In Canada, long-term disability (LTD) claims for mental health issues make up the lion’s share of claims filed each year.
Despite mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety, being recognized as conditions that can affect your ability to do your job, many insurance companies still turn down legitimate claims.
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The Canadian Para Snow Sport Training Centre officially launched in September. Based out of the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre, it offers wheelchair and visually-impaired athletes training in multiple disciplines, both on and off the slopes.
Hooey, as with many diabetics, relies on insulin pumps for his diabetes treatment. But with his vision loss is unable to see the screen. There are not sufficient warning beeps, voice activation or other accessibility features that allow him to safely use the pumps on his own.
David Coarsen has been living with diabetes for two years. He said the shift to virtual care saves him time and effort.
“It was just more convenient having things coming to me all the time rather than me going out somewhere to see a doctor,” Coarsen said.
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Roger Foley does not want to die yet – but he claims that the Canadian government is encouraging him to end it all.
“I’ve been pressured to do an assisted suicide,” he told The Post, alleging this happened with caretakers at Victoria Hospital, a primarily government-funded center in London, Ontario.
“We looked at loneliness, social isolation, social anxiety, social support and overall satisfaction with life,” said Liam Cross of Edge Hill University in England who worked on the study published recently in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. “Pet ownership led to a higher quality of life, less anxiety and a wide range of other benefits.”
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https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/pet-ownership-brings-huge-benefits-to-adults-with-autism-study-finds/
Details of three focus groups offer disturbing details about the challenges individuals with disabilities face when seeking care
“I don’t want to die but I don’t want to be homeless more than I don’t want to die,” 54-year-old Amir Farsoud said.
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https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/ontario-man-applies-for-state-sponsored-suicide-over-homelessness/
The free program will accept 20 people – prioritizing youth aged 14 to 25 – for individual music lessons for guitar and piano, and up to 40 people of all ages for the choir By Sheila WangReporter
Fri., Sept. 2, 2022
It’s widely believed that music has the power to heal.
High Notes Avante, a registered charitable association, is looking to bring the healing power of music to the Richmond Hill community and help those with mental health issues move forward on higher notes.
The association is kicking off a free instrumental music program in the Richmond Hill United Church this fall in hopes of using artistic expression to inspire, give hope and connect those touched by mental illness.
Hannah Alberga
CTV News Toronto Multi-Platform Writer
Updated July 11, 2022
Contracting COVID-19 radically changed Tracey Thompson’s life. It’s been more than two years since the initial infection, but her symptoms still dictate her days, leaving her with heavy-weighted fatigue, robbing her of energy and her ability to work.
Thompson, a Toronto resident in her 50s, says the enduring illness and lack of substantive financial support has led her to begin the process of applying for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), a procedure that first became legal in Canada in 2016.
“[MAiD] is exclusively a financial consideration,” she told CTV News Toronto.
