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A vision of Canada where people with disabilities enjoy full participation and citizenship, supported by a framework of legislation, regulation and programs.

 Kingston, Ontario
disabilitypolicyalliance.ca/
Joined November 2015
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Fiona: People with disabilities need more support in extreme storms

Supporting people with disabilities in an emergency is not just about doing the right thing, it’s also the law, fundamental to human rights and part of several international agreements.

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Canadians with disabilities getting new benefit — but critics say it's coming late and with few details | CBC News cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal…

Canadians with disabilities getting new benefit — but critics say it's coming late and with few...

The federal government today reintroduced legislation to create a monthly benefit payment for working-age Canadians with disabilities.

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NDP motion calling on Liberals to reintroduce disability benefit legislation passes House unanimously | CBC News cbc.ca/news/politics/disabil…

NDP motion calling on Liberals to reintroduce disability benefit legislation passes House unanimo...

The New Democrats' motion calling on the federal government to re-offer its proposed disability benefit — which died when the Liberals called the last election — passed unanimously in the House of...

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Sudbury mother says more awareness needed about pediatric wheelchairs | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/s…

Sudbury mother says more awareness needed about pediatric wheelchairs | CBC News

A Sudbury mother says she got into an argument with a bus driver who didn't believe her three-year-old daughter was in a wheelchair. She is calling for more awareness about pediatric wheelchairs.

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Sudbury advocacy leads to changes in plasma donation policies | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/s…

Sudbury advocacy leads to changes in plasma donation policies | CBC News

Canadian Blood Services has made a simple but meaningful change to its plasma donation policies, thanks to advocacy work in Sudbury. As of last month, people who can't step on a scale can now...

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High inflation is hitting people on fixed disability benefits hard | CBC News cbc.ca/news/business/inflati…

High inflation is hitting people on fixed disability benefits hard | CBC News

People with disabilities have a higher poverty rate and a lower rate of employment than the overall population. Advocates say it is a longstanding, systemic problem and inflation makes it worse.

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Masks make it hard for deaf people to lip-read. This smartphone app is getting an upgrade to help | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/s…

Masks make it hard for deaf people to lip-read. This smartphone app is getting an upgrade to help |...

The pandemic posed problems for deaf people who suddenly found themselves trying to lip-read through masks. Google is working on updates to its Live Transcribe app, which aims to help the deaf...

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A new podcast from Statistics Canada on Disability This episode is called Talk about the barriers, not the disability: Activity limitations and COVID-19 disabilitypolicyalliance.ca/…
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CDPA's own Dr. Mary Ann McColl talks with CBC on White Coat, Black Art. 6 million Canadians live with a disability. Advocates say federal parties need to listen to them | CBC Radio cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/white…

6 million Canadians live with a disability. Advocates say federal parties need to listen to them |...

Rabia Khedr and her family have first-hand experience of the gaps in Canada's health-care system when it comes to people with disabilities. She hopes the federal parties are listening to the millions...

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Canadians with disabilities say they're missing from the election discussion ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-…
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Your election questions answered, including how accessible is voting for people with disabilities ift.tt/3CggHhf #ottnews #ottawa
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Pandemic-era patios still too often inaccessible, disability advocates say | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/pandemic-…

Pandemic-era patios still too often inaccessible, disability advocates say | CBC News

More than 16 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians with disabilities say bar and restaurant patios that have been expanded onto streets and sidewalks to create more outdoor seating are often...

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'I can push my wheelchair alone': How a simple mat is making a Quebec City beach accessible | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/…

'I can push my wheelchair alone': How a simple mat is making a Quebec City beach accessible | CBC...

Baie de Beauport, an urban beach in Quebec City, has installed a new wheelchair-accessible mat along the sand, as well as new picnic tables.

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FIRST PERSON | Let me be that person you know in a wheelchair, so we can all think about how to be more inclusive | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…

Let me be that person you know in a wheelchair, so we can all think about how to be more inclusive...

Before becoming paralyzed, I had no idea what it meant to be ostracized from society for something I had no control over, writes Codi Darnell.

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Astronauts with disabilities can apply to Europe's space agency for 1st time | CBC News cbc.ca/news/science/astronau…

Astronauts with disabilities can apply to Europe's space agency for 1st time | CBC News

In our push for a human presence in space, there has been a group who have been left out, no matter how well-educated, fit or skilled they are: people with physical disabilities. The European Space...

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Disabled Canadians face uphill struggle for regular care as COVID-19 drains resources dlvr.it/Rw73Gt
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COVID-19 has made education more accessible for university students with mobility disabilities | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/…

COVID-19 has made education more accessible for university students with mobility disabilities |...

While many able-bodied university students have found the switch to remote learning stressful, those with mobility disabilities have seen their lives made easier. But they worry the progress will be...

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Prioritizing people with specific conditions for COVID vaccine slows race for herd immunity: N.S.'s top doctor | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot…

Prioritizing people with specific conditions for COVID vaccine slows race for herd immunity: N.S.'s...

Advocates want governments to prioritize vaccinating people with disabilities. Some Canadian provinces plan to do so, but Nova Scotia isn't one of them. The province's chief medical officer of health...

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Advocates urge Liberals to cancel 'devastating' cut to services for Canadians with print reading disabilities | CBC News cbc.ca/news/politics/accessi…

Advocates urge Liberals to cancel 'devastating' cut to services for Canadians with print reading...

Two organizations that provide accessible reading material to people with reading disabilities have launched a campaign to stop a planned cut to their federal funding.

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Defining Disability - Now with Dave Brown A fascinating interview focusing on disability definitions, the history of disability, and disability policy. open.spotify.com/episode/4Un…
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