Disability
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Ontario’s COVID-19 triage protocol ‘discriminates because of disability,’ advocates say'The people that would be affected the most are the least considered to get care ... I'm afraid, I'm totally afraid to go to hospital right now.'HealthApr 28
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‘Life doesn’t end when you enter long-term care’: Residents complete book trilogy during COVID-19The trio began writing together in 2018, unaware the fictional world they were creating would become a place of refuge from the frightening reality that would surround them in 2020CanadaApr 27
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New Brunswick mom says son’s human rights have been violated, hires lawyerFredericton lawyer and former education minister, Jody Carr, says the school "failed to protect" Anthony when he ran away from the school.EducationApr 5
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New Brunswick mother seeks answers, support after disabled son goes missing for hours from school'I'm very scared on what's going to happen to him.'CanadaMar 30
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National program helping Moncton youth with disabilities find workYouth the Future is helping Canadians with disabilities find work.HealthMar 18
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B.C. increases income and disability assistance by $175 per monthSocial Development Minister Nicolas Simons says the increase will cost about $400 million per year and benefit more than 300,000 people.PoliticsMar 16
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Halifax wheelchair user ‘trapped’ in apartment due to 15-day-long elevator repair“It would be like me removing the stairs and telling everybody ‘you have to stay in your apartment.’... to him, that's what's happening."CanadaMar 11
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N.B. family seeks community support for son’s rehab equipmentA N.B. family is seeking support from the community to help purchase rehab equipment for their son.CanadaMar 8
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B.C. under fire for cutting COVID-19 financial help for seniors, people with disabilitiesSince April, more than 200,000 people who were not eligible for emergency federal support and who did not already receive income or disability assistance have received it.PoliticsDec 15, 2020
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Community raises money for victim of Regina home invasionAfter falling victim to a home invasion, Regina resident Calvin Williams received a ton of support from the community replacing all of his lost belongings.CanadaDec 1, 2020
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