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The Inequality of Poverty: People with Protected Characteristics More Likely to be Paying a Poverty Premium
This article discusses how people on low incomes and with certain protected characteristics are more likely to be paying extra costs for essentials such as electricity, gas, credit, and insurance according to research commissioned by Fair By Design. This is the case even when compared with low income households as a whole.
Rethinking Development Podcast: Disability, Poverty, and Society
Shuaib Chalklen is the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and currently serves as the Regional Coordinator for their Inclusion Works Program. In this podcast episode, he speaks about: transitioning from being a community organizer and activist to a policy maker, the medical vs.
Disability Alliance BC: Advocacy Access Brochure
Advocacy Access has been a place of support, information and advocacy for people with disabilities since 1989. Their mission is to help clients receive the government benefits and services to which they are entitled. They help people access provincial and federal disability benefits, and medical services and supplies available to PWD/PPMB recipients. Their advocates help with applications and appeals related to these benefits. This brochure describes some of the ways their advocates can assist you.
Disability Alliance BC: Transition Magazine
Since 1977, Transition Magazine has provided a cross-disability voice on a wide range of issues, and an opportunity to share information among the disability community, their friends and families, and the general public. This magazine showcases many captivating articles, opinion pieces and creative work.
Included Podcast: The Economic Cost of Ableism and Racism
Nanette Goodman researches economic outcomes of people with disabilities, and she recently examined this issue through the lens of intersectionality. She shares her staggering findings in this podcast episode: people with disabilities are twice as likely than those without to live in poverty, and this proportion increases substantially for disabled people of colour. Nanette expertly guides the hosts through her data to expose the inequities and injustices facing multiply-marginalized people with disabilities.
Intersectionality and Economic Justice Webinar
Widespread financial precarity for women of colour with disabilities existed before the pandemic. Race, gender, and disability impact financial stability in complex ways. This article explores how institutional barriers that limit earning and wealth building cause disabled women of colour to be more likely to be unbanked, use alternative financial services, have medical debt, lack access to affordable health care, and experience food insecurity.
About Disability Without Poverty in Plain Language
Poverty and Disability Resources
Disability Without Poverty
Disability Without Poverty is a movement led by people with disabilities supported by families, friends, service providers, allies and organizations. Their mission is to get the Canada Disability Benefit into the hands of people with disabilities as soon as possible, without clawing back their existing supports and benefits. Visit this webpage to learn more about the shared visions and how to get involved.
U of T Expert: Canadians with Disabilities Face an Uncertain Financial Future
This article explores how cutting disability benefits while providing little by way of education and job training will only lead to increasing poverty and an increasing disability wealth gap moving forward.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Queen’s: Canadian Disability Benefit - A Historic Opportunity to End Poverty for Persons with Disabilities
In her February piece, Heather Aldersey, Associate Professor and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Disability Inclusive Development, talks about how COVID-19 has impacted Canadians with disabilities disproportionately and offers an avenue to reduce inequity for persons with disabilities.
Types of Disabilities - Canadian Disability Benefits
Types of Disabilities as defined by the Canadian Government a qualifying disability is any severe and prolonged condition that inhibits a person from performing normal and routine daily activities. This definition is broad allowing for qualification of nearly endless number of conditions; visit the webpage to learn about them in greater detail.
Building Understanding: The First Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty
TogetherBC: British Columbia's Poverty Reduction Strategy
Canadian Disability Benefit Webinar Series
Official Sources
First Reading of Bill C-35
This document provides a formal introduction of Bill C-35, the Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act. This Bill died on the table with the call for the September 2021 election.
Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy
Guaranteed Income Supplement Overview
Minister Qualtrough's Mandate Letter Regarding the Canadian Disability Benefit
Speech from the Throne
Other Helpful Resources
Canadian Disability Discount Guide
A list loaded with discount savings for people with disabilities in Canada. The list includes general discount programs available for people with disabilities in Canada. It also includes:
- movie and theatre discounts
- car rental discounts
- insurance and tax discounts
- parks and museum discounts
- travel discounts
Every 3 months, every discount is verified on this list. Brands are added regularly. The list currently includes more than 40 store brands and government agencies.
Basic Income Could Grow the Economy and Speed Up Canada’s Recovery
The Government of Canada's Disability Benefits
This webpage provides information on all of the federal government disability benefits. Included on the page are disability pensions and children’s benefits, savings plans and a gasoline tax refund program.