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Saint John family hopes to raise funds for accessible van – New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
One Saint John family is hoping to raise enough money to buy an accessible van. Matthew and Mary Webb’s oldest daughter Gemma has cerebral palsy and is non-verbal. The two have to take Gemma to the IWK...
Federal, provincial governments invest $7.4 million in Hamilton facilities
Hamilton is receiving $7.4 million to pay for a variety of health and safety, accessibility and active transportation upgrades. Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas Liberal MP Filomena Tassi announced Friday morning that the federal government is investing 80 per cent...
Ontario’s COVID-19 triage protocol ‘discriminates because of disability,’ advocates say
When Tracy Odell experienced bleeding in her stomach last summer during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, she went to hospital but vowed she would not return. “I don’t feel safe in hospitals and a lot...
New Brunswick mother seeks answers, support after disabled son goes missing for hours from school
A mother spent her day on March 24 driving around Cocagne, N.B. asking people if they’ve seen her 11-year-old son who went missing during his school hours.It’s a terrifying experience that Jacqueline Petricca doesn’t want to go...
National program helping Moncton youth with disabilities find work
A national program that helps prepare young people with disabilities for the workforce is making strides in encouraging more Moncton businesses to hire inclusively. Read more: People who lost jobs in 2020 had wages below Canadian average,...
Halifax wheelchair user ‘trapped’ in apartment due to 15-day-long elevator repair
A Halifax mom is advocating for her son with disabilities, who hasn’t been able to leave his apartment for more than two weeks, due to an out-of-order elevator.Tracy Denney and her 30-year-old son Adam live on the...
Walk-in clinics, youth centre: New Brunswick shares addictions and mental health plan
New Brunswick Health Minister Dorothy Shephard promised accountability when revealing what the government calls its five-year addictions and mental health “action plan.”The province says less than 50 per cent of “high priority cases” are receiving treatment within...
New Brunswickers with disabilities have options to vote privately and safely – New Brunswick
Patty O’Donnell is eager to cast her vote in the provincial election, but going to the polls isn’t an option for her.“Because of being blind, crowds and me don’t work,” she said.New Brunswickers with disabilities and those at...
‘It’s heartbreaking’: N.B. doulas, expectant mothers call for easing of visitor restrictions – New Brunswick
Expectant mothers and doulas in New Brunswick are calling for hospital visitor restrictions to be loosened, similar to those in Nova Scotia.Currently, only one visitor can be in New Brunswick hospitals for patients in the labour and delivery...
People with disabilities, autism carry a heavier pandemic burden, advocates say – National
People with intellectual disabilities and autism are dying of COVID-19 at higher rates than other people in at least two states in the U.S., according to new data collected by NPR.In Pennsylvania, people with intellectual disabilities and autism...
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