It’s time to unify the disability movement

 By Al Etmanski and Kathleen O’Grady There needs to be a political price for neglecting persons with disabilities The one-time $600 federal payment to cover the extraordinary COVID-19 expenses incurred by Canadians with disabilities finally received Royal Assent – but it’s too little, too late and reaches too few. The

It’s time to shorten the Cabinet bench

 The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are scheduled to start in two weeks, and we’ll soon hear sportscasters expounding on players’ performances: plumbers – not the best players but those that will go into the corners and do the dirty work; floaters – often the most talented players but not the

Award-winning Employable Me releases season 3

 Photo: Outakes from Employable Me - Episode 6 Employable Me is an honest and emotional six-part documentary series featuring job seekers who are determined to overcome their disabilities and prove that their health conditions shouldn’t make them unemployable. They may have Down Syndrome, be blind, partially sighted or have a neurological condition such

Obfuscation, shameless louts and trickery

 Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Qualtrough take part in the National Youth Forum on an Accessible Canada in Ottawa (Photo credit: PMO Photo by Adam Scotti, 2016) There is a game that is played in Ottawa. It’s called obfuscation and it is a technique used by clever politicians, politicos and