Bethany Lindsay CBC News Posted: Sep 17, 2020 A Nanaimo woman who has fought for accessibility improvements that would allow her to go to and…
Month: September 2020
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/22/over-medication-of-intellectually-disabled-people-costing-lives-inquiry-told
Parents like me need more help. I couldn’t cope with having my severely disabled daughter back at home full time
Letter: James Partridge obituary
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/21/letter-james-partridge-obituary
B.C. Senior Who Was Called A ‘Loser’ for Demanding Accessibility in Condo Building Wins $35K
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B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders Nanaimo strata to take action on barriers that trapped woman in condo Bethany Lindsay CBC News Posted: Sep 17, 2020…
Support for mental health is vital
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/20/support-for-mental-health-is-vital
Advocates for Canadians With Disabilities Say the Federal Government Isn’t Doing Enough to Help People Struggling With New Barriers in the Midst of A Pandemic
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Kathleen Harris CBC News. Sept. 18, 2020 More than six months into the global pandemic, the Liberal government is being accused of failing to meet…
My sister is nonverbal but she knows the words to every song. Now we’ve made an album together
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/18/my-sister-is-nonverbal-but-she-knows-the-words-to-every-song-now-weve-made-an-album-together
Lack of access to vital rehab and drugs hampered people’s recovery, say health experts
‘I feel mentally done in’: how the NHS fails people with depression and spinal injuries
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Almost half of all adults with a mental illness have a long-term physical disability. We desperately need joined-up healthcare