Sharing is caring: Santa pours ‘milk’ down boy’s feeding tube in photo – National

December 20, 2018 / by BBG Security / Austin Maner, Beth Salzbrenner, Feeding Tube Boy, Feeding Tube Santa, Fort Wayne, fort wayne santa, Health, Indiana, Mall Santa, Mall Santa Feeding Tube, Mall Santa Picture, News, Santa Photo, World

[ad_1] An Indiana mother hopes a viral image of Santa Claus pouring formula down her son’s feeding tube will raise awareness to kids with disabilities and their needs. Beth Salzbrenner posted a photo Dec. 9 of her son, Austin Maners, on social media. The image featured a mall Santa sharing a cookie and pouring formula […]

Calgarians mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Calgary

December 4, 2018 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Central Library, Central Library Calgary, Disabilities, disabilities calgary, Disability, Health, IDPD, IDPD calgary, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, International Day of Persons with Disabilities Calgary, News, people with disabilities, Persons with Disabilities, United Nations

[ad_1] People in Calgary marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) at Central Library on Monday. The IDPD event highlighted the achievements of people with disabilities in the city and included opportunities to learn about programs, resources and services in the disabled community. “The goal of IDPD is to bring awareness to disability and […]

Disability support staff in Manitoba battling for pay hike amid cutbacks – Winnipeg

December 3, 2018 / by BBG Security / Abilities Manitoba, Disabilities, Disability, Health, Increase, Manitoba, Pallister government, pay increase, Public, Support Staff, wage, Wage Increase

[ad_1] A disabled Manitoban requiring support can expect to receive care from around 770 different people in their lifetime. Support staff who work with people with disabilities say their wages need to go up, in order to provide stability for their clients. “Right now, people who provide support often work two or three jobs so […]

Wife’s MS has Alberta MP urging more support for people with episodic disabilities

November 29, 2018 / by BBG Security / David Yurdiga, Disabilities, Disability, Health, House of Commons, Kathy Yurdiga, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Politics

[ad_1] Conservative MP David Yurdiga says people suffering from disabilities that worsen and ease, like his wife and daughter, are not treated fairly under Canadian law and he wants to change that. Yurdiga said support for people with disabilities insists that they declare whether they can work or not — it’s a “binary switch.” There’s […]

Advocates say disturbing video of N.S. school bullying shows people with disabilities are devalued

November 15, 2018 / by BBG Security / Brett Corbett, Bullying, Bullying Canada, Canada, Cape Breton, Cape Breton Victoria Regional Centre for Education, Cerebral Palsy, Council of Canadians with Disabilities, Features, glace bay, Health, Nova Scotia, Rob Benn-Frenette

[ad_1] Advocates say a disturbing video showing a Cape Breton teen’s classmate walking over him in a stream demonstrates how the lives of people with disabilities are often devalued. Brett Corbett, who has cerebral palsy, told his mother Terri McEachern that he has forgiven the bullies who apologized to him, but he still feels unsafe […]

‘Anyone can dance’: Ill-Abilities breakdance crew teams up with Les Grands Ballets – Montreal

November 14, 2018 / by BBG Security / Breakdance, Breakdancers, Canada, Dance, Dancers with disabilities, Health, Ill-Abilities, Les Grands Ballets, Luca 'Lazylegz' Patuelli, Montreal dancers

[ad_1] Luca ‘Lazylegz’ Patuelli’s crutches become an extension of his arms as he swings in mid-air, effortlessly performing breakdance moves that most can only do on the floor. Next to him Jung Soo Lee, who was once told he’d never walk again, spins into a pose, working to match each movement to the beat. READ […]

Alberta wants to boost support payments for those with disabilities and low-incomes

November 8, 2018 / by BBG Security / AISH, AISH boost, AISH increase, AISH payment boost, AISH payment increase, Alberta AISH, Alberta AISH boost, Alberta Legislature, Alberta NDP, Alberta politics, Alberta seniors, Alberta Seniors Benefit, Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped, Canada, Health, Politics

[ad_1] Alberta is proposing to increase help for those with disabilities and low-income earners while tying future hikes to keep pace with inflation. The changes introduced in the legislature would help about 250,000 Alberta residents, including seniors and those who receive benefits under the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped program, also known as AISH. […]

‘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 […]

Halifax advocate wheels down Robie Street to highlight accessibility issues – Halifax

October 31, 2018 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Brian George, Halifax, Halifax Odyssey Tour, Health, News, Nova Scotia, Politics, Robie St.

[ad_1] In ancient Greek mythology, Odysseus traveled for ten years to return home after the fall of Troy. On Wednesday, Brian George ended a different sort of odyssey with a seven-kilometre trek down one of Halifax’s longest and busiest streets. “I’m starting here at the corner of Robie and Gainsborough and I’m wheeling all the […]

Disability rights advocates occupy Quebec ombudsman’s office, demand meeting with health minister – Montreal

October 31, 2018 / by BBG Security / Canada, Danielle McCann, Disability rights, Health, Mouvement PHAS, Quebec health care, Quebec social services, Sam Kuhn

[ad_1] A group of about a dozen disability rights advocates spent Wednesday morning standing their ground and demanding help from the Quebec government. They gathered at Phillips Square in downtown Montreal to protest what they call a crisis in the social services sector. A smaller group of advocates, many in wheelchairs, made their way into […]

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