by Trish Robichaud | Dec 8, 2015 | Accommodations, All, Intellectual Disabilities, Service Animals
HARTFORD, Conn. — When Porter the dog tries to figure out why his owner has placed a toy bone under a bucket, his response might provide some insight about human development, autism and other learning disabilities. That’s the hope of Laurie Santos, who runs the Canine... by Trish Robichaud | May 25, 2014 | All, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Intellectual Disabilities
An intellectually disabled St. Catharines woman who was paid just $1.25 an hour as a labourer at a packaging company for 10 years has won her discrimination case before Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal. The tribunal awarded Terri-Lynn Garrie $142,124 in lost wages,... by Trish Robichaud | Dec 9, 2012 | All, Attitudinal Barriers, Barriers, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Intellectual Disabilities, Types of Disabilities
Overturning its previous decision, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that paying an intellectually disabled St. Catharines woman $1.25 an hour was allegedly ongoing discrimination every time she received a paycheque. In what’s being called a... by Trish Robichaud | Jun 15, 2012 | Business Case for Accessibility, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Intellectual Disabilities, Media Coverage
ST. CATHARINES, ON – Systemic discrimination underlies the case of an intellectually disabled woman who was paid a $1.25 an hour at her job, her lawyer argued at a Human Rights Tribunal reconsideration hearing. “This is one of these areas that there needs... by Trish Robichaud | Feb 1, 2011 | All, Education, Hearing Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Resources/Tools, Visual Disabilities
Physical Disabilities Includes physiological, functional and/or mobility impairments Can be fluctuating or intermittent, chronic, progressive or stable, visible or invisible Some involve extreme pain, some less, some none at all Characteristics of “Progressive”...