special needs

Op-Ed: Why aren't politicians listening to people living in poverty?

Robert DeVet — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 14:19:20 +0000

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - There is something I really need to get off my chest. I hope the minister of Community Services is listening. Here it goes.

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The letter to the Community Services Standing Committee requesting an opportunity to speak.

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Why people on Income Assistance fear the annual review

Robert DeVet — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:59:11 +0000

What is the annual review?

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Community Services cuts back on special transportation needs

Robert DeVet — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 16:24:11 +0000

KJIPUKTUK) HALIFAX - Community Services is making a concerted effort to reduce the number of bus passes it provides to Income Assistance recipients.

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How to deal with learning disabilities

Robert DeVet — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:32:31 +0000

Some personal observations

Earlier I talked about my disability of impulse control disorder. This is an article about the learning disability which I have had since I was a child.

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Parents argue that their children with special needs should not face jail

Robert DeVet — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 23:28:24 +0000

Police interventions and criminal charges believed to become more common

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Amanda Murphy is a 34-year-old woman with developmental disabilities.

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Nichele Benn makes short court appearance

Robert DeVet — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:40:32 +0000

Mother raises spectre of Ashley Smith case

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Nichele Benn, a young woman with special needs who at times acts aggressively, made an appearance in the Dartmouth Provincial Court on Pleasant Street on January 15.

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My life with Impulse Control Disorder

Robert DeVet — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:04:58 +0000

Difficult to diagnose, difficult to live with and often misunderstood

I was 23 years old when I was first diagnosed with Impulse Control Disorder (ICD). Experts say that Impulse Control Disorder cannot be diagnosed when you are a kid. Earlier on I was diagnosed as suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and as a kid I was also considered a “slow learner”.

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Education...for Some?

bsichel — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:36:19 +0000

Teaching assistants concerned that cuts to education are leaving students with learning disabilities behind

“Before I started school, I literally could not speak,” says Kyle Hunter.

“My diagnosis before I started school was Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD), ” says the teaching assistant (TA) with the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board (CBVRSB). But despite his struggles early on, Hunter succeeded in school, and has held his current job for three years.

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