Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/24/disabled-veterans-being-let-down-by-benefits-system-royal-british-legion
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Covid-19 deaths must prompt better healthcare for people with learning disabilities
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/19/covid-19-deaths-must-prompt-better-healthcare-learning-disabilities
CTV News Saskatoon Staff Published Monday, November 16, 2020 When Saskatoon’s new city council sits for the first time, it will be in an upgraded…
Note: This is from the American Foundation for the Blind but Canadians are also encouraged to take it. We know that families of blind and…
BC Human Rights Tribunal Upholds Complaint That Victoria Bike Lanes Discriminate Against the Blind
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Adam Chan CTV News, November 13, 2020 VICTORIA — The BC Human Rights Tribunal says a complaint filed against the City of Victoria arguing that…
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/15/covid-deaths-and-learning-disabilities
Nabil Mehdinejad, who has ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia, was repeatedly called ‘dodgy’
Campaigners say report on first wave shows government failed to protect the most vulnerable
Disability Advocates Say Assisted Dying Bill Fails to Protect Vulnerable Canadians
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Man suffering from neurological disorder says MAID easier to access than supports for disabled Canadians Kathleen Harris, CBC News Posted: Nov 10, 2020 The House…
Siena Castellon: ‘Autistic people are really struggling with how uncertain things are’
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/11/siena-castellon-autistic-people-are-really-struggling-with-how-uncertain-things-are