Mother demands answers after son, 8, put in restraints and injected on first day of school
A Toronto-area mother is searching for answers after she says her son was taken to a hospital alone in the back of a police car, placed in restraints and injected with a sedative because he was acting out on the first day of school. Toronto Star – September 19, 2017
Premier Horgan announces $100 increase to income assistance and disability rates
Read today’s announcement at BC Government News
2017 Report
We are pleased to share our 2017 Report, highlighting activities since we hosted the International Claiming Full Citizenship conference in October 2015. we would welcome a conversation with you should you have any questions about our work or if you would like to discuss a potential partnership opportunity. CIC-report2017
CIC Director Dr.Tim Stainton Appointed to Experts Panel on Medical Assistance in Dying
The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of the Expert Panel on Medical Assistance in Dying, chaired by the Honourable Marie Deschamps, C.C., Ad. E., former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and Adjunct Professor at McGill University and Université de Sherbrooke. Read the full announcement and find out […]
Voters with mental disabilities deserve a say at polls, advocates say I Am Voting campaign encouraging participation of people with mental disabilities in #elxn2017
Alexander Magnussen is over the age of 18. He’s a resident of British Columbia. But he also has autism and, until recently, believed his diagnosis made him ineligible to vote. “I would hear people talk about voting and I would assume that I was not allowed to vote … I would mind my own business,” he told […]
Ottawa to universities: Improve diversity or lose research chair funds
From the Globe and Mail May 5, 2017 The federal granting councils that award the prestigious Canada Research Chairs say universities must offer up more diverse candidates for the honour or they will lose their funds. Directors of the program, which sends out $265-million every year across 1,600 researchers, say new measures unveiled on Thursday […]
Days before the B.C. election, BC Liberals and NDP are locked in a tight race: Poll
The BC Liberals and the BC NDP are locked in a tight race with just days to go until the 2017 BC election, according to a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute.
B.C. Election 2017: Parties differ on boosting disability supports, after a decade of frozen rates
Creating support for the most vulnerable British Columbians, including those who live on disability payments and welfare, is a topic that has been raised by politicians and voters during the leaders’ debates and on the campaign trail. Read the May 5, 2017 Vancouver Sun Story
2017 CENTENNIAL FLAME RESEARCH AWARD
The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills & Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities is inviting Canadians with disabilities to apply for the 2017 Centennial Flame Research Award. This $5,500 Award is given to a person with a disability to enable him or her to conduct research and prepare a report on […]
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