‘This is ridiculous’: Campaign puts a face on B.C.’s ‘broken’ disability support system
The "I am one of them" campaign involves videos featuring nine families with kids who need specialized support services.
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A ‘life-changing’ new research centre for deafblind people is opening
There’s an urgent need to better understand the impact of deafblindness on people and their loved ones. The new Birmingham ...
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Deafblind intervenor program funding update
B.C.'s Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction says work is being done across the provincial government to ...
B.C. ministry ‘reviewing’ for program for deaf-blind British Columbians
The program allows Eddy Morton to have an intervenor who explains visual cues, an interpreter who communicates with him, and ...
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Support funding dries up for deafblind British Columbians
The end of a provincial grant means a window on the world is closing for more than a thousand British Columbians who are deafblind. In 2022, the province announced 740,000 dollars to hire four ...
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1 person transported via helicopter after rescue near canal
One person was airlifted after a rescue operation near a canal on Friday afternoon, Jan. 24 in El Paso’s Lower Valley, the El ...
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With Tokyo Startup’s New Gloves, Deafblind People Get the Digital World at Their Fingertips
A startup is developing innovative devices to ensure that no deafblind person is left behind in the accelerating pace of the ...
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Cariboo woman sounds alarm over end of deafblind supports
A deafblind Quesnel woman said having an intervenor 'sets her free' from a 'mind prison' as funding for the support is set to ...
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B.C. woman sounding the alarm as deafblind support program nears end
Quesnel woman said having an intervenor 'sets her free' from a 'mind prison' as funding for the support is set to end in ...
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Reward offered for Vernon Hatchett, a Glenside man wanted in connection to his disabled son's death, DA says
Hatchett's 21-year-old son was left unfed and uncared for despite being deaf, blind, and bound to a wheelchair, police say.
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FBI El Paso: US Marshals deputy hurt, 1 in custody after shooting in San Elizario
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A U.S. Marshals deputy was seriously injured, and one person is in custody after an officer-involved shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 15, in San Elizario, FBI El Paso said. Photos ...