12/06: 15 YEARS and COUNTING DOWN
In our travels around the province we have noted few speedways have made attempts to make their respective facilities" wheelchair accessible".
P.T.C. has taken the stand to support the province of
Ontario's,ACCESS ONTARIO plans towards an accessible
Ontario,by 2025,....15 years away.
PLEASE NOTE:
IF YOU ARE A SPEEDWAY OWNER. DO NOT DELAY IN CONTACTING
YOUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITY OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE IN MATTERS
SURROUNDING THE PROVINCES NEW INITIATIVES,WHICH HAVE BEEN
UNDER WAY FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS.
By 2011,ALL MUNICIPLE OFFICES,(by law)WILL BE WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBLE.ALL HAVE A STAFF MEMBER(S) APPOINTED TO HELP
YOU.
TO DELAY IN THESE MATTERS,MAY PROVE COSTLY TO YOU AS AN OWNER / OPERATOR.
NON-COMPLIANCE MEASURES WILL BE STRICTLY INFORCED.
My question is this.
Do we in the world of racing need to be told to make our
sport more accessible.
Or would we not be willing to do it,without promting,or inforced rules.
Simply because,we know the importance of doing the RIGHT
THING,for it's the RIGHT THING to do.?
Personal Observation:
I firmly feel that if ALL track owners in Ontario where to
take measures to insure their speedways where accessible
without much delay,that one thing is sure.
The world of racing in Ontario can stand proud as leaders
in the entertainment industry in respects to making our
world a better place for ALL people.
On occasion we have met speedway owners who feel their speedway is wheelchair accessible.(some even promote their facilities are accessible,when in fact they are not).
I can assure you. Should your claim be correct.
That in a province with 1.85 million individuals with special needs,your track must be a true success story.
Your bleachers must be straining to hold the many hundereds of spectators from ALL OVER the PROVINCE,with
special needs, and EVERY night is a total sell-out.
There must be hordes of media ,and care centre reps from distant communities in attendance each race night.
You probably also have a staff member who is there to
answer question(s),and is familiar with "sign language".
Also your VIP rooms must be full of sales reps from those
of the manufacturing sector,of the world of special needs.
The multi-billion dollar industry,is looking for venues
to promote their services,from walking canes to transporters.
You must have "class sponsors" from the disability, commercial sector, WHO CAME KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR,with the purpose of gladly being a track sponsor.
If such is the case.
Then your track made racing history,by being the first
speedway in Ontario to be recognized as being fully
wheelchair accessible,and meets all government standards.
To our knowledge,such a speedway has yet to claim all of
the above can be found at it's facility.
PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR,and FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS,and the ELDERLY,..........
"DO NOT",.. I REPEAT,..."DO NOT" PROMOTE YOUR SPEEDWAY AS
WHEEL-CHAIR ACCESSIBLE,IF IN FACT IT IS NOT !!!!!
We note many tracks promote their race programs as,...
" FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY ".
OBSERVATION:
IF your speedway is not wheelchair accessible,then such
an invitation would only be applicable to families not
having a loved one with disabilities.
Just think,if your speedway was wheelchair accessible,and
"user friendly" by All people.
You could promote your race program as,.........
" FUN FOR ALL PEOPLE,and FAMILIES "
THEY DO NOT FORGET.
REMEMBER,YOUR "FRONT GATE" WILL ONLY SEE THEIR FACES ONCE,IF YOUR MESSAGE TO THEM IS NOT FOR THEIR GAIN,BUT YOURS.
DO NOT LET "FRONT GATE" NUMBERS FOOL YOU.
A NON-ACCESSIBLE FACILITY WILL YIELD A VERY FEW IN NUMBERS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS,(DISABILITIES),AT FRONT GATES.
CONSIDER THIS:
FOR EVERYONE WITH A DISABILITY WHO ENTER YOUR FRONT GATE
REPRESENTS A MUCH GREATER NUMBER FROM THE AREA THEY ARE FROM.
