disabilities

Health

Love or benefits? Some people with disabilities face a choice

Jessica Gordon met her person in 2021. It’s a time in someone’s life that’s meant to be overwhelmingly exciting —…

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Sports

Opening ceremony for Paris Paralympics aims to reshape views of disabilities

Creative director Thomas Jolly has some lofty goals for Wednesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, when the heart of…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax airport programs aim to make travel easier for people with disabilities

The Halifax Stanfield International Airport has launched three programs aimed at making the bustling site easier to navigate for people with visual and…

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Canada

Renters with disabilities live in fear of eviction. Now, this man with PTSD sleeps in a shed

Sidney Wood says he was evicted last month because he couldn’t pay his rent. Wood, 41, couldn’t afford the $1,620 per month for…

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Health

Eligibility for federal dental care plan expands to children, people with disabilities

Ottawa plans to expand eligibility for the federal dental program today to include children under the age of 18 and…

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Health

Canada’s dental care program expands June 27 to cover children, people with disabilities

Children under 18 and people with disabilities will be eligible for the federal government’s dental plan starting June 27, federal ministers…

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Nova Scotia

How one N.S. town is working with people with disabilities toward a barrier-free community

Hannah Corkum’s weekly schedule is usually quite busy. The 23-year-old Annapolis Valley woman is a sledge hockey athlete and horseback…

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Canada

How this store is helping teenagers with disabilities ‘come out of their shyness’ while gaining new skills

Drew Szorvas was so shy, his teacher could not get him to say a single word for weeks. But Drew’s parents say…

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Canada

Federal cuts threaten programs that help people with disabilities and autism find work

Sean Wiltshire is the CEO of Avalon Employment Inc., one of the local organizations affected by Ottawa’s decision to slash…

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Nova Scotia

More training needed to help kids with disabilities, say some early childhood educators in N.S.

Jenna LeBlanc thought she would be fully equipped to enter the child-care sector when she earned her diploma and became…

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