Changes at Parlee Beach means improved access for people with disabilities

May 19, 2021 / by BBG Security / AbilityNB, Accessibility, Canada Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Cases, Coronavirus In Canada, coronavirus news, coronavirus update, COVID, COVID-19, covid-19 canada, covid-19 news, Disabilities, Health, Parlee Beach Provincial Park

New Brunswick’s largest beach will once again be open to the public starting Friday and visitors to Parlee Beach Provincial Park will notice some changes that include improved access for those with disabilities. “We have been lobbying for years now to make the entire province accessible,” said Mathieu Stever, the manager of the ParaNB […]

Legislation introduced to provide income support program for Manitobans with severe disabilities

April 27, 2021 / by BBG Security / Disabilities, EIA, income support, Politics, Severe and prolonged disabilities

The province is introducing legislation to provide an income support program for Manitobans with severe and prolonged disabilities. Current legislation puts Manitobans with severe and prolonged disabilities in the same category as those experiencing temporary losses of employment due to shorter-term or less severe disabilities. The province says Bill 72 would create a program […]

Waiting list ‘abyss’ in N.S. for care and housing of people with disabilities: doctor

February 2, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessible Housing, Adult disability, adult housing, Affordable Housing, Canada, Disabilities, Health, Housing, Karen McNeil, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Housing

A Nova Scotia family doctor says people with intellectual disabilities can develop illnesses ranging from diabetes to stroke when forced to live in unsuitable housing without expert help. Dr. Karen McNeil told a legislature committee today many families feel like they’re experiencing “an abyss” because their loved ones languish on a 1,698-person waiting list, […]

Advocacy group sounding alarm on ‘extreme’ wait times for specialized mobility aids in Alberta

January 21, 2021 / by BBG Security / AADL, alberta aids to daily living, Community and social services critic, Disabilities, Health, Health Care, Health Minister, Ministry Of Health, mobility aids, NDP, Politics, Red Deer, Specialized wheelchairs, The Lending Cupboard, tyler shandro, UCP, Wheelchairs, Wheels Of Change, YQL

A newly formed advocacy group called Wheels of Change is sounding the alarm on Albertans with spinal cord injuries having to wait extreme periods of time to receive specialized wheelchairs and equipment under a government program called Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL). “To me, these are my legs, this helps me move from […]

Wheelchair users urge proper sidewalk clearing after Saskatchewan snowstorm

November 11, 2020 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Canada, Disabilities, people with disabilities, Saskatchewan News, SASKATCHEWAN STORM, Saskatchewan Weather, Saskatoon News, Saskatoon Weather, Shovelling, Snow, Snowfall, snowstorm, Street Clearing, Weather, Wheelchair, Winter, Winter Storm

Many Saskatchewan residents were stuck at home earlier this week after an intense snowstorm left hip-high snowdrifts in its wake. Some people trudged through the snow and dug out their vehicles, but a Saskatoon woman who uses a wheelchair still hasn’t left her house. Read more: Residential streets to be cleared as Saskatoon continues […]

March of Dimes hosts virtual kitchen party fundraiser

October 28, 2020 / by BBG Security / Canada, conquer the curve, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disabilities, Disability, Fundraising, JP Cormier, kitchen ceilidh, kitchen party, March of Dimes, Nova Scotia, OurHFX, ourhfxcharity, ourhfxevents

It’s a new twist on a social gathering in a world of social distancing. On Saturday, Nov. 7, March of Dimes Canada is hosting a virtual kitchen party to support Canadians living with disabilities during the second wave of COVID-19. The Conquer the Curve Kitchen Cèilidh will invite participants to prepare dinner from home […]

Rights of woman who is deaf, blind breached by how student loan administered: Ontario court

October 27, 2020 / by BBG Security / Canada, Canada student loan program, Disabilities, Ontario, Ontario court, Ontario Superior Court, superior court

TORONTO — An Ontario court has ruled that the provincial and federal governments must operate their student loan program in a way that ensures those with disabilities who take longer to complete their studies are not saddled with more debt than their able-bodied peers. But Superior Court Justice Lorne Sossin says the Canada Student […]

B.C. election 2020: Special Olympics asks candidates to commit to health care task force

October 8, 2020 / by BBG Security / Autism, BC election, BC election 2020, BC vote 2020, COVID-19, Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Health, Intellectual Disabilities, News, Politics, Special Needs, Special Olympics, Special Olympics BC

Special Olympics BC says health services for people with intellectual disabilities need to be top of mind during the upcoming provincial election. The organization is asking all candidates to commit, if elected, to a task force that would focus on those issues and include consultation with people who have intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. […]

COVID-19 crisis impacting Montreal school, association for people with special needs – Montreal

October 4, 2020 / by BBG Security / Canada, Coronavirus, Disabilities, News, Pat Roberts Centre, Pre-school, Special Needs, WIAIH

Sabrina Viviani loves to play with her three-year-old daughter Milana. But the mother is disappointed that part of Milana’s routine has been interrupted by the coronavirus. The pandemic has closed the Pat Roberts Centre since mid-March — a pre-school for children with special needs. “It was her home, it was her friends, her teacher. […]

New restaurants in Nova Scotia required to be accessible by end of the month – Halifax

October 2, 2020 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Canada, Disabilities, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Building Code, Restaurants, Washrooms

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 2, 2020 11:28 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Nova Scotia is requiring new restaurants, lunch counters, cafes and delis to be accessible to people with disabilities under rules that take effect […]

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