Montrealers with reduced mobility calling for better snow, ice removal on city sidewalks – Montreal

March 11, 2019 / by BBG Security / Canada, Health, icy streets, Jimmy Dion, Laurent Morissette, Montreal, Montreal Accessibility, Montreal snow clearance, Montreal snow removal, RAPLIQ, Reduced Mobility, Slippery sidewalks, Snow Removal, Traffic, Valerie Plante, Wheelchair

[ad_1] This winter has been downright dangerous for Montrealers with reduced mobility. For many, navigating the city’s slippery streets and sidewalks has been nothing short of a nightmare. Now, disability rights advocates are calling on the city to take more action to tackle the ice on its slippery sidewalks. “We don’t go out,” said Laurent […]

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 […]

Snowy streets, sidewalks causing difficulties for Calgarians with disabilities – Calgary

February 20, 2019 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Calgarians, Calgary sidewalk clearing, Calgary sidewalks, Calgary Street Cleaning, Calgary Streets, Calgary weather, Health, Sidewalks, Snow, Snowy Sidewalks, Snowy streets, Weather, Winter

[ad_1] The snowy, icy conditions in Calgary are making for a tough go for pedestrians, but it can be especially dangerous for those who use mobility aids. When snow and slush starts to build up it can make an already tiresome, almost unbearable journey. It’s something Patrick White said can be a simple fix if […]

Non-profit charitable organization gives unique adults opportunities to create art – Okanagan

February 15, 2019 / by BBG Security / adults disabilities Kelowna, Art Therapy, Canada, Cool Arts, cool arts school Kelowna, Darrian Matassa-Fung, developmental disabilities, Health, Kelowna, Lifestyle, Okanagan disabilities, Rotary Centre for the Arts

[ad_1] John Roberts can teach you a thing or two about painting. Roberts joined the Cool Arts Society a year ago when he felt his creative itch building. He credits his parents, who are also artists, for his unwavering sense of wonder in his creative process of building art pieces. “I feel like I’ve made […]

Women with disabilities not getting the sexual health care they need, experts say

February 12, 2019 / by BBG Security / Cervical Cancer, Cervical Cancer Screening, disability sexual health, Health, health care with disability, sex and disability, sex while disabled, Sexual health, sexual health testing, women with disabilities

[ad_1] Most Canadian provinces recommend that women get a Pap test to check for cervical cancer every few years, but not all women can get them regularly, according to Natasha Prodan-Bhalla. Help us improve Globalnews.ca Prodan-Bhalla, who is a nurse practitioner at Vancouver’s ACCESS clinic, finds that many of her patients might not have been […]

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. woman says trampoline park denied access to brother’s autism service dog

January 4, 2019 / by BBG Security / air park, Autism, Autism Service Dog, autism support dog, extreme air park, Health, langley air park, langley extreme air park, News, Service Dog, Support Dog

[ad_1] A Maple Ridge woman is speaking out after she claims a Langley adventure park refused access to her brother with autism’s service dog. Danica Dutt says because her 11-year-old brother Kai sometimes has outbursts and breakdowns, he needs to have his accredited service dog Rosie there to help calm him down. On Wednesday, she […]

Alberta non-profit hopes to keep kids with disabilities warm during winter months

January 1, 2019 / by BBG Security / Cerebral Palsy, Disabled winter wear, Edmonton Disabilities, Edmonton disability advocate, Edmonton person's with disabilities, Edmonton Wheelchair blanket, Edmonton Wheelchair product, Edmonton winter, Features, Global Developmental Delay, Health, News, The Zac Sac, Wheelchair Blanket

[ad_1] An Edmonton man is hoping that some creativity from his parents will help kids living with disabilities spend more time outdoors. When Zachary Weeks was a child winters took a toll on him. The 30-year-old lives with cerebral palsy and has relied on a wheelchair since the age of four. Spending time outside playing […]

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