Please read this and you might start to understand why many of us, disabled people were opposed to the amendments in Bill C-7. Social inequality is real, what the government should be doing is fixing it instead of offering death as the best option.
We told you. Disabled people told you.
Mother is fighting for MAID/euthanasia/assisted suicide to her deaf and disabled 4 year old child.
https://t.co/u5Le5yhoQL
i wanna talk about how surreal it’s been to hear nondisabled friends discuss the anxieties they have about returning to “normal” life
and then hear disabled friends discuss those same things PLUS anxieties about losing accommodations that are no longer deemed necessary
Did you filed your income tax for 2020? 💰 Even if you have no income, you should still file your tax each year to ensure that you and your family can get federal or provincial government benefits that you are eligible for.
I have learned lots from @mssinenomine@SpringHawes and @patitsel in particular and recommend giving them a follow if you haven't already.
The website by Dignity Denied has a rich archive of resources and FAQs relevant to this bill: https://t.co/6xlF3ORBGd
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Inaccessible pedestrian infrastructure has real costs. This uneven sidewalk injured an older neighbour this morning, and necessitated a response from emergency workers 1/
🚨PLEASE SIGN + SHARE THIS #PETITION 🚨 There is a proven medication to STOP the progression of Spinal Muscular Atrophy and you can only access it in some provinces. Life saving treatment cannot depend on your postal code!! Access is needed for ALL of us.
https://t.co/GCot9NWlrX
People wonder why disabled people are worried about traveling.. would you travel if your car was nearly GUARANTEED to be destroyed? My wheelchair costs more than that, and this shit is not an anomaly.
#BREAKING: Police are searching for a man and his 11-year-old daughter in an alleged parental abduction. Officers say the pair was last seen in the area of Hurontario St. and Derry Rd. in Mississauga. https://t.co/397UQi4Xe4
@AllenMankewich Unfortunately I have come to this conclusion as well, esp. this winter.
And it's especially frustrating that not one person with the power to change this seems to care. Or even tries.