Funding boost to provide internships to 280 CEGEP grads with disabilities in Quebec – Montreal

August 17, 2020 / by BBG Security / CEGEP, Disabilities, Economy, Education, Jean Boulet, Quebec CEGEPs, Quebec education, Quebec internships, Quebec jobs, Quebec students with disabilities, ROSEPH

Nearly 200 companies will employ 280 CEGEP graduates who have disabilities as part of an internship program thanks to a helping hand from the provincial and federal governments. Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet announced Monday $651,400 in funding for the organization ROSEPH, which works with organizations to secure employment for people with disabilities. Under the […]

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities Supports Quebecer, Jonathan Marchand, as he brings his cage in front of the National Assembly in Quebec to obtain his and his friends’ release from long-term care facilities – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

August 17, 2020 / by BBG Security / All, International

Marchand, who uses a ventilator, has escaped from his long-term care facility (CHSLD) and is camping out in the public space in front of Quebecs National Assembly. He is requesting an in-person meeting with Premier François Legault in order to discuss his proposal for providing community-based personal care supports for people with disabilities so that […]

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities Supports Quebecer, Jonathan Marchand, as he brings his cage in front of the National Assembly in Quebec to obtain his and his friends’ release from long-term care facilities – Accessibility News International

August 17, 2020 / by BBG Security / Community

WINNIPEG The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a national disability rights organization, is expressing its support for 43-year-old Jonathan Marchand as he begins a protest to obtain his and his friends release from long-term care facilities in Quebec. Marchand, who uses a ventilator, has escaped from his long-term care facility (CHSLD) and is camping […]

Vaudreuil residents struggle with lack of accessibility during the winter – Montreal

February 18, 2020 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Canada, Condo, Quebec, Residents, Snow Removal, Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil Quebec, Weather, Wheelchair, Winter, winter accessibility

Piero Gervasi, who is paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair, recently moved into a condo in Vaudreuil for more accessibility. The interior of the condo has an open concept, with elevators and an exterior ramp, but Gervasi has been dealing with parking issues since he moved there in May. The issues started […]

Quebec invests $4.2M toward better accessibility at Place des Arts metro – Montreal

January 26, 2020 / by BBG Security / Accessibility, Atelier TAG, Canada, Chantal Rouleau, Consumer, Features, Laurence Parent, Lifestyle, Minister of Culture and Communications, Nathalie Roy, Philippe Ducros, Place D'Armes, Place des Arts, Politics, Reduced Mobility, Société de transport de Montréal, Traffic

A corridor built in 1966 that grants access to Montreal’s Place des Arts will be more accessible thanks to a $ 4.2 million grant from the Quebec government. The corridor, which will be the subject of major works, connects the complex to Place des Arts metro station. A staircase will first be demolished, then a […]

Learning disabilities: Quebec wants early screening for children under five

January 31, 2019 / by BBG Security / ADD, ADHD, Autism Spectrum, CAQ, Coalition Avenir Quebec, Early Screening, Education, Health, Learning Difficulties, Learning Disabilities, Politics, Quebec education, Quebec health

[ad_1] Thu, Jan 31: At its pre-session caucus in Gatineau Thursday, the Coalition Avenir Québec released its plan for the early screening of children aged five and under for potential learning difficulties. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports. [ad_2] Source link

Quebec planning to implement early screening for learning disabilities in children – Montreal

January 31, 2019 / by BBG Security / ADHD, Canada, CAQ government, Early Childhood Education, early childhood screening, Education, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge, Health, Jean-Francois Roberge, Lionel Carmant, Politics, Premier François Legault, Quebec politics

[ad_1] The Quebec government is planning to implement early screening for learning disabilities in children aged five and under. The move was one of the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ)’s campaign promises — and the reason Quebec’s junior health minister took the leap into politics in the first place. The announcement comes at the same time pediatricians across […]

Montreal disability-rights activists want Quebec to help out

December 4, 2018 / by BBG Security / CAQ, Coalition Avenir Quebec, Disabilities, Disability rights, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Montreal protest, Quebec Government, Quebec politics

[ad_1] Montreal disability-rights advocates hold a protest outside the Jean-Talon Métro. They want the Quebec government to provide more services for adults and children with disabilities. [ad_2] Source link

‘Many people still don’t have services’: Disability rights advocates ask Quebec to step in – Montreal

December 3, 2018 / by BBG Security / Adults, Autisme Montréal, Canada, CAQ, Children, Coalition Avenir Quebec, Disabilities, Disability rights, Disability Rights Activists, Francois Legault, Quebec disability rights, Quebec social services, Services

[ad_1] Montreal disability-rights advocates are calling on the new provincial government to provide more services and help for adults and children. “Unfortunately, we have to protest again and ask the government very high up to help people with disabilities,” said Electra Dalamagas with Autisme Montréal. READ MORE: Disability rights advocates occupy Quebec ombudsman’s office A few […]

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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