down a street in Leduc shouldn't be hard for pedestrians but for those in a wheelchair, visiting stores on the main drag can prove to be difficult.
The town Health Department has purchased wheelchair ramps that can be borrowed for short periods by those with mobility issues to allow them to scale a few stairs that pose an obstacle. The idea, according to Ellen Berger, chairwoman of the town’s Commission for the Disabled, is to allow residents to attend events, restaurants, and family gatherings previously off-limits because ...
The construction work at Fifth and Beaton in Corsicana is to add two wheelchair ramps to those corners, part of a continuing effort to improve sidewalks in downtown.
A Jacob man won two gold medals at the recent 31st National Veterans Wheelchair Games, held this year in Pittsburgh, Pa.
A more than $3 million dollar construction project is underway. The work includes new sidewalks, wheelchair ramps, trees, street furniture, trash cans and minor traffic signal work.
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