March 8, 2010
Tens of thousands of people who receive the special diet program may see more money from the governement as a result of a recent Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruling, but poverty activists fear the...
Disability, Foodbanks and Food, Ontario
February 8, 2010
Disability, British Columbia
December 9, 2009
Last week HandyDart riders flooded the Translink head office to protest in support of striking drivers. The riders say that the quality of service has gone down since an American company took over...
Disability, British Columbia
January 26, 2009
Advancing the Inclusion of People with Disabilities 2008 is the sixth annual federal progress report on disability. It provides an overview of key initiatives that federal departments have...
Disability, Government Policy, Government information, All of Canada
January 26, 2009
The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) is a focal point within the Government of Canada for key partners working to promote the full inclusion and participation of Canadians with disabilities in all...
Disability, Government information, All of Canada
September 23, 2008
http://www.sparc.bc.ca/ - The Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC) is a non-partisan, charitable organization operating in BC since 1966. SPARC BC focuses on social justice issues...
Disability, Ethnicity and Race, Homelessness, Housing, Poverty Research, Welfare, British Columbia, General resources
August 13, 2008
A disabled activist and member of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty has received an apology from a Toronto restaurant who discriminated against him. The manager at the Everest restaurant had told...
Disability, Organizing, Ontario
August 4, 2008
Pivot Legal Society, the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) and the United Native Nations have filed a human rights complaint against the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Disability, Homelessness, Human Rights, British Columbia
February 13, 2008
The Caledon Institute has released a policy paper, Canadians Need a Medium-Term Sickness/Disability Income Benefit (in PDF) discussing the possibility of a new sickness or disability benefit. The...
Disability, Health, Workers' Rights, All of Canada
January 30, 2008
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a social insurance program. The website has information on how to apply for:
disability benefits (which include benefits for disabled contributors and benefits for their...
Children and Youth, Disability, Seniors and Elders, All of Canada
September 6, 2007
The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD) is working with Woodlands School survivors for their struggle for justice and compensation. Woodlands School was a provincial residential...
Children and Youth, Disability, Mental Health, British Columbia, General resources
July 13, 2007
Go to Ontario Disability Support Program for information and links on how to apply for the program.
Disability, Welfare, Ontario
July 12, 2007
Income Assistance for Persons with Disabilities - This website has information on applying for Disability Income Assistance in Manitoba.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Fact Sheet - basic...
Disability, Manitoba, Government information
July 11, 2007
The Alberta government website publications and forms page has applications and fact sheets on income assistances about seniors', disability, and housing.
Alberta, Disability, Housing, Seniors and Elders, General resources
July 3, 2007
The ODSP Action Coalition is seeking support for the demands they are making for the October Ontario provincial election. Read CLEONet's story about the campaign for more information.
Disability, Organizing, Ontario
July 3, 2007
http://fasdjustice.on.ca/ - The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the Justice System website provides a resource for justice system professionals and others working to understand Fetal...
Disability, Legal Research, Mental Health, General resources, Ontario
May 16, 2007
Link Up Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities is a not-for-profit website with resources for people with disabilities looking for employment and employers looking to hire people with...
Disability, Unemployment, Workers' Rights, General resources, All of Canada
May 10, 2007
BC Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance - Information for Persons with Disabilities- Information on Disability Assistance in BC. In order to recieve Person with Disabilities (PWD) assistance...
Disability, British Columbia
April 20, 2007
Manitoba has announced a four year program called "Rewarding Work" for welfare recipients. Read more in the CBC article, "Manitoba initiatives aim to break down 'welfare wall'" and in the Manitoba...
Disability, Welfare, Manitoba
April 11, 2007
The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities has produced a paper entitled Who Benefits? How disability benefits are failing British Columbians (45 pages, in PDF) and a Summary (10 pages, in PDF)....
Disability, British Columbia
April 11, 2007
Information and Analysis on the PEI Budget:
2007 PEI Budget Address
Highlights of the PEI Provincial Budget (in PDF)
CBC article - "Disability advocate fears increase not enough"
CBC article - "...
