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Denied home care, former Paralympian speaks out
After long hospital stay, Sally Thomas told no workers available to provide essential home care
How a life-changing phone call from Rick Hansen inspired a legendary paralympian
Patrick Anderson is a Canadian legend of wheelchair basketball with three gold and one silver Paralympic medals in his trophy cabinet.
Anderson lost both legs below the knee after he was struck by a drunk driver, just days before his 10th birthday. Not long after returning home from hospital, he received a life-changing phone call from Rick Hansen that changed his life.
Paralympian denied Uber service because she has guide dog
Paralympian Denied Uber Because of GuideDog
Paralympic medallist Victoria Nolan denied ride from Toronto UberAssist driver
Victoria Nolan, a medal-winning Canadian Paralympic rower, was left hanging by an UberAssist driver who refused to pick her up in Toronto on Tuesday.
Nolan, who is blind, had finished training at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre when she decided to try UberAssist — a ride service designed specifically to be accessible to people with disabilities — for the first time.
