A short background document on the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) 2006 survey providing information about people living on low incomes.
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These free self-help guides are designed for people with disabilities who need to access provincial disability benefits and the medical services, equipment and supplies provided by the Ministry of Housing and Social Development (MHSD). The sheets were updated on March 31, 2010. See below for theRead more...
A presentation presented by BCACL board member Leila Rahemtulla at the BCACL Forum on Poverty and People with Intellectual Disabilities in November, 2009. From a personal perspective, explores the financial impact of having a family member with a disability.
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The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology released its report of the Subcommittee on Cities. Highlights include a recommendation that the Disability Tax Credit be non-refundable and that the government look at a basic income guarantee for people with severe disabilitiesRead more...
A call to action on ratification and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Provides straight-forward, easy to read background information about the CRPD.
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The Canadian Association for Community Living released their stark 2009 report card on the Inclusion of Canadians with Intellectual Disabilities. According to the report, the overwhelming majority of Canadians with developmental disabilities experience poverty, unemployment and exclusion.
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A presentation on Newfoundland/Labrador's poverty reduction strategy. Presented at the National Forum on Income Security Vancouver, BC - November 16th, 2009.
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