Heather Thompson would like to work. The 26-year-old dreams of going back to college to study politics and environmental sciences, and eventually pursue a career to “make things better” in society. “I am not yet the person I want to be and I want to be able to achieve certain goals and be a well-rounded, well-developed person. But I can’t …
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John McFall, the astronaut flag bearer at the Paris Paralympic Games, is ready to fly
First we studied how my limitations and prosthesis could affect my ability to meet the demands of flight. Later we went into detail, to the point where we decided, for example, whether I would be required to use my prosthesis in space, since legs are hardly used there. In summary, I can say that although I would need the prosthesis …
Read More »Advocates say most disabled Canadians are not entitled to a national dental care plan
Kevin Konnyu spent ten years in the healthcare system before recently receiving financial assistance through Ontario’s Disability Assistance Program. But even if his province recognizes his disability, that alone is not enough to qualify him for coverage under Canada’s new national public dental insurance program. Instead, he must prove to Ottawa that he is out of action by filing several …
Read More »Disabled Tenants Live in Fear of Eviction. Now This Man With PTSD Sleeps in a Shed
Sidney Wood says he was evicted from his home last month after he couldn’t pay his rent. Wood, 41, couldn’t afford the $1,620-a-month Edmonton basement apartment he shared with his two teenage children. Not after he and his wife separated in March, and not on his CPP disability income, which he says is $1,403 a month. So Wood, who can …
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