Category Archives: 2014 Archives

  Posted: 04/07/2014 5:45 pm EDT Updated: 04/08/2014 1:59 pm EDT “You can’t compete if your feet hurt, if your teeth hurt or if your ears ache.” This quote from a Special Olympics athlete correctly sums up the motivation behind the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Program. Manuel Hofmann is a 24-year-old Special Olympics athlete from […]

Bowing to community pressure, Wynne government shelves plan to merge welfare for disabled and non-disabled Ontarians. By: Laurie Monsebraaten Social justice reporter, Published on Mon Apr 07 2014 Anti-poverty and disability-rights activists are claiming victory after the Wynne government’s decision this week not to merge social assistance programs for disabled and non-disabled Ontarians. “We are […]

The world’s third-largest software firm says people with autism will comprise 1 percent of its global workforce by 2020 April 2, 2014 1:35PM ET by Kristyn Martin Pictured left, Patrick Viesti, 28, has Asperger’s syndrome, a disorder on the autism spectrum. Here, Viesti makes a presentation to a roomful of managers at SAP’s Newtown Square, […]

PAUL McLEOD OTTAWA BUREAU Published April 1, 2014 – 8:43pm Last Updated April 1, 2014 – 8:51pm   If Canada is going to overhaul its elections system, it needs to improve access for the disabled, advocates told a parliamentary committee this week   Parliament is now debating Bill C-23, the government’s highly contentious election reform […]

BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD) Community Update   Changes to Medical Services Only (MSO) coverage for people receiving the Persons with Disabilities benefit (PWD)     On March 3rd 2014, the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation (MSDSI) announced an amendment to the regulations governing eligibility for Medical Services Only (MSO) coverage. […]

March 29, 2014 tags: Cheryl’s Star Raft Salons, CommunityLiving, interdependence, self-determination, workshops by Aaron Cheryl and Laura talking about Cheryl’s Star Raft Salons   In the Star Raft Salons some people have been talking about wanting to be inspiring public speakers and working towards that as one of many goals.   At the recent Coquitlam […]

March 21st, 2014 Community Living BC (CLBC) and community partners are celebrating progress in developing additional supports and strategies to help create more jobs for adults with developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder and FASD throughout CLBC’s Simon Fraser region in the Lower Mainland. In October 2013, CLBC invested $100,000 to support the development of a […]

Rachel Goodine is only one single mom hurt by how BC handles social assistance and child support.   By Katie Hyslop, 27 Mar 2014, Tyee Solutions Society As a single mother on disability living in the Lower Mainland, Rachel Goodine makes tough decisions every month.   After receiving her monthly $1,241 disability cheque from the government, […]