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A Home of My Own , Part One

March 5, 2018
SPS Admin
Housing

Presentation: A Home of My Own Speaker: Ross Chilton CEO Community Living Society (CLS), January 18th 2017 Below Notes taken by Joette Many of the calls of concern from families coming to organizations such as CLS are about housing and affordability. This is reflective of the gap between the Disability monthly housing allowance of $375.00 and the average price of a one-bedroom apartment at $1,600 – $2,000. The existing crisis, particularly in the Lower Mainland, but also in other cities…

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On Inclusion

July 29, 2016
SPS Admin
Life & Social Skills

 Can Inclusion be Exclusion? Is it possible that the big umbrella of “Inclusivity” cannot, at times, capture the numbers of individuals trying to squeeze under it?  That it simply cannot be broad enough to keep everyone dry, and that many people at the fringes will get wet? Is the attempt to be “all inclusive”, exclusionary? Many Square Peg Society members have felt that because they are “not disabled enough”, they are either not eligible for services, or the services offered…

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