Campfire Dos & Don’ts (Don’t wreck summer) June 18, 2014 By Jennifer McLarty With no comments yet I love camping. I really do. But the way in which I love it has changed a lot over the years. In the days of yore (also known as university) it was all about the hardcore experience. […]
by Carmen Weld | Story: 116624 – Jun 14, 2014 / 4:55 am Two young women are breaking the mold for adults with development disabilities by making their mark in legal world. 25-year-old Emma Acres and 27-year-old Joanna Morris are hard-working law firm employees in downtown Kelowna showing that dedication, skills and a great attitude […]
By Amy Judd Global News WATCH: Coquitlam city council unveils a new plan for the Riverview lands. Aaron McArthur reports. VANCOUVER – The city of Coquitlam wants to turn the buildings of the former Riverview Hospital and its lands into a ‘Coquitlam Health Campus.’ It has been largely vacant for decades with parts of it falling […]
Sara Norman, 24 hours Monday, June 16, 2014 3:58:48 PDT PM Premier Christy Clark announces a 10-year plan to address the needs of people with disabilities. (Sara Norman, 24 hours) A 10-year plan purported to address the needs of disabled people in the province is not going over well with advocates. Monday, B.C. premier Christy […]
Families, Government Operations, Health Monday, June 16, 2014 10:45 AM VANCOUVER – Premier Christy Clark has unveiled Accessibility 2024, a 10-year plan that responds to the voices of thousands of British Columbians who took part in a three-month long public consultation on making B.C. the most progressive place in Canada for people with disabilities. […]
Government accepted verbal information instead of hard-copy proof, but ministry insists all applications were checked By Rob Shaw, Vancouver Sun June 3, 2014 People line up at Powell and Main in Vancouver on ‘Welfare Wednesday.’ Photograph by: GLENN BAGLO , VANCOUVER SUN VICTORIA — The B.C. government quietly relaxed the rules for some welfare […]
Pulling out teeth of developmentally delayed unfair solution By Joan Rush, Special to the Vancouver Sun June 3, 2014 If dentists acknowledge their role as health-care professionals providing critically needed treatment, they will never allow vulnerable adults with developmental disabilities to suffer in pain while they whiten teeth for wealthy clients. Photograph by: GREG WAHL-STEPHENS […]
Tony Mauro, 8:19 p.m. EDT June 1, 2014 Justices unite over ‘intellectual disability.’ The U.S. Supreme Court is often divided, but on one little-noticed point last week, it was unanimous: the term “mental retardation” is no longer appropriate to use. This may seem trivial and way too late. Mental health professionals and most of the […]
Firm exploring class action after victory in Ontario By: Dan Lett Posted: 06/2/2014 1:00 AM WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES The Manitoba Developmental Centre means jobs for Portage la Prairie residents For years, advocates for the mentally and physically disabled have demanded the province close the Manitoba Developmental Centre and relocate […]
Kenora mother says lack of support services for adults should be an election issue By Nicole Ireland, CBC News Posted: Jun 02, 2014 7:45 AM ETLast Updated: Jun 02, 2014 7:45 AM ET A mother in Kenora says the provincial system is failing adults with developmental disabilities and is calling on Ontario election candidates to make it […]
