Hamilton Woman’s ODSP Cut After Selling Her Home to Pay Off Debt

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Patricia Atkinson says selling her home to her daughter was the best way to stay in her house Saira PeeskerCBC News, Apr. 11, 2021 Patricia Atkinson, 58, has lived in the same two-storey house in Hamilton’s Keith neighbourhood for 25 years. In this part of the central lower city, neighbours know each other and Atkinson […]

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Ramps, Home Care, Health Coverage Can Pose Challenges – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Ahuja faces many challenges if he has to go somewhere alone: some handicap door buttons not working, navigating elevators, being able to access ATM machines and dealing with inadequate ramps that are sometimes put in just to fulfill the requirement. Read more athttps://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/more-access-needed-to-accessibility-services-ramps-home-care-health-coverage-can-pose-challenges/ Related

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Why Some Parents of Kids With Disabilities are Making the ‘Heart-Breaking’ Choice of At Home Learning – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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For months, Avery Thornbury, 14, has been looking forward to starting Grade 9 at a new school. In fact, she’s been so excited that she’s had her backpack ready by her front door since June. “I just want the virus to be done,” she said. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/why-some-parents-of-kids-with-disabilities-are-making-the-heart-breaking-choice-of-at-home-learning/ Related

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Ford Government Acknowledges Ontario Students with Disabilities Face Added Hardships Trying to learn at Home During COVID-19 But Announces No Comprehensive Plan to Remove the Added Disability Barriers that Online Learning Creates for Them – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Today, as the first media question at Premier Doug Ford’s Queen’s Park COVID-19 briefing, the Toronto Star told the premier that parents of special needs children have told the Star that they are particularly struggling at this time and that the Government needs to take a leading role in making sure that their children are […]

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Six families with disabilities move into affordable housing units in Saskatoon – Saskatoon

Six families with disabilities move into affordable housing units in Saskatoon Saskatoon

Posted February 28, 2020 7:30 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Six families in Saskatoon have a new place to call home. Three accessible semi-detached houses located throughout the city were designed and built specifically for people with disabilities and mobility issues. […]

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Weyburn city council issues apology for disability group home comments

Weyburn city council issues apology for disability group home comments

[ad_1] City council in Weyburn, Sask., has apologized to residents and other Canadians for using insensitive words after a controversial decision to reject a care home for people with disabilities. But the council isn’t saying whether it will reconsider the move. READ MORE: Weyburn councillor apologizes for ‘stigma’ remark surrounding group home A letter from […]

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

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

[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 […]

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1 person dead, 3 in hospital after fire at Edmonton home for adults with disabilities – Edmonton

1 person dead 3 in hospital after fire at Edmonton home for adults with disabilities Edmonton

[ad_1] One person has died and three others are in hospital with serious or life-threatening injuries following a west Edmonton house fire early Monday morning. Video showed flames spewing out of the windows of the home on 90 Avenue and 166 Street shortly before 2 a.m. WATCH BELOW: Viewer video captured a serious house fire in […]

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