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Persons with disabilities
Recommendation 23:
The Province should make contraception widely and freely available for all people in British Columbia. At the very least, government must reinstate funding for IUDs for women with disabilities.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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Recommendation 25:
The Province should begin drafting legislation to regulate assisted reproductive technologies in BC, in consultation with key stakeholders — including people with disabilities. Non-discrimination and the protection and promotion of human health, safety, dignity, diversity and rights should be key principles underlying the legislation.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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Recommendation 34:
The Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation must act on the Auditor General’s recommendations to make the disability assistance system more accessible, user-friendly, and easier to navigate.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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Recommendation 1:
The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and the Attorney General, working in full partnership with historically marginalized communities and communities with high levels of police interactions, must develop a set of guiding values and principles for policing in British Columbia that are grounded in human rights.
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Recommendation 18:
The Ministry of Justice should work with disability, women-serving and antiviolence organizations to develop and deliver training for professionals working in the family law system, including lawyers, social workers, mediators, arbitrators, parenting coordinators, and parenting assessors, on the impact (or lack thereof) of disability on the capacity to parent.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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Recommendation 10:
The Ministry of Justice should work with disability, women-serving and antiviolence organizations to develop and deliver training for professionals working in the child protection system, including lawyers, social workers, mediators, and parenting assessors, on the impact (or lack thereof) of disability on parenting capacity. Professionals working in the child protection context must be guided by the principle underlying BC’s child protection legislation that families should receive the support services they need to provide a safe and nurturing environment for their children.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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Recommendation 6:
That the Ministry of Health incrementally reduce wait times for complex developmental behavioural conditions (CDBC) diagnostic clinics, and also secure additional resources to provide for periodic follow-up assessments, at key development stages from infancy through to adolescence. The Ministry of Health to reduce wait times to nine months by March 31, 2022; to six months by March 31, 2023; to three months by March 31, 2024; and thereafter increase capacity to provide for follow-up assessments.
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Recommendation 2:
The government should work with disability organizations to develop and offer free parenting courses, workshops and support groups focused on the unique needs of parents with disabilities, and should ensure that these resources are available across the province.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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Recommendation 9:
The government should re-evaluate its goal of diminishing unemployment numbers by 4% amongst people with disabilities during the program’s present term.
A Needs Report on Accessible Technology: Summary Report
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Canadian Council of the Blind
Canadian Council of the Blind
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2019
2019
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Recommendation 12:
The government should invest in improving the accessibility of transition houses for women with disabilities fleeing violence, and in building new ones. Transition houses need adequate resources to enable them to meet their duty to accommodate women with disabilities.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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