Author Archives: Cam Dore

Safeway and Special Olympics Team Up

By Cam Dore | Published: March 4, 2014

4 March 2014 SOBC – North Shore athletes and volunteers at Safeway during the 2013 campaign. Special Olympics Canada is partnering with Safeway stores in Western Canada from March 7 to 21, with the aim of supporting the world-class Special Olympics programs in communities across the country and raising awareness about Special Olympics. From March […]

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HandyDart service denials ‘house arrest’

By Cam Dore | Published: March 4, 2014

  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

By Cam Dore | Published: March 3, 2014

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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Employment at Spectrum – Jai’s Employment Success Story

By Cam Dore | Published: March 2, 2014

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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How Do You Want to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Confederation?

By Cam Dore | Published: February 28, 2014

“Have Your Say” about the celebrations in 2017 February 19, 2014 – Brampton, Ontario – Department of Canadian Heritage Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), on behalf of Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Shelly Glover, today conducted consultations in Brampton to seek Canadians’ views on how they would like to celebrate the 150th anniversary […]

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CBC story on the benefits of hiring disabled employees

By Cam Dore | Published: February 27, 2014

Last night, CBC’s The National aired a feature story on the economic benefits of hiring employees with disabilities. The segment featured Mark Wafer and Clint Sparling, of Tim Hortons. Mark and Clint presented a powerful keynote at the 2012 CACL-PFC Annual Federal Policy Forum on Inclusion where they shared their stories and perspectives—as employer and […]

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DIRECT FUNDING – a simple solution !

By Cam Dore | Published: February 26, 2014

Cathy Grant – Disabilities Activist I always believed that there is enough money in the system.  We just give it out to the wrong places and in the wrong amounts. I.F. will give me my freedom so that I can call the shots – where I’m doing it, as well as when and how I’m […]

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Bus service cut worries Champlain seniors

By Cam Dore | Published: February 26, 2014

  Vancouver Courier February 25, 2014 02:43 PM Heather  McCain is worried cutting the No. 49 bus will have a drastic impact on seniors and people with disabilities living in the Champlain Heights neighbourhood. photo Rebecca Blissett The executive director of Citizens for Accessible Neighbourhoods is concerned a proposed change to a bus route in […]

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Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities

By Cam Dore | Published: February 26, 2014

The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD) is a community partner on a new project led by the BC Library Association (BCLA).  The project will create a training toolkit for library staff providing services to people with disabilities/chronic health conditions. We are asking for input from individuals and representatives from disability/chronic illness organizations across […]

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Disabled Canadians get no help from UN charter

By Cam Dore | Published: February 25, 2014

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities is irrelevant to disabled Canadians  By Paul Caune   The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (CRPD) isn’t going to help disabled Canadians. Why?  Because there is no way to enforce it.  A right without a remedy is no right at all.  There […]

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