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Neo-Asylum Era: Institutions Without Walls by Sandra Carpenter
I spent the first 20 years of my life fighting to get out of an institution, only to spend the rest of it keeping the institution from descending upon me. What I mean by that is that the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) system will connect, coordinate and plan all health service delivery within their area. It is indeed an institution without walls and I will be in the middle of it, and unless Direct Funding (DF) stays outside the LHIN system, I will be controlled by it and accountable to it. And while that might not be bad for the individual who wants to speed up access to treatment, and for whom the time with LHIN intersection is limited, my concern remains for people –like me - who will be intersecting with a LHIN for daily, essential support.
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Docs Knows Best: It’ll be too late for you, if he’s wrong This is an article on 'futile-care theory' by Wesley J. Smith. For full story, please click the links below.
Building an Inclusive and Accessible Canada: Supporting People with Disabilities In this article, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) is calling upon the Federal Government to build an inclusive and accessible Canada, where people with disabilities benefit from Canadian society in ways equal to other Canadians.
"SOUL—North Korea has no people with physical disabilities because they are killed almost as soon as they are born, a physician who defected from the communist state said yesterday......." For full story, click the link below.
The Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council (HPRAC) has been asked to give advice on the fact that PSWs (personal support workers) are unregulated. HPRAC is to report on whether some sort of certification is in order for PSWs. The problem is that the term 'PSW' encompasses all sorts of occupations, including attendant services. Regulation/certification of self-directed attendants is regarded by most consumers as a potential disaster and an intrusion into our ability to direct our own lives. What follows is one of the best letters CILT has seen on this subject.
This open letter submitted by Council Of Canadians With Disabilities is regarding Disability Community response to CBC interview with Robert Latimer. Download the PDF here. Download the Text Document here.
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