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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Boston Children’s Hospital doctors believe Justina Pelletier’s disorder is mental, not medical. (Photo: Boston Children’s Hospital) A Connecticut teenager at the center of a yearlong medical dispute and custody battle involving two major hospitals and the state of Massachusetts reportedly was headed to foster care Monday despite her parents’ objections, according to news reports. Justina […]
About $32 million and an apology will go to former residents of the Rideau and Southwestern Regional Centres, after an emotional scene in court Monday Tim Alamenciak / Toronto Star Order this photo An Ontario judge has approved the settlement reached in the cases of Rideau Regional Centre and Southwestern Regional Centre, two institutions where […]
Teachers’ association opposing government appeal Jennifer Moreau / Burnaby Now February 20, 2014 02:03 PM The Burnaby Teachers’ Association is saying local teachers are dealing with more special needs students, and the needs are more complex than in previous years. The Burnaby Teachers’ Association is raising the issue of class composition in the midst of […]
A delegate passes between two signs on day one of the Liberal Party’s biennial convention in Montreal. Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes Lee Berthiaume Published: February 23, 2014, 10:09 am Updated: 13 hours ago MONTREAL — Federal Liberals have passed a controversial resolution calling for the de-criminalization of medically-assisted suicide during their policy convention […]
On February 20 to 23, Special Olympics BC basketball players from all over the province will take to the court at the BC Games for the first time ever.The Mission 2014 BC Winter Games will include a Special Olympics Basketball division for the first time at this event, featuring seven teams of SOBC athletes ages […]
Special Olympics Basketball makes its debut at this year’s BC Winter Games in Mission. Published: February 22, 2014 2:00 PM Updated: February 22, 2014 3:51 PM by Alex Butler Black Press ********** Vancouver Island-Central Coast took on North West on Saturday in Special Olympics basketball at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, and […]
Fraser River-Delta (Orange) takes on the Fraser Valley (Blue) at BC Winter Games basketball action. Published: February 22, 2014 4:00 PM Updated: February 22, 2014 5:08 PM by Alex Butler Black Press *********** Fraser Valley, hoping to bring down the undefeated Fraser River-Delta, came from behind in the fourth quarter to pull out a 21-20 […]
