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BC’s provincial clawbacks relegate disabled citizens to a life of poverty

June 1st, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized

getimage.aspxAmy Jane Brown is totally deaf; she has cerebral palsy and has metal rods in her spine because of surgery to correct a severe lateral curvature. Yet she graduated from university with a degree in English lit and music and is now an accomplished artist

There’s discrimination and there’s discrimination. Acknowledging differences is one thing. Punishing people for their differences is entirely another. In spite of astonishing accomplishments, Brown subsists on a tiny income that’s made even smaller by provincial government clawbacks of federal benefits.  Read the rest of this article at The Vancouver Sun…

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