I did a review of WorkSafeBC and other responses to the pandemic through a disability lens and I realized there was not a consideration for people with disabilities in the set-ups that were created. There were no conversations with people with disabilities on how these clear plastic barriers would set up new barriers for us. Somebody with low vision might not be able to see them, for example. There are signs on floors that some people can't see, and many spaces don't accommodate wheelchairs, because they're not wide enough or the distancing doesn't allow for the space of a wheelchair.
I have a service animal. I have a lot of concerns about bringing my service animal into public spaces at this time. I know as well that people who use guide dogs have similar challenges. Those challenges are being communicated among the community so that we can figure these things out.
The biggest barrier I've seen is this rapid response with no consideration of our population. One in five Canadians lives with a disability, yet we were not consulted at all about all of these brand new things that just leapt up in society.