Author Archives: Cam Dore

Tribune-Post Staff Published on May 12, 2014 The provincial government, in conjunction with the Premier’s Council on the Status of Disabled Persons, will hold a Premier’s Forum on Employment for Persons with a Disability today (May 12) in advance of the provincial jobs summit People, Skills, Jobs: Putting our resources to work.“Helping people with disabilities […]

Budget says disability pensioners aged under 35 must take part in programs if they are able to work more than eight hours a week theguardian.com, Tuesday 13 May 2014 11.47 BST The case reviews of disability pensioners will cost $46.4m over five years. Photograph: David Hunt/AAP Some people with disabilities will be made to participate […]

Social workers unable to access files since $180M computer system crashed last week. CBC News Posted: May 07, 2014 8:41 AM PTLast Updated: May 07, 2014 3:00 PM PT The NDP say the failure of the B.C. governments Integrated Case Management computer system is putting vulnerable people at risk, including children in government care. A […]

By Matthew Robinson, Vancouver Sun May 7, 2014 The Opposition Critic for Social Development says a major glitch in a multimillion dollar provincial computer system is putting vulnerable children and adults at serious risk.   The province’s Integrated Case Management system, which handles information from a range of ministries, has been crashing repeatedly, said Michelle […]

A new survey of Ontario schools finds many principals ask special education students to stay home because of lack of resources, reports People for Education. COLIN MCCONNELL / TORONTO STAR Order this photo Jen Charron with son Reid, 7, outside Adam Beck Public School, where Reid in in Grade 2. Reid, who has Asperger’s syndrome, […]

RICHMOND, BC, April 23, 2014 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada is helping Canadians with disabilities develop the skills and experience they need to find jobs, today announced the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), on behalf of the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development. The Richmond Centre for Disability is […]

Summary: The murder-suicide of Prince Rupert residents Angie Robinson and her son Robert, who had autism, is a tragedy beyond comprehension. Underneath these terrible events lies the fact that they are completely preventable; access to services and support for families and people with developmental disabilities are woefully inadequate. Repeated calls for help over time by […]

17 April 2014 Students at the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus in Kelowna are sharing their burgeoning skill sets with Special Olympics BC and gaining some valuable experience along the way. With the help of staff and faculty, students from disciplines such as Medicine, Nursing, and Human Kinetics, and from the UBC Okanagan Heat […]