"Hamilton recently adopted a barrier-free design policy that will be used when the city constructs facilities," reports Kevin Werner in a June 8 article in Mountain News. It sounds as if the community has rallied to make itself inviting to Visitors as well as the Home Team:
Before last weekend there was no park within the borders of the city of Hamilton that was accessible to the developmentally challenged."When I found that out, it was a shock," said Ward 7 councillor Scott Duvall, shaking his head.
The first term councillor earlier this year was confronted with that stark reality when desperate representatives of the non-profit organization Hamilton Challenger Baseball Association asked for help in seeking a park to allow their developmentally challenged members play baseball.
Full story:
http://www.hamiltonmountainnews.com/hmn/news/news_806944.html
Thanks to Aqeel Qureshi for submitting this sory.
Posted by rollingrains at June 11, 2007 12:32 PM