Government of Canada improves sickness benefits under the Employment Insurance system
Canadians who are facing illness or injury need to feel confident that they are supported and that their jobs are protected as they recover. That is why the Government of…
Morrice amends Canada Disability Benefit to include inflation indexing, barrier-free applications
A new Canada Disability Benefit from the federal government has gotten a Mike Morrice makeover. The Kitchener Centre MP had five different amendments added to Bill C-22, or the Canada…
Ontario Invests in Creating More Employment Opportunities for People with Developmental Disabilities
The Government of Ontario has invested $1.4 million to connect 100 people with developmental disabilities to meaningful part-time employment which meet the needs of multiple employers. The investment follows Community Living Toronto and Corbrook…
Toronto woman ‘insulted and infuriated’ after wheelchair broken on Air Canada flight
A Toronto woman is speaking out after her wheelchair was damaged this week while travelling with Air Canada on a flight to Tel Aviv. Toronto entrepreneur and activist Maayan Ziv,…
Seniors, advocates, slam new law that could force patients to long term care homes
Patricia Spindel, the co-founder of the advocacy group Seniors for Social Action Ontario, said she lives in fear of being sent to a hospital and then off to a home…
Woman with disabilities nears medically assisted death after futile bid for affordable housing
A 31-year-old Toronto woman who uses a wheelchair is nearing final approval for a medically assisted death request after a fruitless bid to secure an affordable apartment that doesn’t worsen…
Ontario man frustrated after airline puts his custom wheel chair on plane to wrong country
An Ontario man said traveling during a pandemic is difficult enough without an airline sending his wheelchair to the wrong country. “I waited for about a half hour and they…
Toronto councillor suggests crackdown on misuse of disabled parking permits
Toronto City Councillor Joe Mihevc says he will push to find a more stringent vetting system when it comes to the issuing of disabled parking permits. Last week, Council voted…
Canadians with disabilities twice as likely to be victims of violence
New data from Statistics Canada says Canadians with disabilities are twice as likely to experience violent victimization as the able-bodied population. The figures, drawn heavily from the 2014 General Social Survey on Victimization, found…
‘I need help’: Coronavirus highlights disparities among Canadians with disabilities
Prior to the novel coronavirus pandemic, 27-year-old Marissa Blake was rarely ever home. Now, Blake, who lives in Toronto supportive housing and needs assistance to walk, can only have one visitor a…