November 7, 2018 / by BBG Security / Canada, Disability, disabled, Health, Long-term Care, Nova Scotia, Politics, Senior
[ad_1] Joanne Larade has lived in the same long-term care home for four years, and while she says the staff are well-trained, friendly and helpful, each day is a challenge. “I have more in common with the staff of course, because they’re my age,” she explained. Joanne is disabled and requires assistance to live her […]
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Alberta wants to boost support payments for those with disabilities and low-incomes
November 8, 2018 / by BBG Security / AISH, AISH increase, Alberta Legislature, Alberta politics, Politics
[ad_1] A quarter of a million Albertans receiving income assistance will soon see an increase in their monthly payment. For most of them, this will be the first hike in a decade. Tom Vernon reports. [ad_2] Source link
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Alberta wants to boost support payments for those with disabilities and low-incomes
November 8, 2018 / by BBG Security / AISH, AISH boost, AISH increase, AISH payment boost, AISH payment increase, Alberta AISH, Alberta AISH boost, Alberta Legislature, Alberta NDP, Alberta politics, Alberta seniors, Alberta Seniors Benefit, Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped, Canada, Health, Politics
[ad_1] Alberta is proposing to increase help for those with disabilities and low-income earners while tying future hikes to keep pace with inflation. The changes introduced in the legislature would help about 250,000 Alberta residents, including seniors and those who receive benefits under the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped program, also known as AISH. […]
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‘We feel like we’re the forgotten population’: N.S. disability advocate calls for dedicated care homes – Halifax
November 7, 2018 / by BBG Security / Canada, Disability, disabled, Health, Long-term Care, Nova Scotia, Politics, Senior
[ad_1] Joanne Larade has lived in the same long-term care home for four years, and while she says the staff are well-trained, friendly and helpful, each day is a challenge. “I have more in common with the staff of course, because they’re my age,” she explained. Joanne is disabled and requires assistance to live her […]
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Parliament unanimously approves plan to stop leaving money unspent at Veterans Affairs Canada – National
November 6, 2018 / by BBG Security / Canada, Conservatives, Jagmeet Singh, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, NDP, News, Politics, Remembrance Day, Stephen Harper, VAC, Veterans, Veterans Affairs Canada, Veterans Benefits, Veterans funding
[ad_1] An NDP plan to end the practice of leaving money unspent at Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) was unanimously approved by the House of Commons Tuesday afternoon, just five days before Remembrance Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Proposed Monday and voted on Tuesday, the NDP motion says […]
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Cosmopolitan Industries a social enterprise to find friendship, fulfillment
November 5, 2018 / by BBG Security / 34th Street, Canada, Cosmo, Cosmopolitan Industries, Disabilities, Disability, Intellectual Disabilities, Miracle Of 34th Street East, Recycling, Saskatoon Business, St. Michael Community School
[ad_1] Cosmopolitan Industries has had a life-changing effect on countless adults and their families through nearly half a century of miracles. It’s a social enterprise that welcomes adults with intellectual disabilities and offers them a social atmosphere, an allowance, as well as vocational skills. “I wasn’t planning on doing that when I came here because […]
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Veteran with disability calls out MSNBC for blocking accessible parking spot when he tried to vote – National
November 5, 2018 / by BBG Security / accessible parking voting, America Votes, James Berrie, Mariana Atencio, Mariana Atencio parking, MSNBC, MSNBC accessible parking, MSNBC parking, Trending, World
[ad_1] A U.S. war veteran with a disability called out news outlet MSNBC for blocking an accessible parking spot outside of a polling station in Houston, Texas, to do a live report. Air Force vet James Berrie arrived at an early polling station on Tuesday to find a reporter and camera crew using the accessible […]
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Halifax advocate wheels down Robie Street to highlight accessibility issues – Halifax
October 31, 2018 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Brian George, Halifax, Halifax Odyssey Tour, Health, News, Nova Scotia, Politics, Robie St.
[ad_1] In ancient Greek mythology, Odysseus traveled for ten years to return home after the fall of Troy. On Wednesday, Brian George ended a different sort of odyssey with a seven-kilometre trek down one of Halifax’s longest and busiest streets. “I’m starting here at the corner of Robie and Gainsborough and I’m wheeling all the […]
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Disability rights advocates occupy Quebec ombudsman’s office, demand meeting with health minister – Montreal
October 31, 2018 / by BBG Security / Canada, Danielle McCann, Disability rights, Health, Mouvement PHAS, Quebec health care, Quebec social services, Sam Kuhn
[ad_1] A group of about a dozen disability rights advocates spent Wednesday morning standing their ground and demanding help from the Quebec government. They gathered at Phillips Square in downtown Montreal to protest what they call a crisis in the social services sector. A smaller group of advocates, many in wheelchairs, made their way into […]
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Closing arguments heard at N.S. inquiry as people with disabilities allege housing discrimination
October 30, 2018 / by BBG Security / Beth MacLean, Emerald Hall, Human Rights Act, Joesph Delaney, News, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia government, Nova Scotia Human Rights Act, Nova Scotia Humans Rights Commission, Politics, Psychiatric Ward, Walter Thompson
[ad_1] A lengthy inquiry which is considering whether the Nova Scotia government violated human rights by housing people with disabilities in a hospital for over a decade is hearing closing arguments Tuesday. Beth MacLean and Joseph Delaney have testified the Department of Community Services violated the province’s Human Rights Act by forcing them to remain […]
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Canada Post cuts workers’ disability benefits after strike action
October 29, 2018 / by BBG Security / Benefits, Canada, Canada Post, Canada Post Strike, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, CUPW, Disability, François Paradis, Health, Jessica McDonald, Jon Hamilton, Strike, Union Of Postal Communication Employees, UPCE
[ad_1] Canada Post has discontinued sick leave provisions, including short-term and long-term disability – even for workers with claims predating the strike action [ad_2] Source link
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