ALT Yellow background with a podcast screen illustrating Disability With Possibility podcast series, with a red bow on top. Text: Curl up with our podcasts this holiday season!
ALT Text: It's been 4 years since the promise of a disability benefit was introduced.
ALT Headshot of Rick Hansen - white man wearing a blue long sleeve track suit. Headshot of Paul Clark - white man with glasses and a dark grey dress shirt. Text: Disability With Possibility podcast. Episode 1. September 24, 2024.
ALT A white man with a goatee wearing a plain black baseball cap, sunglasses and a red Chicago Bulls jersey holding an electric guitar. Speech bubble with text: The CDB would allow me to stop putting pressure on others. It would allow me to pay my fair share. Mike C., Ontario
ALT Yellow background. In a white box, the headline reads, Shape the CDB, 7 key principles. Below the seven principles are listed in a white box: urgency, dignity, added costs, inclusive eligibility, simple application, a fair benefit and keep disabled people involved. Week 7 keep disabled people involved is bolded and reads nothing about us without us! It is time for the government to stand up to its wordThe Disability Without Poverty/le hancicap sans pauvreté logo is in the bottom right corner.
ALT Green background. In a white box, the word attention is in all caps lock. Text reads, BC becomes the 5th province or territory to promise no clawbacks to the CDB! The Disability Without Poverty British Columbia logo is at the bottom right.
ALT Yellow background. In a white box, the headline reads, Shape the CDB, 7 principles. Below the seven principles are listed in a white box: urgency, dignity, added costs, inclusive eligibility, simple application, a fair benefit and keep disabled people involved. Week 4 inclusive eligibility is bolded and reads, less than 40% of the 1.6 million people eligible for the CDB are currently enrolled for the DTC. The Disability Without Poverty/le hancicap sans pauvreté logo is in the bottom right corner.
ALT Satellite image of Nova Scotia. Text: How much does it cost to be disabled? Official poverty line for single person in Halifax $2,290. NS Disability Assistance $1,249 per month.
ALT Satellite image of Prince Edward Island. Text: How much does it cost to be disabled? Official poverty line for single person in Charlottetown $2,095. PEI AccessAbility $1,426 per month.