MOST ARE "CLIENTS" OF AGENCIES WITH NUMBERS THAT WOULD
ASTOUND YOU.
P.T.C. has taken the stand to support the province of
Ontario's,ACCESS ONTARIO plans towards an accessible
Ontario,by 2025,....15 years away.
PLEASE NOTE:
IF YOU ARE A SPEEDWAY OWNER. DO NOT DELAY IN CONTACTING
YOUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITY OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE IN MATTERS
SURROUNDING THE PROVINCES NEW INITIATIVES,WHICH HAVE BEEN
UNDER WAY FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS.
By 2011,ALL MUNICIPLE OFFICES,(by law)WILL BE WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBLE.ALL HAVE A STAFF MEMBER(S) APPOINTED TO HELP
YOU.
TO DELAY IN THESE MATTERS,MAY PROVE COSTLY TO YOU AS AN OWNER / OPERATOR.
NON-COMPLIANCE MEASURES WILL BE STRICTLY INFORCED.
My question is this.
Do we in the world of racing need to be told to make our
sport more accessible.
Or would we not be willing to do it,without promting,or inforced rules.
Simply because,we know the importance of doing the RIGHT
THING,for it's the RIGHT THING to do.?
Personal Observation:
I firmly feel that if ALL track owners in Ontario where to
take measures to insure their speedways where accessible
without much delay,that one thing is sure.
The world of racing in Ontario can stand proud as leaders
in the entertainment industry in respects to making our
world a better place for ALL people.
On occasion we have met speedway owners who feel their speedway is wheelchair accessible.(some even promote their facilities are accessible,when in fact they are not).
I can assure you. Should your claim be correct.
That in a province with 1.85 million individuals with special needs,your track must be a true success story.
Your bleachers must be straining to hold the many hundereds of spectators from ALL OVER the PROVINCE,with
special needs, and EVERY night is a total sell-out.
There must be hordes of media ,and care centre reps from distant communities in attendance each race night.
You probably also have a staff member who is there to
answer question(s),and is familiar with "sign language".
Also your VIP rooms must be full of sales reps from those
of the manufacturing sector,of the world of special needs.
The multi-billion dollar industry,is looking for venues
to promote their services,from walking canes to transporters.
You must have "class sponsors" from the disability, commercial sector, WHO CAME KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR,with the purpose of gladly being a track sponsor.
If such is the case.
Then your track made racing history,by being the first
speedway in Ontario to be recognized as being fully
wheelchair accessible,and meets all government standards.
To our knowledge,such a speedway has yet to claim all of
the above can be found at it's facility.
PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR,and FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS,and the ELDERLY,..........
"DO NOT",.. I REPEAT,..."DO NOT" PROMOTE YOUR SPEEDWAY AS
WHEEL-CHAIR ACCESSIBLE,IF IN FACT IT IS NOT !!!!!
We note many tracks promote their race programs as,...
" FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY ".
OBSERVATION:
IF your speedway is not wheelchair accessible,then such
an invitation would only be applicable to families not
having a loved one with disabilities.
Just think,if your speedway was wheelchair accessible,and
"user friendly" by All people.
You could promote your race program as,.........
" FUN FOR ALL PEOPLE,and FAMILIES "
THEY DO NOT FORGET.
REMEMBER,YOUR "FRONT GATE" WILL ONLY SEE THEIR FACES ONCE,IF YOUR MESSAGE TO THEM IS NOT FOR THEIR GAIN,BUT YOURS.
DO NOT LET "FRONT GATE" NUMBERS FOOL YOU.
A NON-ACCESSIBLE FACILITY WILL YIELD A VERY FEW IN NUMBERS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS,(DISABILITIES),AT FRONT GATES.
CONSIDER THIS:
FOR EVERYONE WITH A DISABILITY WHO ENTER YOUR FRONT GATE
REPRESENTS A MUCH GREATER NUMBER FROM THE AREA THEY ARE FROM.
MOST ARE "CLIENTS" OF AGENCIES WITH NUMBERS THAT WOULD
ASTOUND YOU.