Disability advocates find support from UN experts
Disabled Canadians are fighting for their lives and against legislation that paves the way for clean, quiet, anonymous suicides at the hands of medical professionals.
Autism changes draw concern from educators
A sudden shift of up to 8,000 autistic children from government-funded therapy to full-time attendance at school could put the children, teachers and other students at risk, said the chair of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association.
Vatican Museums to launch full virtual tour to improve accessibility
Real Bouchard, a ‘pillar’ for deaf in Edmonton, dies at age 92
EDMONTON – Standing at the entrance to St. Angela’s Church with a smile on his face, Real Bouchard was one of the first people who welcomed John Shores and his family to the deaf Catholic community in Edmonton many years ago.
L’Arche ready to build a new beginning in Burnaby
VANCOUVER – A community built around love for people with developmental disabilities is undergoing ground-breaking changes.
Cathy Majtenyi: Terry Fox reminds us all of need for compassion
He was exhausted, lonely, in pain and occasionally maligned. But he carried a vision in his head and a love in his heart that kept him going despite the circumstances.
Young woman tackles disability in Kenya and Toronto
Eunice Gichuhi is half a world away from her native country, but that has never stopped her from reaching out to help.
Catholic groups scramble for summer job funds
Correction: A previous version of the story stated Matt Pascuzzo said the attestation came as a result of anti-abortion campaigners who used the jobs funding to aggressively campaign for criminal code sanctions on abortion. Pascuzzo did not make the statement.
Agencies rejected for Canada Summer Jobs grants because they won’t tick the pro-abortion attestation box are scrambling to come up with private funds to cover the summertime services they provide to the poor.
Multi-faith housing vision becomes reality
OTTAWA – Suzanne Le earned two degrees during her years in university — a bachelor’s in comparative religion and a master’s in conflict studies.