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Children between five and 11 years old can soon be vaccinated at a pharmacy or IWK clinic.

The Australian Greens MPs The Senate has supported a Greens referral to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee to conduct a Senate inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension (DSP). There have been a series of changes and cost-saving measures over recent years that have reduced the number of people able to access the Disability Support Program. Since then, there has been a sharp decline in people applying for and being approved for the DSP. These changes have also seen a significant increase in sick and disabled people on other payments and havin...

Sunshine Butterflies' program co-ordinator Liam Kenny said the NBN support would help change the way people living with disability access IT activities. He said Tech Connect taught important life skills like starting a blog, videography, digital storytelling, robot creation, 3D printing, digital creation and socialising in the digital world. The NBN's Damon Cavalchini with members of the Sunshine Butterflies' Tech Connect program. "During the COVID crisis, people suffered from loneliness and having to adapt to the new way of life which has now moved to be more and more online," he said. ...

Imagine if getting new shoes cost you $7,700.  That every time your Yeezys, Nikes, or — if you're my father — Champion boat shoes wore out, you were on the hook for the equivalent of a 2008 Ford Edge.  Being physically disabled, particularly on the Prairies, is a bit like living in the worst version of those popular Mastercard commercials.  Cost of massage for one month: $200. Cost of a titanium wheelchair that you can't move without: $7,700.  Cost of a van conversion: $40,000.  Having Cerebral Palsy? Priceless. In my community, this is known as the crip tax.  Yes, crip as in crippl...

Support for Vulnerable Nova Scotians April 12, 2021 - 1:59 PM NOTE: Photos of Community Services Minister Kelly Regan and representatives from the Salvation Army can be found here: https://novascotia.ca/news/photos/2021/04/12/ Vulnerable Nova Scotians will continue to have the resources and protection they need during the pandemic, thanks to $11.5 million in funding from the federal Safe Restart Agreement. Community groups and organizations that support vulnerable Nova Scotians have received funds so they can help those who need it most. The Salvation Army received $3.5 million for their new ...