Reading Time: 3 minutes Study shows those living with disabilities average 25% less in assets and COVID-19 is making the situation worse
Tag: Disabilities
Making caring a key for business
Reading Time: 4 minutes Kevin Zentner turned his academic career around by getting involved, working with the less fortunate
Defenceless in the face of possible sexual victimization
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why we need quality sex education for our students with developmental disabilities, too
Siblings who become caretakers often lack adequate support
Reading Time: 3 minutes Individuals with developmental disabilities live longer than ever and that means the responsibility for care is shifting to siblings
Tips to unravelling the complicated language of disability insurance
Reading Time: 4 minutes Whether you are covered or not is really not up to your doctor
It’s time to change the culture of living with a disability in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The disability family has been an afterthought for governments, service agencies and organizations for far too long
The ‘A’ words – autism and advocacy – go hand in hand
Reading Time: 4 minutes With early intervention and the right supports, children with autism can learn and thrive. But too many doors are closed to these children
Ontario offers a new direction in child-care funding
Reading Time: 3 minutes It will make care more affordable, recognize that parents have a right to choose and be relatively cost-effective
A young hero for all to emulate
Reading Time: 3 minutes Jesse Canney’s performance at the recent Special Olympics has been a catalyst for breaking down the barriers of marginalization
It’s foolish to attempt to place a dollar value on human potential
Reading Time: 3 minutes A society is judged by its treatment of its weakest and most vulnerable members