People with intellectual disabilities and autism are dying of COVID-19 at higher rates than other people in the U.S., and the situation is likely similar in Canada, advocates say.

A mental health advocate speaks on the link between technology and well-being in the workplace as part of National AccessAbility Week Digital Conference.

A Manitoba Court of Appeal ruling announced on Tuesday means that people with disabilities can't be forced to apply for early pensions if they're on social assistance.

Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough announced the group on Friday, saying the outbreak that's sickened at least 22,000 people across the country has a disproportionate impact on those who are disabled.

The province expects around 205,000 people to be eligible for the boost, which will be on the April 22 cheque. 

After 22 years of operations, the Action Centre will be joining forces with the Habilitas Foundation.

The Regina Peewee B Rebels are representing Saskatchewan after being nominated for the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup.

"It's literally a starting block for parents who don't know where to go... If we disrupt it and make drastic cuts, it's going to affect more than the kids."

Jasmin Simpson, who is deaf and legally blind, says the program's current rules force students who take longer to complete their studies because of their disabilities to graduate with considerably more student debt than their able-bodied peers.

A cancer patient says she had to make difficult financial decisions after Christmas because she hadn't received her provincial disability assistance cheque in the mail.