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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 ...
Tag: disability
Decades of neoliberal governance have left disabled New Brunswickers in poverty and without social assistance
The Higgs government continues to sit atop hefty budget surpluses that have failed to reach those in need, including women, ...
New Brunswick’s housing crisis for people with disabilities
Imagine this. You have moved out of your parent’s home, finally free to live your life to the fullest. This ...
New Brunswick’s Household Income Policy forcing persons with a disability to live alone
The Household Income Policy needs to be changed for persons with a disability. We should not have to live alone, ...
Axe the Household Income Policy, say disability rights advocates and allies
Today, disability rights advocates and allies are launching a letter writing campaign website, axethehip.ca, to abolish the Household Income Policy. ...
Time for New Brunswick to end policies that impoverish people with disabilities
It has been over a year since the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) was introduced to support many Canadians across ...
New Brunswick fails to provide safe housing for our most vulnerable populations
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I was facing what so many people are facing now: the fear and stress of sliding ...
Stories of living with a disability under New Brunswick’s Household Income Policy
The Household Income Policy in New Brunswick does not work to meet many people’s needs who live with a mobility ...
How my disability led to a life of uncertainty in New Brunswick
For many, marriage is a happy time full of celebrations and new beginnings. Today, I am going to tell you ...
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