The Canadian Progressive: In B.C., more than 200 community living workers go...
More than 200 community living workers in the Kootenays and Salmon Arm to go on strike starting on Thursday, January 31. by CUPE British Columbia | Jan. 30, 2013: VANCOUVER, B.C. - Community Living...
View ArticleEh Types: Group Homes Are People’s Homes
I could write about how Doug Ford’s comments on a group home showed he was ignorant, selfish, and a shameless liar. I might as well write water is wet. Doug’s comments were despicable and the worst...
View ArticleFacing Autism in New Brunswick: NB’ers with Severe Autism Disorders Are Not...
New Brunswick’s “inclusive” “community living” model is not a bridge to a better life for adults with autism disorders. There are huge gaps in the model. Group home staff are not autism trained and...
View ArticleTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: A Dream Come True: How...
Until very recently, I have never met a parent of a child with disabilities who didn’t worry about the future. “What will happen to my child after I die? Where will my child live? Who will love my...
View ArticleTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Ableism, Community...
Recently, I’ve seen a trend that worries me. Social media disability support groups are commonly hosting conversation in which independence is trumpeted as an aspiration and fundamental element of...
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