ALT April 2024 performance of HAPPY at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Kingston. Photo: H’Art Centre. French: Représentation de HAPPY en avril 2024 au centre Isabel Bader pour les arts du spectacle, à Kingston. Photo : H'Art Centre.
ALT An artist performing a light painting, Bling 2025. Photo : Christopher Spencer. French: Un artiste fait une peinture lumineuse, Bling 2025. Photo : Christopher Spencer
ALT IMAGE OF ACCESSIBILITY SIGN AND RED SASH. TEXT READS: COMMUNITY REPORT: PATHS TO ACCESSIBILITY. UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF MNO CITIZENS LIVING WITH MOBILITY DISABILIES. PREPARED BY: MNO HEALING AND WELLNESS BRANCH AND RESEARCH PARTNERS ICES. MNO LOGO IN BOTTOM CENTRE.
ALT Dr. Emilio Alarcón and team outside in front of trees.
ALT Danielle Peers sits in wheelchair
ALT Action shot of Danielle Peers holding a basketball as they compete with the Canadian wheelchair basketball team.
ALT A child being pulled on a floating device in a pool.
ALT Dr. Emilio Alarcón and team outside in front of trees.
ALT Ending public health protections has excluded disabled people from safely participating in work and community life. Covid is a disability justice issue. A red pop N S logo with a white cross in a white heart outline located in the bottom right corner.
ALT “The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the lives of people with disabilities (PWD)... Across age groups, PWD were much more likely to be unemployed compared to their non-disabled peers. Beyond employment status, PWD reported higher levels of social isolation, disruption in daily activities, and worse quality of life during the pandemic than people without disabilities.”
