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Monday, February 01, 2010 8:28 PM

Disabled discrimination

Just when we thought the businesses in Ottawa were becoming kinder toward the needs of the handicapped, we have found there is at least one where the physically challenged are not welcome.

A little background: Our son, Corey, had a traumatic brain injury, and is confined to a wheelchair. He needs assistance to get in and out of businesses, and also needs help with communication, cutting up food, etc. He had been a steady lunch customer at Allegre Pharmacy for the past several years, and they always made sure he had a table where he could sit with his “helper” and eat his meal. He was a loyal customer, and loved that place. When Allegre’s closed, he decided he would like to start having his lunch at a diner in the 300 block of Main Street, near where the former Allegre store used to be.  

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