‘I need help’: Coronavirus highlights disparities among Canadians with disabilities – National

May 6, 2020 / by BBG Security / Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Canada, Canada Coronavirus, Canadians with Disabilities, Coronavirus, coronavirus canadians with disabilities, Coronavirus In Canada, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, covid-19 news, Covid-19 Updates, Disabilities, disabled canadians coronavirus, Education, Health, how coronavirus is affecting disabled canadians, Isolation, March Of Dimes Canada, News, Politics

Prior to the novel coronavirus pandemic, 27-year-old Marissa Blake was rarely ever home. Now, Blake, who lives in Toronto supportive housing and needs assistance to walk, can only have one visitor a week for three hours and can’t see her friends in-person. An appointment to discuss surgery on her legs was cancelled, and her sleep […]

Almost 40,000 Canadian veterans waiting to receive disability benefits as of November – National

March 7, 2019 / by BBG Security / Canada, Canadian Forces, Canadian Military, Canadian Veterans, canadian veterans disability, Disability, Disability Payments, Lawrence MacAulay, Politics, Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, veterans disability backlog

[ad_1] OTTAWA — Despite repeated promises to fix the mess, the number of veterans waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits has continued to grow, and there are fears the turmoil will only worsen in the coming weeks. New figures from Veterans Affairs Canada show nearly 40,000 veterans were waiting at the […]

Disabled, non-verbal woman raped and impregnated at Florida health-care facility: lawsuit – National

January 19, 2019 / by BBG Security / Crime, disabled woman pregnant, disabled woman raped, Escambia Westgate, Florida disabled woman alleged rape, Florida disabled woman pregnant, Florida disabled woman raped, Florida Mentor, Florida woman raped, National Mentor, Pensacola Cluster, World

[ad_1] A 23-year-old woman with severe physical and intellectual disabilities was raped and impregnated at a Florida health-care facility, her family alleges. The woman suffers from profound intellectual disabilities as well as an array of physical ailments including seizures, foot contractures and a deformed spine. She is “non-verbal, immobile, lacks dexterity in her hands and arms” […]

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 […]

‘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, […]

Parliament unanimously approves plan to stop leaving money unspent at Veterans Affairs Canada – National

November 6, 2018 / by BBG Security / Canada, Conservatives, Jagmeet Singh, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, NDP, News, Politics, Remembrance Day, Stephen Harper, VAC, Veterans, Veterans Affairs Canada, Veterans Benefits, Veterans funding

[ad_1] An NDP plan to end the practice of leaving money unspent at Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) was unanimously approved by the House of Commons Tuesday afternoon, just five days before Remembrance Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Proposed Monday and voted on Tuesday, the NDP motion says […]

Veteran with disability calls out MSNBC for blocking accessible parking spot when he tried to vote – National

November 5, 2018 / by BBG Security / accessible parking voting, America Votes, James Berrie, Mariana Atencio, Mariana Atencio parking, MSNBC, MSNBC accessible parking, MSNBC parking, Trending, World

[ad_1] A U.S. war veteran with a disability called out news outlet MSNBC for blocking an accessible parking spot outside of a polling station in Houston, Texas, to do a live report. Air Force vet James Berrie arrived at an early polling station on Tuesday to find a reporter and camera crew using the accessible […]

Injured veterans forced to wait months for support, disability benefits, government watchdog finds – National

September 12, 2018 / by BBG Security / Canada, Canada Veterans, Guy Parent's, Injured Veterans, Politics, Veterans Affairs Canada, Veterans Benefits, veterans disability, Veterans Ombudsman, veterans support

[ad_1] OTTAWA – The federal government has been slammed in a watchdog’s new report for causing added frustration and stress to many injured veterans as they are forced to wait months longer than promised to find out if they qualify for disability benefits and other supports. Veterans ombudsman Guy Parent’s scathing report follows a review […]

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