reachAbility's Articles
A number of articles have been written for and about reachAbility over the years. Below is an example of just a few. We hope you find them educational and inspiring. Please feel free to contact us with your feedback.
The Rights of Special Needs Children
Under the Education Act every child in the Province of Nova Scotia between the age of 6 and 16 must attend school. In regard to students with special needs, it is stated that school boards are obligated to "develop and implement educational programs for students with special needs within regular instructional settings with their peers in age, in accordance with the regulations and the Minister's policies and guidelines". [s. 64(2)(d)] . . .
An Article from Lawyers Weekly
Vol.22 | No.10 | July 5, 2002 www.lexisnexis.ca
Reach Nova Scotia helping to change legal landscape for those with disabilities
Published with permission of: Donalee Moulton
A precocious Nova Scotia two-year-old is helping to change the legal landscape for individuals with disabilities. Reach Nova Scotia, established in June 2000, provides a broad and growing array of services. The common thread, says Executive Director Tova Sherman, is access to justice for the roughly 35 per cent of Nova Scotians living with a disability . . .
Lawyers donate time to disabled
By Joey Fitzpatrick
Monday, May 6, 2002
The Halifax Herald Limited
JUST UNDER 35 per cent of Nova Scotians are living with some type of disability. Despite the progress that has been made toward equity, it remains all too common for persons with disabilities to face some type of bias or unfairness in the workplace, health-care system, education system and in the home. In many such cases, they need the services of a lawyer . . .
A Letter to the Director
I graduated from Saint Mary's University on May 24th, 2002, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. This was a major accomplishment for me, because when I was eighteen years old, on February 20th, 1991, I sustained a traumatic brain injury in a car accident. After the accident I was on the neuroward of the Victoria General Hospital for two months and in the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre for three months. I was in grade eleven when I had the accident, and I focused on completing schoolwork during the time I was still in the rehab. I think this helped my recovery because it let me focus on something besides being a sick person, and on getting back to the real world . . .
What Is Meant By "Advocacy"? for People With A Mental Disability in NS
by: H. Archibald Kaiser, Professor, Dalhousie Law School
(902) 494-1003 E-mail: Archie.Kaiser@Dal.Ca
Halifax, February 12, 1999
What Is Meant By "Advocacy"?
Basic Principles or Features
What is shared among the various types of advocacy and advocates? What distinguishes advocacy from other supportive relationships? . . .
Employment Discrimination
Published with permission of: Jamieson Sterns Barristers & Solicitors
On September 9, 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision involving a British Columbia firefighter who lost her job because she could not perform a particular aerobic standard required for firefighters. The firefighter's employer said it would only employ firefighters who could meet a certain standard. The firefighter alleged discrimination because few women could achieve the standard. An arbitrator agreed and ordered reinstatement. The BC Court of Appeal disagreed and overturned the decision of the arbitrator. The Supreme Court of Canada reversed the decision of the BC Court of Appeal and upheld the decision of the arbitrator . . .
Theory or Practice
The changes that take place in education have always struck me as sort of a swing of a pendulum that moves over a long period of time. Initiatives that were once popular fall into a state of redundancy or worse, only to be rediscovered by some future generation as highly relevant and now a necessary part of a modern curriculum. Both the initiatives and the speed of the pendulum swing vary according to what aspect of education you're talking about. Generally speaking, in a secondary school world, the initiatives are fast, furious and extremely focused and the pendulum swing moves at a brisk generational pace. In the post secondary world of law school however, the initiatives appear much broader and the swing of the pendulum is slower. Ponderously slow would be an understatement . . .
Can I Get My Money Back?
You've probably heard it said that one should learn to pick their battles. Im sure its meant to be a wise admonition designed to prevent you from engaging in activities that might create more frustration and aggravation than you really intend to undertake. What it doesnt say is exactly how much research you should do before you pick a battle. The "learning" curve is often only possible after youve initiated "the battle." After three years of law school and few prospects for employment, I find myself remembering that I was counseled by friends to simply enjoy my early retirement and invest the money I eventually spent on law school . . .
When Life Hurts
Denise Gaulin
When Life Hurts (CST) has its roots in osteopathy. Since the 1970's Dr. John Upledger has transformed this art and science into an accessible protocol and evaluation and therapy for the nervous system and all its functions throughout the body . . .
Program helps disabled broaden job horizons
Skana Gee - Daily News
Talk about broadening your horizons
I had one of the young men say to me today, 'You know, I've never been near computers - I've only ever done manual labour - and here I am building a PowerPoint,'" says Tova Sherman, executive director of the reachAbility Association. "It's pretty powerful stuff." . . .
Reaching Out
Pat Lee - the Chronicle Herald
Danielle Boyd, a second-year law student at Dalhousie, and Jessica Chapman, who will enter Dal law school in September, work for reachAbility, a non-profit referral services that matches people with disabilities with legal services. People with disabilities face many challenges in society, including access to legal services, say two law students who are working to break down some of those barriers. . . .
Music that bridges generational gap
Joel Jacobson - the Chronicle Herald
PAULINE taps her fingers on her knees. Edith’s feet move in a relaxed rhythm.
The faces of both seniors beam as they enjoy the well-known Irish ballad Danny Boy. Earlier, they heard some classical songs, a J.S. Bach violin double concerto and some familiar music like Edelweiss and My Favourite Things from The Sound of Music. . . .
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