alberta
Disability Without Poverty Alberta is proud to champion the cause of a federal income supplement to move people with disabilities out of poverty.
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Don Slater
Community Organizer
Jan Nass
Community Organizer
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Take action for a Canada Disability Benefit
Living with a disability can teach you a lot of things; how to adapt where others may see an obstacle, knowing that you might have to navigate a path that looks different than anyone else, and that’s OK. However, there can be struggles that are a little more difficult to discuss, for example, when you consider the idea of disability and poverty.
Resilient. Disability. Luck. Fight. Tired. Promise. Hope.
My name is Andrea van Vugt and I’m a Community Organizer for Disability Without Poverty in Alberta. When I think about the work that I’m doing as a community organizer, these are the words that come to mind.
VAD – Canada Disability Benefit event
The conversation took place on April 28th with moderator Margot Brunner and panelists Michael Prince, Brent Page and our very own Michelle Hewitt. The chat was about the proposed Canadian Disability Benefit and what the next steps could be. Michelle Hewitt is a...
