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Disability News FeedMarch 22, 2007 - 9:09am
The following articles are fed through PovNet from outside mainstream and independent news sites, advocacy organizations, non-profits and government sites with the keywords disability, disabled, and people with disabilities. These stories are not moderated and do not necessarily reflect the views of PovNet. More Choice And Flexibility For People With Developmental DisabilitiesMcGuinty Government Moves To Modernize Developmental Services Legislation TORONTO, May 15 - NEWS Ontario introduced legislation today that, if passed, would lay the groundwork for the province to modernize and improve service delivery for adults with a developmental disability. Ontario's current Developmental Ser..... Charity is nice, but change is key, disabled woman saysAn impoverished eastern Newfoundland woman says she is overwhelmed by the generous response to media coverage of her struggle with mounting fuel costs, but says her ultimate goal is to change government policy on social aid. Disabled man wants gov't to subsidize pet therapyIn his struggle with mental illness, Jerry L'Homme's best
therapy is his cat, Mocha. B.C. cuts respite for family of severely disabled childThe parents of a severely disabled B.C. girl are accusing the provincial government of neglecting the needs of disabled children and their parents. Falher, Grande Prairie, High Prairie and Peace River residents recognized for improving communities for people with developmental disabilitiesFalher Town Council and the Grande Prairie Sunrise Rotary Club are this year’s award recipients for promoting community inclusion of people with disabilities. They are receiving their awards May 9 at the 10th annual Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) Northwest Spring Celebration and Awards Night. Disabled man tries to chain himself to bus after his scooter not loadedA disabled man, who was upset that he wasn't allowed to take
his scooter on a Greyhound bus, tried to chain himself to the bus in
100 Mile House. Jays take an infield hitMcDonald, Eckstein both have been placed on disabled list
$3 MILLION MEANS UVIC CAN ASSIST MORE DISABLEDVICTORIA – A $3 million provincial grant will allow the University of Victoria’s CanAssist to expand their leading-edge technology program and help more British Columbians with disabilities, announced Claude Richmond, Minister of Employment and Income Assistance, and Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education. 'I want to be free': LatimerA Saskatchewan man who killed his disabled daughter is fighting for a new murder trial, arguing that even though he has been released on day parole, he will never truly be free until he clears his name. 'I want to be free': LatimerA Saskatchewan man who killed his disabled daughter is fighting for a new murder trial, arguing that even though he has been released on day parole, he will never truly be free until he clears his name. 'I want to be free': LatimerA Saskatchewan man who killed his disabled daughter is fighting for a new murder trial, arguing that even though he has been released on day parole, he will never truly be free until he clears his name. 'I want to be free': LatimerA Saskatchewan man who killed his disabled daughter is fighting for a new murder trial, arguing that even though he has been released on day parole, he will never truly be free until he clears his name. Housing Help For York Region's DisabledMcGuinty Government Helps Create Housing For People With Disabilities TORONTO, May 1 - People with a developmental disability in the York Region will soon be able to benefit from new supportive housing. Reena - a community agency that provides residential supports - is using $2 million in Ontario funding for a new housing develo..... Media Advisory - Ontario to announce help for people with disabilities in York regionTORONTO, April 30 - Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Community and Social Services, will announce a major housing development for people with a variety of special needs, including people with a developmental disability. << Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Time: 11:45 a.m. Location: Reena..... Indiana ID law could depress Black turnout in Ind.Experts say African-American voters — a key constituency of Barack Obama in the primaries thus far — might be disproportionately affected in Tuesday’s Indiana primary by the Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the state’s voter identification requirement. Spiking oil costs leave mere dollars for food, disabled woman saysAn eastern Newfoundland woman living on a paltry disability allowance says skyrocketing fuel costs have pushed her and her husband beyond the brink of what it means to be poor. Principles trump rulesIf anybody needs a helping hand from Ontario's home care program, it's Sonia Commisso. Her wheelchair-bound husband, Tony, has multiple sclerosis, her 14-year-old son, Cosimo, has a seizure disorder and a learning disability, and her 5-year-old daughter, Alessia, has a disease that requires round-the-clock care. Disabled man's body found in caseJames Hughes's body hidden in suitcase in garden, and he had been dead for some time, say police Gov't slammed for denying HIV-positive kids good dietsKids under 19 living with HIV or other serious illnesses are
being denied extra disability benefits that would allow them to get
enough protein, crucial vitamins and nutritional supplements,
advocates say. Scott Rolen ready to rejoin Blue JaysThe Toronto Blue Jays confirmed Thursday that third baseman Scott Rolen will be activated from the 15-day disabled list this weekend. 
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