Woodsworth has three units that have been adapted to those who use a wheelchair in their units: 306, 307, and 310. For example, the kitchen has been fitted with equipment that can be used while sitting in a wheelchair.
Our membership bylaw, Member Approval and Unit Allocation Bylaw covers the allocation of these units.
Member approval and unit allocation (membership) bylaw, Article 9: Wheelchair adapted units
(a) The co-operative has a few units that have been specially adapted to meet the needs of people who must use a wheelchair in their unit on a continuous basis. These wheelchair-adapted units will only be allocated to people who require these modified units in order to live in our community. Members who use a scooter or other mobility aid but don’t normally use a wheelchair full-time can apply for accommodation to meet their needs in a regular unit and are not eligible for these specialized units.
(b) Woodsworth’s accommodation policy will be used to assess the suitability of the applicant for the adapted unit.
(c) If an adapted unit becomes available, it will be offered to those that qualify in this order: first, current residents, then people on the external list, and then if no one qualifies for the unit, Management and the Membership Committee will liaise with community agencies to fill the unit with someone who requires the wheel-chair adapted units.
(d) The co-operative will maintain a request list (expressions of interest file) for these units, separate from the waiting lists, including the Priority list. However, a member may be on several lists if they qualify.
(e) A move to an adapted unit doesn’t count as an internal or external move for the purposes of alternating unit waiting lists. See Article 4.1
(f) Since occupancy and membership are linked, the co-operative will make every effort to speedily process an external applicant’s membership application prior to move-in.
(g) If the board of directors believes that a member currently occupying an adapted unit no longer requires the adapted unit or has been misallocated the adapted unit in error, the board shall pass a motion to relocate the member occupying the adapted unit. The member shall be required to move out of the adapted unit. The member occupying the adapted unit shall be put on the internal waiting list for an alternative unit. The member may refuse up to three units that have been offered to them. A member can be evicted for failing to move to the third unit offered by the co-op.
See also: Making Woodsworth Accessible policy