News from Across the Country
New Phone Number
The Canadian Paraplegic Association (National Office) in Ottawa has a new phone number - 613-723-1913.
WINNIPEG New Democrat Health Critic Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) launched bill on April 8, 2010 to bolster the family income of persons living with disabilities by extending the caregiver tax credit to the spouses of persons with disabilities.
Disability Rights Promotion International Canada (DRPI-Canada) shares a fact sheet from its monitoring project in Toronto. The fact sheet presents a summary of the findings of disability rights monitoring focusing on the individual experiences of persons with disabilities.
Check out their website at http://www.yorku.ca/drpi/