Articles by Luke Anderson

About Luke Anderson

After sustaining a spinal cord injury in 2002, Luke Anderson was suddenly introduced to a world not well suited for a wheelchair user. His frustration encountering access barriers led him to co-found the StopGap Foundation, which raises awareness about the importance of a barrier free and inclusive society. StopGap is helping different community leaders across Canada adopt their own Community Ramp Project and they recently developed a school program to engage students in StopGap's awareness raising initiative. Luke is a licensed professional engineer, and was recently awarded a Governor General's Meritorious Service Medal.

Making Cities Work for Every Body

Making Cities Work for Every Body

by | Apr 1, 2019 | Governance, Society | 2 Comments

When we first approached business owners about their interest in getting a ramp we were offering the them for a fee to cover some of our costs. But even at $50 most people weren’t interested. Some business owners told us that they don’t need a ramp because they don’t have any customers that use wheelchairs! Ha! So we had to figure out a different approach. We pulled together some volunteers, got some donated building materials, and went back with an offer of a free ramp.