by Helen Ries | Apr 16, 2017 | Caregiving, Gifts and Assets, Media, News, Planning, Social Impact
Our article on Gifts and Assets Limits was published in the Toronto Star. It explains how persons on disability benefits in Ontario become trapped in poverty and the role of two regulations inside the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Act in sustaining that...
by Helen Ries | Mar 8, 2017 | News, Social Impact
Amazingly there has been quite a lot of coverage of my blog post “Can you imagine this”. It has been in the Hill Times (there is a paywall) https://www.hilltimes.com/2017/03/06/time-change-culture-living-disability-canada/97779 Ottawa Life...
by Helen Ries | Dec 14, 2016 | Gifts and Assets, Social Impact
Today I met with Minister Jaczek, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi, MPP John Fraser and a few others to discuss the gift and asset limits for persons receiving disability benefits in Ontario. It was a great meeting. I have some next steps to work on for the...
by Helen Ries | Oct 10, 2016 | Gifts and Assets, Social Impact
It was a honour for the Coalition for Change to the Disability Gifts and Assets Limits to be nominated for the Ottawa Social Impact Award. Thank you for the nomination and for the many votes! Unfortunately we didn’t win but we are still new…who knows what...
by Helen Ries | Apr 14, 2016 | Events & Activities, Social Impact
A FOUR DAY RETREAT FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION Plan Institute is hosting a four-day learning opportunity with Canada’s leading experts in social innovation. Thinking Like A Movement (TLM) is led by Al Etmanski and Vickie Cammack together with expert special guests. Past...
