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Disability advocates find support from UN experts

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:22:11 -0500

Disabled Canadians are fighting for their lives and against legislation that paves the way for clean, quiet, anonymous suicides at the hands of medical professionals.

Autism changes draw concern from educators

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 06:31:07 -0400

A sudden shift of up to 8,000 autistic children from government-funded therapy to full-time attendance at school could put the children, teachers and other students at risk, said the chair of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association.

Vatican Museums to launch full virtual tour to improve accessibility

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:36:10 -0500

VATICAN – In the technology support department at the Vatican Museums, Villanova University student Justin Myers is spending a semester creating virtual tours of galleries, part of a larger project to make the museums accessible to everyone.

Real Bouchard, a ‘pillar’ for deaf in Edmonton, dies at age 92

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:37:21 -0500

EDMONTON – Standing at the entrance to St. Angela��Ƶapp Church with a smile on his face, Real Bouchard was one of the first people who welcomed John Shores and his family to the deaf Catholic community in Edmonton many years ago.

L'Arche founder Jean Vanier receives spiritual solidarity award from Aydan

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:26:28 -0400

BEIRUT – Jean Vanier, founder of L'Arche, is the recipient of the Spiritual Solidarity Award from Adyan, a foundation for interreligious studies and spiritual solidarity based in Lebanon.

L’Arche ready to build a new beginning in Burnaby

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:01:34 -0400

VANCOUVER – A community built around love for people with developmental disabilities is undergoing ground-breaking changes.

Cathy Majtenyi: Terry Fox reminds us all of need for compassion

cmajtenyi@catholicregister.org (Cathy Majtenyi) — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:42:05 -0400

He was exhausted, lonely, in pain and occasionally maligned. But he carried a vision in his head and a love in his heart that kept him going despite the circumstances.

St. Francis de Sales deaf ministry celebrates 100 years in Toronto

jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:44:22 -0400

Deacon Kevin Brockerville was 25 years old when he attended his first sign language Mass.

Trinidad church aims for inclusion of sensory-challenged, disabled parishioners

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:48:33 -0400

AROUCA, Trinidad – More than four years ago, Saira Joseph-La Foucade stopped attending Mass.

Pope says abortion of sick, disabled children is Nazi mentality

Sat, 16 Jun 2018 16:32:00 -0400

VATICAN – In a speech to a family association Saturday, Pope Francis again stressed that God's vision of the family is between a man and a woman, and compared the abortion of children who are sick or disabled to a Nazi mentality.