Author Archives: Cam Dore

Jennifer Coughlin, 27, uses a wheelchair and lives at a seniors-friendly apartment CBC News Posted: Mar 23, 2014 4:44 PM AT Last Updated: Mar 23, 2014 4:44 PM AT Jennifer Coughlin uses a wheelchair and says she’s found it hard to find accessible and affordable housing in Charlottetown. (CBC) A Charlottetown woman who uses a […]

Supported decision-making documents need legal recognition, coalition argues CBC News Posted: Mar 21, 2014 8:15 AM AT Last Updated: Mar 21, 2014 11:34 AM AT A P.E.I. man is asking the province for law that would allow people with intellectual disabilities to have more control over their lives.Jeremy MacDonald is the first Islander to have […]

Summary: Inclusion BC submitted a paper with a number of recommendations to the Province’s Disability White Paper Consultation. Our submission is based on the priorities, values and vision of the community inclusion movement, and was put forward with a goal of keeping the priorities of people with developmental disabilities, their families and their communities in […]

Province called leader in Canada  By Natascia Lypny, The Leader-Post March 20, 2014   Amy McNeil, executive director of SARC, responds to the Saskatchewan Party 2014 budget in Regina on March 19, 2014 Photograph by: Don Healy , Regina Leader-Post Saskatchewan has become an example to the rest of Canada in how it serves its […]

Funding cuts to federal tax offices are creating confusion and frustration for hundreds of Victoria residents with non-profit groups being left to pick up the slack, says the head of a local legal aid group. Together Against Poverty Society is one of several local organizations who run tax preparation clinics for low-income, disabled and senior […]