MAiD: Legalize first, ask questions later
Parliamentary Committee recommends further MAiD expansion despite unresolved problems
Tag: Disabilities
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Brain-computer interface connect people with assistive technologies
Device would allow children with severe mobility issues to control toys or wheelchairs with their minds
Helping parents navigate the challenges of a sick child
Edmonton researchers provide the tools parents need to make informed decisions
Private schools treated like outcasts in Ontario education system
Ontario’s single public school system will never adequately meet the needs of all of its families
Canada’s quick, painful descent into a culture of death
Canada has shifted gears from a culture of life to one of death, and is putting its foot to the pedal to accelerate the process with disturbing speed
How MAID aids discrimination against the disabled
Ableism – discrimination in favour of able-bodied people – is a poisonous rot that eats away at the roots of opportunity, care, and life-giving supports for the disabled
What happens when a hospice rejects medical assistance in dying?
‘This is about the B.C. government destroying a sanctuary for dying patients who want the choice to stay in a facility where MAID is not offered’
Building quality of life into spaces for people with ‘invisible’ disabilities
Ensuring physical accessibility is only the beginning of creating places where people can ‘be who they are,’ says design consultant and PhD student Lara Pinchbeck
New app helps family doctors care for adults with disabilities
U of A specialist identified gaps in care as patients age, developed app on his own time to ‘make a difference’
Lack of online access a barrier for athletes with disabilities
Vast majority of athletics websites make it hard for people with disabilities to see themselves participating in sport, U of A researcher finds