COMMENTARY: Snow way, snow how? How Fredericton refuses to make winter sidewalks accessible
Winter snow removal is an issue every year and yet, somehow, the city of Fredericton relegates sidewalks to the back ...
Tag: disability rights
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COMMENTARY: Talent left untapped due to inaccessible workplaces
As a disability and human rights advocate, I have experienced firsthand being excluded from an activity, event, or establishment simply ...
People with disabilities struggle as costs of living rise
People living with disabilities often have problems making ends meet in New Brunswick and something needs to be done. Disability ...
How can we end ‘disability poverty’ in Canada? [video]
April Hubbard and guests discuss the ways in which we can end disability poverty in Canada on this edition of ...
Social assistance and the poverty loop
Welcome to the next edition of Kaitlyn’s disability awareness series. Today we would like to talk about something that is ...
Putting the cart before the horse, or in this case, before the bus
Why are certain cities pouring millions into green transit when they have yet to master the basics of transit itself? ...
Disability advocates push for a Happy New Year in New Brunswick
The Select Committee for Accessibility in New Brunswick will be meeting soon to discuss the development of an Accessible NB Act. ...
Five things the New Brunswick government can do to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities
People with disabilities in New Brunswick have been living in deep poverty as New Brunswick has one of the lowest ...
Making New Brunswick better for people of all ages and abilities
At a recent podcast I attended with the New Brunswick Coalition Of Persons With Disabilities, an energetic senior gave us ...
Conservative platform should scare all Canadians: disability rights advocate
In about twenty days, the lives of all Canadians with disabilities could change and not for the better. I’m so ...
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