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Halifax advocate calls for wheelchair accessibility
CBC News
Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:07 PM AT
Last Updated: Aug 2, 2012 10:05 PM AT
An advocate for people with disabilities is calling for a boycott of the downtown Chickenburger restaurant because it's not entirely wheelchair accessible.
Adam Denny explains what it's like to navigate the city in a wheelchair.
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