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B.C. court upholds award for herpes-paralyzed man The Canadian Press - VANCOUVER -- The B.C. Court of Appeal says a man left paralyzed by a sexually-transmitted disease is entitled to a disability payment from his health insurance company and dismissed their appeal of t...More Wheelchair racing dropped from Beijing Games Chinese Olympic organizers have eliminated wheelchair racing from the Beijing Games, Radio-Canada learned Friday. As a result, Quebec-born paralympic wheelchair racing champion Chantal Petitclerc will not compete in the ...More Airlines tackle wheelchair need As more disabled and elderly people take flight in today's congested air system, many are finding that the assistance is difficult to get. (Article from USA Today)...More Manitoba gives $3M boost to spinal injury treatment CBC News February 29, 2008 The Manitoba government will spend $3 million over the next five years making sure people with spinal cord injuries receive the most up-to-date services....More How can we quantify disability in sport? CBC News From the Inside Out When does political correctness go too far and how can we quantify disability? Those are questions to consider when reading about South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius. ...More St-Amand gets shutout as Canada wins series with 5-0 win over USA Canada’s National Sledge Team will head into the 2008 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship next month on a winning note after Benoît St-Amand made 14 saves to lead it to a 5-0 win over the USA on February 23 in the final...More CRTC approves initiatives to benefit Canadians with disabilities and expand rural broadband services OTTAWA-GATINEAU — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today approved several initiatives that will benefit Canadians with disabilities and expand broadband services to rural and remote ...More Researchers Map Paths Governing Neuron Function January 2008 (HealthDay News) - U.S. researchers have mapped thousands of neuronal proteins that are connected in complex signaling networks that control neuron function....More Active Life Begins (Again) at 40 After Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Replaces Two Disks Here’s a great story about a new, minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery to replace two or more adjacent disks. The entire operation is performed through four incisions, resulting in very small scars. More importantly,...More B.C. protesters delay deportation of paralyzed man A massive crowd of protesters halted the deportation of a paralyzed Indian man when they overwhelmed the Vancouver International Airport for more than three hours Monday. ...More Toronto Rehab receives one of the largest known single donations ever made to an adult rehabilitation facility in Canada The Toronto Rehab Foundation announced two seven-figure gifts in support of its Everything Humanly Possible: The Campaign for Toronto Rehab. The campaign's $5 million landmark donation is one of the largest known single ...More Report Connects Disabilities, Employment and Poverty The Third Annual Disability Status Report, published by the ILR School at Cornell University, reveals that almost 38 percent of people with disabilities are employed, compared with almost 80 percent of people without dis...More UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education 24th International Seating Symposium March 5 - 8, 2008 The University of British Columbia Interprofessional Continuing Education, a non-profit organization that provides multidisciplinary conferences to health profess...More Support the Canadian Disabled Individuals Association (CDIA) Support the Canadian Disabled Individuals Association (CDIA) The novel LIFE SIDE UP, written by CDIA founder Ron Didur; is a story written from the first-person perspective, bringing the reader along to experience the di...More UN Convention on Disability UN Convention on Disability On August 25th 2006, the United Nations General Assembly approved the draft text of “a UN Convention of the rights of disabled people”. If the draft proceeds without interruption it is antic...More 2010 Paralympic Winter Games ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling tournaments to be played in Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling tournaments to be played in Vancouver VANOC Press release - Following a decision on August 21st by the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) Council ...More

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