Intellectual Disabilities
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Manitoba employment pilot aimed at young adults with intellectual disabilitiesBy tailoring work options to the participants' skills and needs, the project intends to help create a more inclusive workforce provincewide.EconomyJul 31, 2023
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Saskatchewan NDP, family shines light on treatment for those with intellectual disabilitiesMembers of the Sask. NDP joined the family of a woman with intellectual disabilities who spent 36 days in Pine Grove Correctional instead of receiving the proper supports.CanadaJan 17, 2023
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An intellectually disabled woman needed help. She went to jail insteadJessica Stuckey is 24 years old and lives with a permanent intellectual disability. She spent 36 days in a correctional centre because the nearest psychiatric facility was full.InvestigationsDec 20, 2022
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New N.B. law allows supported decision making for intellectually disabled residentsThe new system will allow for a person with intellectual disabilities to make decisions using the assistance of others who are appointed by the person or the courts.CanadaDec 18, 2022
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N.S. hearing delayed on housing for disabled people as province decides on exemptionNova Scotia's Human Rights Act says the province can exempt itself from that ruling if it can prove the discrimination is justified in a free and democratic society.CanadaJun 27, 2022
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Confusion exists over COVID-19 vaccine priority in Quebec and people with disabilitiesConfusion exists in Quebec over who is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.CanadaApr 16, 2021
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Coronavirus: People with intellectual disabilities included in Saskatchewan vaccine rolloutSARC's executive director said people with intellectual disabilities are often immunocompromised, making the COVID-19 mortality rate high.HealthFeb 9, 2021
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B.C. election 2020: Special Olympics asks candidates to commit to health-care task forceSpecial Olympics BC is asking all candidates to commit, if elected, to a task force that would focus on people who have intellectual disabilities and their caregivers.HealthOct 8, 2020
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Saskatchewan truck drivers raise money for local Special Olympic athletesDozens of trucks circled the cities of Regina and Saskatoon on Saturday to raise awareness and money for Special Olympics Saskatchewan.CanadaSep 12, 2020
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Project Lifesaver helps locate missing Norfolk County seniorProject Lifesaver is geared toward people with dementia, Alzheimer's and brain injuries, and those with intellectual disabilities, such as autism, who may be prone to wandering.CanadaSep 3, 2020
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