Posts Tagged ‘disability’
Celebrating Disability Pride Month: Honouring Strength, Diversity and Community
Disability and Violence July is disability pride month. It is a time to celebrate the disabled community, while actively working to eradicate ableism and accessibility barriers. At Luke’s Place, we also recognize that people with disabilities are disproportionately impacted by all forms of gender-based violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV). Survivors of IPV with disabilities…
Read moreCase law: Variation of spousal support
Black v Black 2015 CarswellNB 449: This is a Court of Appeal decision from New Brunswick, involving a marriage of just over 8 years, with no prior cohabitation and no children. The Court of Appeal characterized it as a short-term non-traditional marriage for the purposes of assessing spousal support. In the separation agreement negotiated by…
Read moreAre accommodations are available at family court for a woman who has PTSD?
The courts, like all government and public institutions and agencies, are required to comply with Ontario’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, which is intended to ensure that all people with disabilities have full and equal access to all public services in the province. Realities to consider Before we look at what accommodations are available…
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