The Canadian Association of Professionals with Disabilities

Online Discussion Group

The Canadian Association of Professionals with Disabilities has an online discussion group that brings together professionals with disabilities and their supporters who are interested in actively engaging in the growth and development of our inclusive cross-Canada network that support
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Not Every Person with a Disability is Treated Equally in Terms of Income and Supports

Countless professionals with disabilities are poor or are on limited incomes. Some are on some type of disability income and/or disability/health benefits. Often disability income comes way below the poverty line. Other professionals with disabilities are living off savings and have n
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Our Time Will Come

A human resource professional told me that my skills would be in high demand when the baby boomers begin to retire.
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Teeter – Tottering

Going on social and disability assistance was humiliating and demeaning. As a professional, many of my clients were on disability assistance. Their fear and unease of applying and being on assistance was always prominent in my mind through the stories that they told me. I had been une
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People with Disabilities Need Not Apply

A government position for a disability information officer position would regularly become vacant. When it did, the position would be advertised encouraging applicants with disabilities to apply. However, for this position, this government department was known not to interview applica
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