disability

What are microplastics doing to human health? Scientists work to connect the dots

Plastic serves as a building block for our food packaging, water pipes, rubber tires and synthetic fabrics. But plastic also…

2 months ago

As a 30-year-old with cerebral palsy, moving into my own home is a big win for me

This First Person column is written by Dylan Earis, a graduate of the University of Regina's school of journalism. For more…

2 months ago

National disability benefit in federal budget falls short of what advocates wanted

Tuesday's federal budget laid the groundwork for a national disability benefit but the funding falls well short of what advocates were…

3 months ago

Quebec class action authorized against 16 pharma companies for role in opioid crisis

A class-action lawsuit has been authorized to proceed against 16 pharmaceutical companies for their role in manufacturing, selling, marketing and distributing opioid…

3 months ago

Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill health and disability globally, new analysis finds

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Globally, the number of people living with, or dying from, neurological conditions such as stroke, Alzheimer's…

4 months ago

Fuming Afghanistan war hero Ben McBean who lost an arm and a leg to a Taliban bomb is stripped of his blue badge

ROYAL Marine amputee Ben McBean was yesterday stripped of his blue badge — and fumed: “I don’t understand how much…

4 months ago

Solons lament lack of experts for students with special needs

Several lawmakers on Monday raised concerns about the lack of professionals in the Philippines who could cater to learners with…

4 months ago

Mocking a person with disability is a crime

Dear PAO,My nephew was born with microphthalmia, a congenital abnormality in which his left eye did not fully grow, leaving…

4 months ago

Brooke Ellison, Prominent Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 45

Brooke Ellison, who after being paralyzed from the neck down by a childhood car accident went on to graduate from…

5 months ago

This disability support worker says long OT hours put her close to breaking point amid a staffing crisis

Disability support worker Amanda Hodgkins says a "staffing crisis" at Community Living Essex County in southwestern Ontario has her "pretty close"…

5 months ago

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