People with disabilities

“We don’t belong here”

_stephanietaylor — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 20:15:05 +0000

Advocacy group calls for age-appropriate housing for young Nova Scotians with disabilities

“I live with the sick and dying,” says 23-year-old Victoria Levack from her bedroom in the Arbourstone nursing home in Halifax.

Community Services Transition Roadmap hits speed bump

Robert DeVet — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:26:43 +0000

"Clear strategic plan" ready in fall, pilot projects to be announced this spring

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Last September, the Department of Community Services did something bureaucracies don't often do. It changed its mind. In public.

Federal cuts to job training hit people with disabilities, adult learners

Robert DeVet — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:18:30 +0000

Kentville non-profit organizations forced to lay off staff

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Support for working people with disabilities in the Annapolis Valley will take a hit come April 1st.

Two hundred jobs of people with disabilities at risk

Robert DeVet — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 21:02:04 +0000

Province refuses bridge funding while Ottawa dispute remains unresolved

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - After graduating from the Nova Scotia Community College in 2012 Andrew Stratford now works as a paralegal at a local law firm.