ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A group that represents people with disabilities in Newfoundland and Labrador isn’t expected to survive now that its core funding has been cut by the provincial and federal governments.
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The Coalition for Persons with Disabilities is calling the situation a major step backward for the province.
The group’s president, Michelle Murdoch, says disabled people in the province will have to deal with a big void in services.
She says her group is the only one that advocates on behalf of people with different disabilities.
(VOCM)
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