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    Review: Toronto’s Sense-less Restaurants

    Able-bodied people go through life without thinking about accessibility issues. There are many ways that this world is experienced differently for anyone living with a disability. The following two restaurants offer a dining experience that help the abled understand the perspective of the deaf and blind. O’Noir 620 Church St., Toronto O’Noir provides a dine-in-the-dark experience. When entering the restaurant, diners order in the lit lobby. Once diners review the menu, a sighted bartender takes their order and communicates it to a blind server. There are two options: either a three course meal (appetizer, main, dessert) or a two course meal (appetizer and main, or main and dessert). Drinks are also ordered before entering the dark room.…

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    A Diner Like No Other

    What makes The Bus Terminal Diner a Danforth Landmark? By Venetia Bodanis The Bus Terminal Diner is no new kid on the block; the diner has been a Danforth landmark since 1948. Despite boasting a resume of being a set for several major Hollywood films like Get Rich or Die Tryin’, the diner doesn’t let any of its screen fame interfere with their great prices and friendly service. The reasonably priced breakfast menu runs from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily and includes coffee, “taters,” and toast with each of its meals. The quirky decor (metallic green booths, a dragon’s head protruding from the back entrance, and celebrity-picture plastered walls) adds…