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Are You Deducting All You Can This Tax Season?

Cleo Hamel | Posted 04.05.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Taxes, Income Tax, Tax Credits, Tax Deductions, Tax Returns, Disability, Medical Costs, Caregivers, Canada Business News
Cleo Hamel

even with only one or two slips, you should still be aware of the deductions you can claim. And even if you don't claim them on your 2012 return, they could help next year. And that's what paying attention to these overlooked deductions is about: keeping a little more money in your pocket.

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ChangeMaker: Don't Call Him Disabled

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 03.02.2013 | Canada Impact
Read More: Jean Vanier, Free the Children, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Kielburger, David Onley, Marc Kielburger, Disability, Accessibility Canada, Craig Kielburger, Craig and Marc Kielburger, Ability, Canada Impact News
Craig and Marc Kielburger

During his 22 years at CityTV, David Onley was an anchor, producer, science and technology specialist and weatherman. He was also Canada's first senior newscaster with a visible disability. Having lived with polio and post-polio syndrome since the age of three, he has broken down many social barriers. He has worked tirelessly to improve accessibility for all.

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Tis the Season to Give. Here's Why! #WhatWouldYouGive

Amber Rehman | Posted 02.26.2013 | Canada Impact
Read More: Montreal Quebec, The Season of Giving, Charity, Hospital, Telus, Samsung, Donating to Charity, Corporate Social Responsibility, Cause Marketing, Gift of Life, Making a Difference, Cerebral Palsy, Giving Back, Christmas, Christmas Gifts, Disability, Gift of Freedom, Charitable Causes, Giving, Disabled Children, Prince George B.C., Brands, Video, Canada Impact News
Amber Rehman

In late November TELUS asked their Facebook friends a simple question; if you could give anything to anyone, what would you give? To give is one thing, but to involve the average person and allow them to be part of the sharing is a beautiful thing.

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I Still Want to Be Like Mike

Amber Rehman | Posted 01.07.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Growing Up, Michael Jordan, Gatorade, Daredevil, Youtube, Disability, Skydiving, Ford, Nba, Handicap, Escape, Video, Canada Living News
Amber Rehman

I was in Grade five when I fell in love with basketball. Michael Jordan fuelled my over-the-top obsession with the sport. Being a kid with a disability didn't stop me from dreaming of dunking or playing one on one with Michael Jordan. Defying people's expectations has been one of my missions in life.

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Google Glasses make Humans One Step Closer to Cyborgs

Jeff Fraser | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada
Read More: Google Glass, Sensory-Substitution, Cyborgs, Color-Blindness, Cyborg, Cognitive Science, Brain, Blindness, Cybernetics, Science, Prosthetics, Disability, Brain Science, Neurology, Google Glasses, Canada News
Jeff Fraser

The boundary between human and machine is softening. The first cyborgs have emerged -- much sooner than scientists would have predicted 30 years ago. We used to think having a device implanted in your skull made you a cyborg and wearing a pair of digital glasses did not. But to the brain, the distinction is arbitrary. Soon we may really have to answer the question: where does "me" end, and "my machine" begin?

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News Flash: People With Disabilities Have Sex

Kaleigh Trace | Posted 05.16.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Disability Sex, Ableism Disability, Sex Disability, Desexualisation Disability, Disability Desexualisation, Disability, Ableism, Disability Ableism, Canada Living News
Kaleigh Trace

There is a persistent and damaging myth that people with disabilities don't have sex. It is too often believed that if you don't move your legs than you don't orgasm, or if you don't move your arms than you can't make someone else come all over you. It's all a giant lie, I swear.

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Why Do We Ignore Those With Disabilities?

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.03.2011 | Canada
Read More: Disability Stigma, Disabled, People With Disabilities, Disability, Disabled Access, Health Care, Deaf, Nora Groce, Canada News
Craig and Marc Kielburger

In our work abroad, we've seen the incredible challenges that those with disabilities face in developing countries. Many children with learning and physical disabilities face corporal punishment in a school that sees kids with disabilities as people who simply don't work hard enough.

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