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 […]
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Ontario unveils social assistance reforms, including change to definition of disability
November 22, 2018 / by BBG Security / basic income pilot project, Cabinet Ministers, Doug Ford, Lisa MacLeod, low-income earners, Politics, Progressive Conservative, social assistance program
[ad_1] TORONTO — The Ontario government is bringing in changes to social assistance that critics say will make it harder for people to qualify for disability support. Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod says the province will align its definition of disability with the federal government’s as part of its overhaul of social assistance. Ottawa does […]
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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. […]
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‘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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Closing arguments heard at N.S. inquiry as people with disabilities allege housing discrimination
October 30, 2018 / by BBG Security / Beth MacLean, Emerald Hall, Human Rights Act, Joesph Delaney, News, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia government, Nova Scotia Human Rights Act, Nova Scotia Humans Rights Commission, Politics, Psychiatric Ward, Walter Thompson
[ad_1] A lengthy inquiry which is considering whether the Nova Scotia government violated human rights by housing people with disabilities in a hospital for over a decade is hearing closing arguments Tuesday. Beth MacLean and Joseph Delaney have testified the Department of Community Services violated the province’s Human Rights Act by forcing them to remain […]
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Nova Scotia announces plans to support accessibility law passed in 2017 – Halifax
September 21, 2018 / by BBG Security / Access by Design 2030, Accessibility, Accessibility Act, Government of Nova Scotia Accessibility Plan, Justice Minister Mark Furey, Mark Furey, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Accessibility Act, Politics
[ad_1] Nova Scotia has announced the next steps to reach its goal of making the province more accessible for those with disabilities by 2030. Justice Minister Mark Furey has released an implementation strategy for the province’s Accessibility Act, passed in April 2017. READ MORE: Human rights board of inquiry finds N.S. failed to enforce accessible bathroom […]
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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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New Brunswick PCs make campaign pledge to bolster mental health services – New Brunswick
September 5, 2018 / by BBG Security / Blaine Higgs, Brian Gallant, David Coon, Green Party, Greens, Jennifer McKenzie, Kris Austin, Liberal Party, NB Election 2018, nbpoli, NDP, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Election, New Brunswick Election 2018, New Brunswick Politics, PCs, People's Alliance, Politics, progressive conservatives
[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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