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Feeling Lucky? - Ontario Government under Growing Pressure To Reject Cuts to Auto Insurance Benefits
July 09, 2009
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan is now reviewing recommendations from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) that would, if implemented, slash basic accident benefits from $100,000 to $25,000. A decision is expected by the end of June. ‘It

Rules make poverty worse when the disabled turn 65
July 09, 2009
Monianne Monianne thought it was a clerical error. When the disabled photographer turned 65 and transferred from provincial disability support to federal Old Age Security, the monthly rent on her subsidized Toronto co-op more than doubled to $380 from $14

GAO report: Special-needs kids abused in schools
July 09, 2009
Congressional auditors have uncovered widespread abuse of techniques used to restrain or discipline special-education students in U.S. schools, with some deaths linked to the practices, a top congressman says.

Disability 101: Celebrate Diversity with Children's Books
May 21, 2009
"For too long people with disabilities have been seen as 'special,' as different, as a totally separate group."

States Slashing Social Programs for Vulnerable
May 21, 2009
Battered by the recession and the deepest and most widespread budget deficits in several decades, a large majority of states are slicing into their social safety nets — often crippling preventive efforts that officials say would save money over time.

Support Access to e-books for People with Disabilities
May 21, 2009
As part of its role in the Reading Rights Coalition, NSCIA is engaged in a campaign to obtain access for people with print disabilities to e-books available for Amazon's new Kindle 2 e-book reader.

Springtime Shenanigans It ain't funny, Magee!
April 14, 2009

The Price of Disability Law
April 14, 2009

CSUN Center on Disabilities Breaking Stereotypes and Advocating for Educational Equality
April 14, 2009

Advocates for Disabled Raise Concern on Stimulus Projects
April 14, 2009