‘I am extremely disappointed’: group home proposal sparks outrage in Weyburn

March 13, 2019 / by BBG Security / Disability Group Home, Paul Merriman, Politics, Sask Housing, Sask Politics, Sask Social Services Minister, Saskatchewan Housing Authority, Weyburn, Weyburn City Council

[ad_1] Social Services Minister Paul Merriman says he is “extremely disappointed” in Weyburn city council’s decision to not approve a group home for four adults with mental and physical disabilities. The Saskatchewan Housing Authority had the application for the home before council on March 11 for a discretionary use permit in The Creeks subdivision. “This […]

Review finds Ontario far from goal of full accessibility by 2025

March 8, 2019 / by BBG Security / David Onley, Disability Legislation, full accessibility, full accessibility 2025, Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Politics

[ad_1] TORONTO – A former Ontario lieutenant-governor tasked with reviewing the disability legislation says the province is nowhere near meeting its stated goal of full accessibility by 2025. David Onley’s scathing report says the vision put forward in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act is a “mirage.” READ MORE: Ontario election: Some voters report […]

Almost 40,000 Canadian veterans waiting to receive disability benefits as of November – National

March 7, 2019 / by BBG Security / Canada, Canadian Forces, Canadian Military, Canadian Veterans, canadian veterans disability, Disability, Disability Payments, Lawrence MacAulay, Politics, Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, veterans disability backlog

[ad_1] OTTAWA — Despite repeated promises to fix the mess, the number of veterans waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits has continued to grow, and there are fears the turmoil will only worsen in the coming weeks. New figures from Veterans Affairs Canada show nearly 40,000 veterans were waiting at the […]

N.S. inquiry finds that hospital violated human rights of people with disabilities – Halifax

March 4, 2019 / by BBG Security / Beth MacLean, Canada, Disability Rights Coalition, Discrimination, Health, Hearing, Joseph Delaney, News, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Human Rights Act, Nova Scotia Human Rights Inquiry, Politics, Sheila Livingstone, Violated Human Rights

[ad_1] A human rights inquiry has found that the human rights of three people with intellectual disabilities were violated by confining them in a Nova Scotia hospital ward for more than a decade. The applicants in the case – Beth MacLean, Joseph Delaney and the late Sheila Livingstone – had argued that the province should […]

‘It’s basically a warehouse for the dying’: Nova Scotians call for overhaul of long-term care homes – Halifax

March 3, 2019 / by BBG Security / Advocate, Disabilities, Disability, Disability Advocates, disabled, Health, Health Care, Joanne Larade, Long Term Care Homes, long-term care physical disabilities Canada, long-term care physical disabilities Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, physical disability care, Politics, Stephen McNeil, Vicky Levack

[ad_1] A panel of disability advocates spoke to a crowd of more than 100 people on Thursday night, outlining their concerns over the lack of options related to dedicated housing for people with physical disabilities. They’re calling on the government to step up and provide funding that would ensure that the living situations of people […]

New study finds the developmentally disabled are vulnerable in Ontario

February 21, 2019 / by BBG Security / CAMH, Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, developmental disabilities, Developmentally Disabled, Emergency Room, Health, health care system, hospitalizations, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Long-term Care, News, non-disabled peers, Politics, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Lethbridge church gives people with disabilities a night to shine Lethbridge

[ad_1] TORONTO – People with developmental disabilities are more likely than the non-disabled to encounter problems with Ontario’s health-care system regardless of age, sex or class, a new study suggests. The research from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences found the developmentally disabled were significantly more likely to die young, languish in hospital without plans […]

B.C. Budget 2019: Increase disability and welfare assistance

February 19, 2019 / by BBG Security / BC Budget, Budget, Carole James, Disability, Global BC, Global News, NDP, Politics, welfare

[ad_1] Finance Minister Carole James announces the new increases to the level of assistance those on disability and welfare will receive. [ad_2] Source link

Learning disabilities: Quebec wants early screening for children under five

January 31, 2019 / by BBG Security / ADD, ADHD, Autism Spectrum, CAQ, Coalition Avenir Quebec, Early Screening, Education, Health, Learning Difficulties, Learning Disabilities, Politics, Quebec education, Quebec health

[ad_1] Thu, Jan 31: At its pre-session caucus in Gatineau Thursday, the Coalition Avenir Québec released its plan for the early screening of children aged five and under for potential learning difficulties. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports. [ad_2] Source link

Quebec planning to implement early screening for learning disabilities in children – Montreal

January 31, 2019 / by BBG Security / ADHD, Canada, CAQ government, Early Childhood Education, early childhood screening, Education, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge, Health, Jean-Francois Roberge, Lionel Carmant, Politics, Premier François Legault, Quebec politics

[ad_1] The Quebec government is planning to implement early screening for learning disabilities in children aged five and under. The move was one of the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ)’s campaign promises — and the reason Quebec’s junior health minister took the leap into politics in the first place. The announcement comes at the same time pediatricians across […]

B.C. Finance minister says disability rate changes under consideration for 2019 budget

December 27, 2018 / by BBG Security / Budget, Disabilities, Global BC News, Government, Politics

[ad_1] Finance Minister Carole James discusses disability rate in year-end interview with Global reporter Richard Zussman [ad_2] Source link

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