July 27, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community
By Julia CarmelNew York Times, July 26, 2020 The disability civil rights movement has many distinct narratives, but the prevailing themes are of community, justice and equity. As with every other civil rights movement, the fight for disability rights is one that challenges negative attitudes and pushes back against oppression. But it is also more […]
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Montreal Man Hits Brick Wall in Fight for Accessibility
July 16, 2021 / by BBG Security / Mobility
By Phil Carpenter , Global NewsPosted July 15, 2021 A Montreal man living with multiple sclerosis has been denied a permit to build a wheelchair lift in front of his apartment. Claude Varin can’t leave his second floor apartment as often as he’d like. There are 18 steps to get to his front door from […]
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Montreal man hits brick wall in fight for accessibility – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
July 15, 2021 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Canada, Claude Varin, Global Montreal At 5:30, Heritage Montreal, Montreal Accessibility, Multiple Sclerosis, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Valerie Plante, Wheelchair lift
A Montreal man living with multiple sclerosis has been denied a permit to build a wheelchair lift in front of his apartment. Claude Varin can’t leave his second floor apartment as often as he’d like. There are 18 steps to get to his front door from the street. He’s in a wheelchair, so back […]
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15 Moments Within the Fight for Disability Rights – Accessibility News International
July 27, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community
By Julia CarmelNew York Times, July 26, 2020 The disability civil rights movement has many distinct narratives, but the prevailing themes are of community, justice and equity. As with every other civil rights movement, the fight for disability rights is one that challenges negative attitudes and pushes back against oppression. But it is also more […]
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15 Moments Within the Fight for Disability Rights – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.
July 27, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International
The disability civil rights movement has many distinct narratives, but the prevailing themes are of community, justice and equity. As with every other civil rights movement, the fight for disability rights is one that challenges negative attitudes and pushes back against oppression. But it is also more complex. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/15-moments-within-the-fight-for-disability-rights/ Related
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Toronto man with cerebral palsy preparing to fight in boxing ring – Toronto
January 27, 2020 / by BBG Security / Blogs, Boxing, Boxing Gym, Boxing Toronto, Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities, Making a Difference
It’s taken Zeus Sequeira a lot of determination and patience to get to this point. At the age of 31, Sequeira is no stranger to fighting hard, it’s become a way of life for him since the day he was born. “I think around three years old my parents noticed that I wasn’t sitting up […]
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N.B. veterans fight to receive disability tax credit – New Brunswick
March 1, 2019 / by BBG Security / Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, disability tax credit, federal disability tax credit, Global News at 6 New Brunswick, New Brunswick, New Brunswick veterans, News, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, revenue canada, Roland Buchanan, Veterans, veterans tax breaks
[ad_1] Three military veterans from New Brunswick say their daily battles with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are not being taken seriously by Revenue Canada. All three have applied for the federal disability tax credit on multiple occasions and have been denied every time. READ MORE: Canada’s disability tax credit program needs major overhaul, Senate committee […]
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