Disability, Government Policy, Prince Edward Island
March 26, 2007
The Community Advocates Network in Halifax has put together a mini manual for people navigating the income assistance program called Social Assistance and You (in PDF). You can download chapters of...
Disability, Welfare, Nova Scotia
March 26, 2007
http://www.peicod.pe.ca - PEI Council of the Disabled speaks out on issues such as housing, education, employment, transportation, human rights and access to support services, for people with...
Disability, General resources, Prince Edward Island
February 18, 2007
Over seven years ago, two Sudbury men, were denied disability benefits under the Ontario Disability Support Program Act (ODSPA). Each man filed an appeal to determine whether in fact he met the...
Disability, Legal Research, Ontario
February 18, 2007
Ottawa's transit committee is recommending the city continue a program that gives transit users with disabilities a discounted bus pass. The committee is also recommending that there be no universal...
Disability, Ontario
January 7, 2007
The BC Association of Social Workers has called on the BC Government to respect a court ruling on youth with disabilities. The Appeal Court decision means that cutting off services to youth at age 19...
Children and Youth, Disability, British Columbia
January 7, 2007
A little over a year ago the Ontario McGuinty Government cut the Special Diet Policy under which huge numbers of people on welfare were able to obtain a little more money for food each month....
Disability, Foodbanks and Food, Welfare, Ontario
December 13, 2006
The United Nations has adopted the first Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The convention strives to end discrimination based on ability and includes any type of disbility from...
Disability, Human Rights, International
November 3, 2006
Advocates and many others have been appalled by the abysmally low welfare rates in BC. The Raise the Rates Coalition was launched this spring by some community, faith and advocacy groups to call on...
Disability, Organizing, Welfare, British Columbia
November 3, 2006
Ontario has increased the maximum monthly welfare cheque by 2% this month for Ontario Disability Support Program recipients and Ontario Works recipients. The Ontario Social Assistance Rate Increase...
Disability, Organizing, Welfare, Ontario
October 29, 2006
IDEA Regina is a grassroots alliance dedicated to full citizenship for individuals with disabilities. The IDEA Regina website has a Rehabilitation Directory, an extensive list of disability links,...
Disability, General resources, Saskatchewan
September 17, 2006
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has published a report called, Community-Based Mental Health Services in BC: Changes to Income, Employment and Housing Supports (in PDF). The report...
Disability, Mental Health, British Columbia
September 5, 2006
The Ontario government has promised that cheques will start going out in November to the 19,000 people who were left impoverished by backlogs in the Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP). In May,...
Disability, Ontario
August 3, 2006
The government of New Brunswick's Department of Family and Community Social Service page for services and programs available to people with disabilities.
Disability, New Brunswick, Government information
July 12, 2006
Ministry of Family and Community Services - Social Assistance - This is the ministry responsible for welfare in New Brunswick.
Ministère des Services familiaux et communautaires - ça c'est le ministè...
Disability, Welfare, New Brunswick
July 7, 2006
http://www.w3.org/WAI/ - in co-ordination with other organizations, this group pursues accessibility of the web for people with disabilities through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines...
Disability, Technology, General resources, International
July 7, 2006
The Social Development Canada - Persons with Disabilities page offers information and links on government initiatives related to people with disabilities.
Le Développement Social Canada - page pour...
Disability, Government information, All of Canada
July 7, 2006
http://dawn.thot.net/ - an up to date website containing resources, news, statistics and more, focusing on the issues faced by women with disabilities.
Disability, Women, General resources, Ontario
July 7, 2006
http://www.esmerel.org/ - this site has an extensive collection of links regarding disabilities, nicely arranged and very well researched. It also includes a terrific list of Canadian Disability...
Disability, General resources, All of Canada
July 7, 2006
http://www.citizenadvocacy.org/ - this site is a non-profit organization which assists people with disabilities living in the Ottawa-Carleton area.
Disability, Organizing, General resources, Ontario
