Disability Rights Coalition
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Nova Scotia progress report undermined by blown deadline: Disability rights advocateA disability rights advocate says although the province is moving in the right direction, officials can't ignore the fact that it failed to reach a key deadline earlier this year.PoliticsJun 3
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N.S. says it won’t try to justify housing discrimination against disabled peopleThe Court of Appeal ruled last year that the government's failure to offer ``meaningful'' access to housing for people with disabilities was a violation of their basic rights.CanadaJul 12, 2022
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N.S. government to top court: housing choice for people with disabilities not a rightThe provincial lawyers concede Nova Scotia's current system requiring some people with disabilities to live in larger facilities is not ideal.CanadaJan 9, 2022
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N.S. disabilities group pushes to convert major legal win into improved housing, careA disabilities group in Nova Scotia is pushing to convert a landmark court victory into funding for improvements to housing and care.CanadaDec 1, 2021
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Beth MacLean, who won human rights case for people with disabilities, dies at age 50MacLean was one of three people with intellectual disabilities who were required to live in a Halifax hospital ward before advocates helped them launch a human rights case.CanadaSep 30, 2021
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Halifax woman with cerebal palsy finally gets a place to call home, wants to help others do same"I thought I was going to die in here and never have a life outside of these walls. And now I will," said Vicky Levack.HealthAug 30, 2021
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Rally accuses Nova Scotia of failing to provide community-based living for disabled people'I am done being played. I am done waiting. I've waited nine years in a nursing home. I refuse to be silent or wait any longer.'CanadaAug 13, 2021
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N.S. election: parties won’t meet goals of 10-year plan for people with disabilities'I feel I've been duped. We all have been,' says Vicky Levack, who has cerebral palsy and lives in a nursing home.CanadaAug 6, 2021
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Nova Scotia fined for housing people with intellectual disabilities in hospitalWednesday's decision also levies fines on the province for the time Beth MacLean, Joseph Delaney and the late Sheila Livingstone - who died before the hearing was completed - were held at the Emerald Hall ward in Halifax.CanadaDec 5, 2019
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3 national organizations granted intervener status in disabilities human rights appealIn March, the Human Rights Board of Inquiry found the province had violated the human rights of three people with disabilities.CanadaJun 20, 2019
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