Government lawyers called Neil MacDonald, a manager at Housing Nova Scotia, who testified that 3,400 families and seniors are on wait lists, and on some housing programs the average wait approaches three years. Continue reading
Disability Awareness in Saint John kicked off with a pop-up flea market at Key Industries, which provides services to the intellectually disabled. Continue reading
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After months of testing, the board has made the technology available in hopes of helping all of its students with physical limitations. Continue reading
A group of people with disabilities are calling on the Sask. government to restore STC, saying they feel trapped in their communities. One private transport company is close to introducing it’s first run of accessible routes. Continue reading
Teanna Sieben from Estevan joined the Saskatchewan Rush in the morning shoot around and in warm-ups at SaskTel Centre prior to the ball drop. Continue reading
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government announced Monday it is making major changes to a 40-year-old immigration law many legal experts say discriminates against people with disabilities. The decision comes after a months-long investigation by Global News. Continue reading
Toronto artist Alexei Vella recalls being accosted by a stranger and being called a cripple and the impacts it has had on him, years after it happened. Continue reading
Walmart Canada says it is ending its involvement with a Quebec program that provides job training to people with intellectual disabilities or who are on the autism spectrum. Continue reading
Signs such as those that read “Autistic Child Area” won’t be placed after April 16, 2018. Some stakeholders say the signs shouldn’t have singled out groups of children to begin with. Continue reading
Registered psychologist Caroline Buzanko offers strategies for parents trying to support kids with special needs and typically developing children. Continue reading
