Monthly Archives: March 2014

HandyDart service denials ‘house arrest’

  TransLink’s budget for the HandyDart door-to-door custom transit service has been frozen for the last five years. An increase may depend on it being included as a priority to be voted on in a 2015 referendum.   posted Mar 3, 2014 at 4:00 PM   HandyDart trip denials climbed again in 2013 and critics […]

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Autism diagnoses may drop by a third under new guidelines: study

Sonja Puzic, CTVNews.ca Published Wednesday, February 26, 2014 11:34AM EST Last Updated Wednesday, February 26, 2014 3:47PM EST New guidelines for defining autism spectrum disorders may reduce the number of diagnoses by almost one-third, according to new research from Columbia University. A review of relevant literature and data, published in the Journal of Autism and […]

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Disability advocates seek funding increase

Posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 10:49 am Heather J. Carlson, hcarlson@postbulletin.com As lawmakers decide what to do with a projected $1.2 billion budget surplus, advocates for people with disabilities say it’s time to help boost funding for those who take care of the state’s most vulnerable citizens. “Basically the disability community opened our veins, and […]

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Employment at Spectrum – Jai’s Employment Success Story

February 27, 2014 by Aaron I had the opportunity to meet with Jai Cairo the other day to hear about his employment experiences. Jai was excited to tell his story and was a great storyteller. I hope you enjoy his employment success story as much as I did.   Jai has been working for the […]

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