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Resources: Income Security

As a Matter of Fact: Poverty and Disability in Canada by Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2009
Income Security
A short background document on the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) 2006 survey providing information about people living on low incomes. Read more...
BC Disability Benefits Help Sheet by BC Coalition of People with Disabilities, updated March, 2010
Employment, Income Security, Self Advocacy, Government Resources
These free self-help guides are designed for people with disabilities who need to access provincial disability benefits and the medical services, equipment and supplies provided by the Ministry of Housing and Social Development (MHSD). The sheets were updated on March 31, 2010. See below for the Read more...
Easy-Read Guide to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by written, designed and produced for Department for Work and Pensions by the ‘EasyRead’ service @ Inspired Services Publishing Ltd. ISL366/07
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Disability Supports, Employment, Inclusive Education, Income Security, Self Advocacy, Supports to Children and Families
An easy to read guide to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Read more...
Fact Sheet on Income, Income Support and Disability by Don Gallant, Canadian Association for Community Living, 2010
Income Security
Statistics, key issues and background on income, income support and disability. Read more...
Impact on Families: A Parent's Perspective by Leila Rahemtulla, BCACL, 2009
Income Security, Supports to Children and Families
A presentation presented by BCACL board member Leila Rahemtulla at the BCACL Forum on Poverty and People with Intellectual Disabilities in November, 2009. From a personal perspective, explores the financial impact of having a family member with a disability. Read more...
Improving the Odds: Employment, Disability and Public Programs in Canada by Roeher Institute
Employment, Income Security
Improving the Odds: Employment, Disability and Public Programs in Canada. A research report by the Roeher Institute. Read more...
In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness by The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, December 2009
Income Security, Government Resources
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology released its report of the Subcommittee on Cities. Highlights include a recommendation that the Disability Tax Credit be non-refundable and that the government look at a basic income guarantee for people with severe disabilities Read more...
Making it Real: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by Canadian Association for Community Living, October, 2009
Disability Supports, Employment, Inclusive Education, Income Security, Supports to Children and Families
A call to action on ratification and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Provides straight-forward, easy to read background information about the CRPD. Read more...
National Report Card on Inclusion 2009 by Canadian Association for Community Living
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Disability Supports, Employment, Inclusive Education, Income Security, Supports to Children and Families
The Canadian Association for Community Living released their stark 2009 report card on the Inclusion of Canadians with Intellectual Disabilities. According to the report, the overwhelming majority of Canadians with developmental disabilities experience poverty, unemployment and exclusion. BCACL Read more...
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Poverty Reduction Strategy by Aisling Gogan, Director, Poverty Reduction Strategy Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Monday, November 16, 2009
Income Security
A presentation on Newfoundland/Labrador's poverty reduction strategy. Presented at the National Forum on Income Security Vancouver, BC - November 16th, 2009. Read more...

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