Friday, June 26, 2009
What is PaddleALL?PaddleAll is an initiative started by Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) which gives persons with mental or physical disabilities the ability to experience the sport with local Canoe/Kayak Clubs.
Who/Where/When?
The Sack-a-wa Canoe Club is located at 159 First Lake Drive, Lower Sackville.
The sessions will be:
Sunday ......... 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (4 hr)
Tuesday ........ 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm (3 hr)
Thursday ....... 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm (3 hr)
Start date is June 28th, 2009.
Cost: $125.00 per person.
Duration: 10 wks … with at least two competitions during the program.
All persons are required to wear an approved life preserver and it is suggested that they bring their own. Parents/caregivers/attendants will be required to stay on site with the athlete until it is determined by the PaddleALL staff that it is no longer necessary.
On June 28th and July 5th there will be an “Open House” where persons who are interested can come and try it out or just see what it’s all about.
For more information contact:
- Nicole Feriancek - Email: nicoleferiancek@hotmail.com; Cell: 488-2594; Home: 865-6131
- Kim Seto - Email: kimseto@eastlink.ca; Cell: 456-0352; Home 864-2718
- Patti Snow - Email: pattisnow@accesswave.ca; Cell: 448-0732; Home: 860-0732
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Canadian Council on Disabilities issues update...
Click here on Marie White to read full update.
Also -
Press Release - It's a Life & Death Issue - on Thursday June 18th the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) issued a release (reproduced below) which Opposes Bill C-384
If passed, Bill C-384 will represent a real threat to the lives of Canadians with disabiities ...
“Living without dignity and suffering are common misperceptions that able-bodied Canadians have about the lives of their fellow citizens with disabilities. Bill C-384 does nothing to protect those who find themselves socially devalued in these ways,” states Dean Richert, Co-Chair of CCD’s Ending of Life Ethics Committee.
Winnipeg—The COUNCIL OF CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES (CCD) believes that everyone who supports disability rights should oppose Bill C-384 which would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide and put Canadians with disabilities at risk! CCD is a national human rights organization of persons with disabilities working for an accessible and inclusive Canada.
C-384, the private member’s bill to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada received its first reading last month. Bill C-384 was introduced by the Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament - Francine Lalonde. This is Lalonde’s third attempt to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada.
Bill C-384 legalizes euthanasia by amending section 222 of the Criminal Code and it legalizes assisted suicide by amending section 241 of the Criminal Code.
“Called the “Right to Die with Dignity” Act, this bill threatens the lives of Canadians with disabilities. Its selling points are the notions of “dignity,” and “suffering.” However, the bill never explains what these terms mean. How do we measure dignity? What is suffering?” states Rhonda Wiebe, Co-Chair of CCD’s Ending of Life Ethics Committee. These terms are based more on social values than scientific ones, but this bill proposes that a “medical” and “legal” solution be the remedy for people whose lives are not “dignified” and who “suffer.”
“Living without dignity and suffering are common misperceptions that able-bodied Canadians have about the lives of their fellow citizens with disabilities. Bill C-384 does nothing to protect those who find themselves socially devalued in these ways,” states Dean Richert, Co-Chair of CCD’s Ending of Life Ethics Committee.
Social support and meaningful involvement in the community are more important for the well-being of people with disabilities than the severity of their disabilities. Assisted suicide is not a free choice as long as they are denied adequate healthcare, affordable personal assistance in their communities, and equal access to social structures and systems.
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For More Information Contact:
Rhonda Wiebe—204-779-4493
Dean Richert—204-951-6273
Laurie Beachell—204-947-0303
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Annual General Meetings - June 18th
Let Abilities Work Partnership Society (LAWPS) and the
Central Highlands Association of the Disabled (CHAD)
will hold their Annual General Meetings in the program room of the New Glasgow Library on Thursday evening - June 18, 2009 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM.
All interested members of the public are invited!
Special invitations are extended to all who have a disability including their friends and families and all those who provide goods or services to members of the disabled community.
Coffee, donuts and vegies will be provided after the meetings.
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