Disability Advocates Applaud Federal Pandemic Aid, But Say Payment Should Be Higher – Accessibility News International

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A one time payment of up to $600 will be sent to those who are eligible, at the end of October Kate LetterickCBC NewsPosted: Oct 07, 2020 As a disabled person, Murielle Pitre has dealt with extra costs throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “You have like increased fees, deliveries and deliveries for food, the price of […]

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Promised Funds for Disabled Still Haven’t Arrived – Accessibility News International

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Pandemic has laid bare systemic issues for people with disabilities Kieran LeavittToronto Star, Oct. 3, 2020 Lene Andersen says it’s hard to feel optimistic about Ottawa’s plans for Canadians living with a disability after waiting months for emergency funding that was promised, but never came. That’s something Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough takes personally. “It’s so […]

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A New Canadian Disability Benefit Modelled After the GIS? What Does That Mean? – Accessibility News International

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John StapletonOpen Policy Ontario, SEP 2020 The 2020 Speech from the Throne contained the following passage: “COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Canadians with disabilities, and highlighted long-standing challenges. The Government will bring forward a Disability Inclusion Plan, which will have: A new Canadian Disability Benefit modelled after the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) for seniors[1].” At best, […]

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Deaf Politician – The Gary Malkowski Story – Accessibility News International

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CWDO is pleased to present this webinar about Gary Malkowski’s life. The biography, Deaf Politician – The Gary Malkowski Story follows Gary from being born deaf into an immigrant, working-class family in Hamilton, Ontario through his education at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC to his community activism and political career in Toronto. Gary’s accomplishments will […]

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Advocates for Canadians With Disabilities Say the Federal Government Isn’t Doing Enough to Help People Struggling With New Barriers in the Midst of A Pandemic – Accessibility News International

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Kathleen HarrisCBC News. Sept. 18, 2020 More than six months into the global pandemic, the Liberal government is being accused of failing to meet the needs of the Canadians with disabilities who number among those hardest-hit by the public health crisis. Marie-Claude Landry, chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, said COVID-19 has “expanded […]

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As Employment in Canada Continues to Struggle, It’s Disabled Folks Who Feel It the Worst – Accessibility News International

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K.J. AielloSpecial to The Globe and MailPublished Sept. 11, 2020 K.J. Aiello is a Toronto-based freelance writer. Because of my disability, I spent almost two decades trying to find stable, gainful employment. I never found it. Instead, I teetered between employment, underemployment and unemployment. I struggled to pay my bills, sometimes choosing between food, rent […]

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I’ve Been Paralyzed Since I Was 3. Here’s Why Kindness Toward Disabled People Is More Complicated Than You Think – Accessibility News International

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By Rebekah TaussigTIME, August 31, 2020 I am a magnet for kindness. Like the center of a black hole, my body attracts every good deed from across the universe to the foot of my wheelchair. I move through parking lots and malls, farmers’ markets and airports, bookstores and buffets, and people scramble to my aid. […]

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Survey – Accessibility News International

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The Canadian Press – Aug 27, 2020 More than half of Canadians with disabilities who participated in a crowdsourced survey are struggling to make ends meet because of the financial fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, a new report suggests. Statistics Canada published findings on Thursday gathered from approximately 13,000 Canadians with long-term conditions or disabilities […]

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Deaf Citizens Petition – Accessibility News International

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Deaf Citizens are calling for change at the Canadian Hearing Services (formerly the Canadian Hearing Society). The petition is in ASL, LSQ, and English and it lays out some of the issues taking place in the organization. Concerns by deaf stakeholders and their allies include: Reducing the number of employees who are Deaf Failing to […]

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