December 12, 2018 / by BBG Security / Adaptive sports, Aitor Francesena, blind athletes, Blind Surfer, blind surfing, Carmen Lopez, competitive sports, Derek Rabelo, Features, Lifestyle, Spain, Sports, Surfing, Trending, World, World Adaptive Surfing Championship
[ad_1] Carmen Lopez can only imagine what the sea looks like, but the blind 21-year-old Spaniard is in her element riding the surf. Guided by instinct and signals whistled by her coach, Lopez has been training hard to become Spain’s first blind female athlete to enter the World Adaptive Surfing Championship in La Jolla, California, on Wednesday. Read more: Blind, […]
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People With Disabilities Feel Impact of Crisis in LTC Homes – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.
December 31, 2020 / by BBG Security / Health
Nursing home outbreaks renew calls for community housing options for younger adults Moira WelshToronto Star, Dec. 28, 2020 As the pandemic continues to kill elderly long-term-care residents, the virus is harming another vulnerable but overlooked group inside the same homes. Thousands of people with developmental delays or serious mental health conditions live in Ontario nursing […]
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As Employment in Canada Continues to Struggle, It’s Disabled Folks Who Feel It the Worst – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.
September 14, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International
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 or mounting student debt payments. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/opinion-as-employment-in-canada-continues-to-struggle-its-disabled-folks-who-feel-it-the-worst/ Related
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As Employment in Canada Continues to Struggle, It’s Disabled Folks Who Feel It the Worst – Accessibility News International
September 14, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community, Employment
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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Disabled Canadians Feel Excluded From COVID-19 Messaging – Accessibility News International
March 19, 2020 / by BBG Security / Communications
Michelle McQuigge / The Canadian PressMarch 18, 2020 Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair, Minister of Transport Marc Garneau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Health Patty Hajdu and President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos are flanked by sign language interpreters as they participate in a press conference on COVID-19 […]
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‘I really feel like I found what I’m called to do’: Salmon Arm boxer trains everyone, regardless of disabilities
December 20, 2018 / by BBG Security / Bulldogs Fitness And Boxing Centre, Bulldogs salmon Arm, Global News At 6:30, Parkinson's Salmon Arm, Peggy Maertz, Salmon Arm, Salmon Arm Boxing, Sports Disabilities Okanagan
[ad_1] At Bulldogs Fitness and Boxing Centre in Salmon Arm, everyone is invited and encouraged to participate, regardless of age, size, gender and especially disability. [ad_2] Source link
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‘The sea is where I feel peace and freedom’: Blind Spanish surfer aims for world title – National
December 12, 2018 / by BBG Security / Adaptive sports, Aitor Francesena, blind athletes, Blind Surfer, blind surfing, Carmen Lopez, competitive sports, Derek Rabelo, Features, Lifestyle, Spain, Sports, Surfing, Trending, World, World Adaptive Surfing Championship
[ad_1] Carmen Lopez can only imagine what the sea looks like, but the blind 21-year-old Spaniard is in her element riding the surf. Guided by instinct and signals whistled by her coach, Lopez has been training hard to become Spain’s first blind female athlete to enter the World Adaptive Surfing Championship in La Jolla, California, on Wednesday. Read more: Blind, […]
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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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