Une école du Canada obtient un monte-escalier suite à une pétition d'étudiants

A stairlift is being installed at Fairview Junior High School in Halifax, Canada, after a 15-year-old student launched a petition in February for having one installed in the school since some students could not access the school's technology-education classroom in the basement, CBC Nouvelles rapports. La pétition réclamait un ascenseur dans les escaliers menant à la salle de classe afin que les barrières puissent être supprimées pour les étudiants utilisant des aides à la mobilité, the source reports. The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) said it had already recognized the issue and was working through a procurement process. The lift was expected to be in place by March, but this was changed to the end of May when it was determined a specialty lift was needed. HRCE said the lift is now in place. "Installation and testing of the chairlift at Fairview Junior High has been completed. Inspection by the Department of Labour is the next step and once approved, it will be operational for students," a statement released to CBC Nouvelles dit. Aucun calendrier d’inspection n’a été fourni.