Victoria Wednesday, April 18, 2018 2:15 PM Whether seniors live in residential care, assisted living or their own homes, government is taking action to ensure care will be there for them when and where they need it. The ministries of Health and Advanced Education, Skills and Training are providing approximately $3.3 million to create new […]
April 17, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2018 Toronto, ON – The Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) supports the efforts of The House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship Immigration to address disability-based inadmissibility rules in the Canada Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). “Increasing the cost threshold for medical inadmissibility and […]
There was a huge portico that seemed to us to indicate the buildings front door. There was no parking in the area so Joe set to drop me off and then go find parking. The doors were big and heavy and narrow. We figured it impossible to get in our typical way because there were […]
It looked planned, scripted, a snippet of a sit com. I was lapping the mall, just wanting to burn off some stress from work. The mall is very particular with it’s mall walkers club about the exact route you need to take to get the full distance marks. The only one of the stipulations that […]
Dear Conservatives, I know that elections are coming up both in Ontario and in the United States. I know, also, that the rhetoric will also intensify. Our already divided societies will become entrenched in on-line battles with each other. There were will horrifying memes that go around that promote hatred and division with intent of […]
News release From: Employment and Social Development Canada April 12, 2018 Vancouver, British Columbia Employment and Social Development Canada Ensuring that people with disabilities are able to fully participate in their communities and workplaces is an important way to build social inclusion in Canada and is a priority for the Government of Canada. […]
This does affect People with Disabilities to Victoria Thursday, April 12, 2018 10:16 AM The Government of British Columbia plans to strengthen the Residential Tenancy Act and Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act to better protect both renters and tenants of manufactured home parks. “Tenants need stronger protections when a landlord is choosing to renovate or sell […]
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Vernon Thursday, April 5, 2018 1:15 PM The Government of British Columbia is moving ahead with new affordable rental homes for people with low to moderate incomes, including seniors and people with disabilities living in Vernon. “As with the rest of the province, Vernon is struggling with an alarmingly low vacancy rate. That is why […]
I noticed him as I pushed by, he noticed me and nodded a disabled old guy to disabled old guy kind of greeting. I also noticed right away that he had a really, really unusual cane. It was one of those with three prongs on the bottom, but it also had a strong piece of […]
