Advocacy group sounding alarm on ‘extreme’ wait times for specialized mobility aids in Alberta

Advocacy group sounding alarm on ‘extreme wait times for specialized mobility aids in Alberta

A newly formed advocacy group called Wheels of Change is sounding the alarm on Albertans with spinal cord injuries having to wait extreme periods of time to receive specialized wheelchairs and equipment under a government program called Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL). “To me, these are my legs, this helps me move from […]

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NDP Leader Singh Accuses Liberals Of Failing to Support Canadians Living with Disabilities During Pandemic – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Speaking on Newstalk 580 CFRA’s “The Goods with Dahlia Kurtz”, Singh said the Liberal government, in its effort to keep benefits such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) from being accessed by people who don’t need the help, designed a program that excludes the most vulnerable. Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/ndp-leader-singh-accuses-liberals-of-failing-to-support-canadians-living-with-disabilities-during-pandemic/ Related

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NDP Leader Singh Accuses Liberals Of Failing to Support Canadians Living with Disabilities During Pandemic – Accessibility News International

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Speaking on Newstalk 580 CFRA’s “The Goods with Dahlia Kurtz”, Singh said the Liberal government, in its effort to keep benefits such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) from being accessed by people who don’t need the help, designed a program that excludes the most vulnerable. “One of the things we found during this […]

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Ontario NDP Presses the Ford Government to Lift the Veil of Secrecy on Key Documents Addressing How Life-and-Death Medical Triage Decisions Will be Made if the Second Wave of COVID-19 Exceeds Ontario Hospital Capacity – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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The Ford Government is enshrouding far too much secrecy around its approach to what will happen if the second wave of COVID-19 infections overloads Ontario hospitals, i.e. if there are not enough critical care beds to accommodate all the patients in critical condition. This could become a truly life and death issue. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/ontario-ndp-presses-the-ford-government-to-lift-the-veil-of-secrecy-on-key-documents-addressing-how-life-and-death-medical-triage-decisions-will-be-made-if-the-second-wave-of-covid-19-exceeds-ontario/ […]

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

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

[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 […]

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New Brunswick PCs make campaign pledge to bolster mental health services – New Brunswick

New Brunswick PCs make campaign pledge to bolster mental health services New Brunswick

[ad_1] New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative leader is vowing to address a shortage of psychologists in the province if he’s elected premier. Blaine Higgs says more than 4,500 children in the province are waiting for psychological assessments for learning disabilities and even more are waiting for treatment. READ MORE: All our New Brunswick election 2018 coverage He […]

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