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The Nova Scotia government is following through on a five-year plan to address systemic discrimination against people with disabilities, according to a new report.

HALIFAX - A disability rights advocate is raising questions about the Nova Scotia governments assertion Monday that it is making substantial progress in implementing a five-year plan to ensure people

Vicky Levack, who sits on the board of the Disability Rights Coalition, says the government's one-year progress report shows it is moving in the right direction, but she says the province can't ignore the fact that it failed to reach a key deadline earlier this year.

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Harsh criticism is being directed towards the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia after a worker who was paralyzed on-the-job spoke out about the delays hes experiencing when it comes to receiving support.

32-year-old disability rights advocate Vicky Levack has lived in a nursing home for years, due to a lack of housing for people with disabilities in Nova Scotia. Now, she’s finally in her own home. She tells us what her newfound freedom feels like.

HALIFAX — In Jen Powley's Halifax apartment, there's a bustle of activity as moving boxes fly open and her new roommate arranges for an independent life beyond the walls of a nursing home. "It feels so good," says Vicky Levack, the new arrival.

HALIFAX - In Jen Powley's Halifax apartment, there's a bustle of activity as moving boxes fly open and her new roommate arranges for an independent life beyond the walls of a nursing home.

After years of advocacy and a lawsuit against the province, Vicky Levack is thrilled to finally be moving out of a nursing home and into an apartment.

Its the literal calm before the storm in Nova Scotia and residents are stocking up on essentials before Hurricane Fiona makes landfall on Saturday.