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#EndDisabilityPoverty #WeAreThe27Percent #CDBActionNow
We need to keep fighting for a Canada that lets people with disabilities live in dignity, autonomy and independence. @mssingabout and @RabiaKhedr via @OttawaCitizen #EndDisabilityPoverty #WeAreThe27Percent #CDBActionNow ottawacitizen.com/opinion/khedr-… ottawacitizen.com/opinion/khedr-…
"When you look at the details and say "what, $200 a month? And not starting until July 2025 with further conditions for eligibility? We called for an end to legislated poverty for people with disabilities. That's no in here." Elizabeth May, Green Party Co-Leader #CDBActionNow
Will you sign the petition to Prime Minister Trudeau and Finance Minister Freeland to actually address the disability poverty crisis and raise the #CDB to $1,000 per month? 👉 Sign via this link: leadnow.ca/CDB-1000/ #EndDisabilityPoverty #CDBActionNow #WeAreThe27Percent
Approximately 94% of respondents thought the application should be available through existing government services and portals. Read more here: disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/shape-the-cdb-… #CDBActionNow #DisabilityWithPossibility #WeAreThe27Percent
ICYMI "The general public support it. People with disabilities need it. The government has to get behind it!" The CDB is too little money for too few people. Host @bctoday with @mssingabout #CanadaDisabilityBenefit #WeAreThe27Percent #CDBActionNow cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…
"It is imperative that this program helps people wtih disabilities live above the poverty line." Neil Hetherington, Daily Bread Food Bank CEO #CDBActionNow #DisabilityWithPossibility #WeAreThe27Percent
"This budget doesn't begin to fulfill the government's promise to lift people with disabilities out of poverty - let alone the promise of Canada - fair shot at a prosperous future." -Len Baker, March of Dimes Canada President and CEO #CDBActionNow #WeAreThe27Percent
Almost 94% of survey respondents agreed that the additional costs of disability should be factored into calculations on how much the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit should offer. Read more here: disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/shape-the-cdb-… #CDBActionNow #DisabilityWithPossibility #WeAreThe27Percent
"We should be looking to make this efficient and streamlined, and make it work for the people it's intended for: make the benefit benefit them." - Michelle Hewitt, Board Director of Disability Without Poverty #CDBActionNow #DisabilityWithPossibility #WeAreThe27Percent
97% of survey respondents agreed that a successful Canada Disability Benefit would actually lift disabled people out of poverty and provide an income that is above Canada’s Official Poverty Line. Read more here: disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/shape-the-cdb-… #CDBActionNow #DisabilityWithPossibility
Disabled people overwhelmingly agree that the Canada Disability Benefit is needed urgently. The current situation is described as critical, with some facing extreme hardship and life-threatening challenges. #CDBActionNow #DisabilityWithPossibility #WeAreThe27Percent
According to the survey, of nearly 5000 respondents, 45% of respondents identify as a carer for someone with a disability. Carers, whether they’re family or professionals, deserve financial relief. #CDBActionNow #WhoCaresForTheCarers
According to a survey from @Disability_WP, of nearly 5000 respondents, 33% of disabled folks rely on provincial disability benefits and 63% of disabled folks are still struggling to get by. #CDBActionNow #DisabilityPoverty #CanadaDisabilityBenefit
According to the survey, of nearly 5000 respondents, 98% of respondents want a benefit that would be in addition to any current federal, territorial and provincial benefits, as well as goods and services, that people with disabilities receive. #CDBActionNow #Disability
We heard from nearly 5000 respondents: 33% of disabled folks rely on provincial disability benefits and 63% of disabled folks are still struggling to get by. When provincial disability assistance falls short, how can people make ends meet? #CDBActionNow #DisabilityPoverty
According to the survey, of nearly 5000 respondents, our community identifies as 62% cis female, 29% cis male, 4% non-binary, 0.70% trans male, 0.48% trans female, and 18% identify as part of the 2SLGBTQIA community! The CDB must be for all people. #CDBActionNow #2SLGBTQIA
The results of our Shape the CDB questionnaire are starting to come in. We heard from nearly 5000 respondents 45% of respondents identify as a carer for someone with a disability. Carers, whether they’re family or professionals, deserve financial relief. #CDBActionNow
According to the survey, of nearly 5000 respondents, 98% of respondents want a benefit that would actually lift people with disabilities out of poverty and provide an income that is above Canada’s Official Poverty Line. #CDBActionNow #EndPoverty
