On my first day at Mount Saint Vincent University, I did not know what to expect. I walked into my first class in a pair of white boots and a winter coat I had never worn before. Coming from Lagos, Nigeria, I had never worn so many clothes and still felt cold. It was ridiculous. […]
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The time is yesterday for action on systemic warehousing of people with disabilities
Last Thursday disability advocacy groups presented a letter to the premier, calling on the provincial government to address systemic warehousing of people with disabilities. “The fact that there are thousands of people with disabilities still living in institutions shows that Nova Scotia is not doing enough to keep these promises and support our rights,” says […]
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Bluenose-Ability: Film Festival now seeking submissions
Local non-profit reachAbility is now accepting short films for its first-ever Bluenose-Ability Film Festival, which will take place in Halifax from December 3 to 5. Launching on United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities, BAFF is the first disability film festival in Atlantic Canada (joining disability festivals all over the world): The Bluenose-Ability Film […]