Native people living with disabilities are trying to get the Canadian government and their First Nations to do more to help.
A committee that was formed at the recent National Aboriginal Disabilities Conference will lobby the Canadian government for more funding. The group wants to create on-reserve programs so that people with disabilities can stay close to home.
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Aboriginal people with disabilities seek more help
(CBC 12/18)
Relevant Links:
National Aboriginal Disabilities Conference - http://www.nadc2006.com
Conference focuses on Native people with
disabilities (06/07)
Disabled Natives find few services on
reservation (02/17)
Disability expert decries lack of services for
Natives (01/19)
Canada
Natives with disabilities ask governments for help
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
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