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West Coast Leaf
Recommendation 14:
Government should invest resources in expanding legal aid coverage to a broader range of family law problems, and should raise the income cut-off so that the working poor can access legal advice and representation.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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Recommendation 13:
Government should implement stronger regulation of parenting assessors, as recommended in West Coast LEAF’s 2012 “Troubling Assessments” report. In particular, government should mandate a province-wide training for all professionals who prepare custody and access reports, developed in conjunction with anti-violence, women-serving and disability organizations, and should pass regulations requiring parenting assessors to consider and report on issues of family violence in their assessments. These regulations should also be developed in consultation with anti-violence, women-serving and disability organizations.
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 31:
Government officials should work together to improve access to international adoption for people with disabilities, particularly from nations that have ratified the Hague Convention. This will require educating state and private adoption agencies in other countries about the ability of people with disabilities to parent, both with and without adaptive parenting equipment and supportive services.
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 8:
Government must invest in more detox and treatment facilities for mothers with disabilities, and should focus on investing in facilities that allow mothers and their children to remain together during the mother’s treatment, provided this is in the best interests of the child. The Peardonville House Treatment Centre is an excellent model for this type of service. Programs like Sheway and Fir Square should also be expanded 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 32:
Government must immediately raise the income assistance rate for people with disabilities to $1200, as recommended by the Disability Without Poverty Network, and index the rate to inflation.
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 33:
Government must also end its discriminatory policy of clawing back every dollar of child support paid to a single parent—mostly mothers—on income assistance (including disability assistance).
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 8:
Given the nature of an inquiry as seeking systemic reforms, terms of reference must be broad enough to capture systemic factors and causes.
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Recommendation 17:
Furthermore, the report calls on the federal government to ensure that there is full federal funding for Nations that assume jurisdiction over child welfare
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Recommendation 2:
Funding — adequate staffing and staff training in the justice system, and well-resourced survivor-focused services and supports
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Recommendation 38:
Funding for cultural programming that is consistent and frequent
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