It’s the kind of battle Julia Williams never imagined she would wage in the middle of a global health pandemic. The situation has led her to get into verbal disputes with both taxi drivers and dispatchers over the past three months since lockdown began. Due to her physical disabilities, Williams didn’t go out much even before the pandemic forced people to limit outings to only what is essential. Williams said she had always used the front passenger seat before, as her physical conditions wouldn’t permit her to get into the back seat of a van. But with physical distancing measures in place to combat the spread of COVID-19, taxi drivers in the Barrie region have been refusing to let her sit up front, citing guidelines from health-care officials.

Source: thestar June 27, 2020 10:52 UTC