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by Helen Ries | Mar 18, 2018 | Communication, Community Building, News, Social Impact, Stories

In the arts we are used to witnessing music, theatre, dance, paintings and even poetry moving from the margins to the mainstream. That is the artistic journey we expect and generally support. For people, however, we don’t expect nor do we naturally support the same...
#OC150 award

#OC150 award

by Helen Ries | Dec 11, 2017 | Communication, Community Building, Events, Gift and Asset Limits, News, Ontario Disability Support Program, Social Impact

Positive and inspiring morning at #OC150 awards ceremony. Lots of people in Ottawa Centre trying to build a better community through volunteerism. Honoured to be among them. Thank you Yasir Naqvi for the award.    ...

How Ontario traps those with disabilities in lives of poverty | Toronto Star

by Helen Ries | Apr 16, 2017 | Caregiving, Communication, Gift and Asset Limits, 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...

Can you imagine this? l Huffington Post

by Helen Ries | Mar 8, 2017 | Communication, Disability, Poverty, Social Impact

My article ” Can you imagine this?” has been picked up by several different news and magazine website. Including the Hill Times (there is a paywall) https://www.hilltimes.com/2017/03/06/time-change-culture-living-disability-canada/97779 Ottawa Life...
Meeting Minister Jaczek at Queen’s Park to discuss Gifts and Asset Limit

Meeting Minister Jaczek at Queen’s Park to discuss Gifts and Asset Limit

by Helen Ries | Dec 14, 2016 | Gift and Asset Limits, 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...

Coalition nominated for Social Impact Award

by Helen Ries | Oct 10, 2016 | Gift and Asset Limits, 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...
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