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Planned Giving Make generosity your legacy today.

20 Jun 2024

perspectives looking at some of distribution of both these disproportionate effects; the the burdens of climate What We Need to Do many ways “poverty multiples risk”; change and the efforts to People with disabilities and other some of the creative responses by mitigate climate change. [...] SHE climate change to concepts IS A LEADING EXPERT ON EMERGENCIES and the natural and human built AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN of justice, particularly environments. [...] The federal government will provide tion against clawbacks, we are ex- Budget 2024 revealed the following $243 million over six years, begin- tremely disappointed to learn about updates about the CDB: ning in 2024-25, and $41 million per the DTC eligibility requirement and • The CDB will likely provide a year ongoing, to cover the cost of the proposed $2,400/year cap. [...] While DABC is happy to see a DABC will continue to provide • Eligible Canadians will likely timeline for the enactment of feedback to the government on the begin receiving CDB payments as the Canada Disability Benefit and development of the Canada Disabil- of July 2025. [...] Our Culturally-relevant services and response will define the resilience supports are needed that acknowl- of our communities and the depth edge and are responsive to the lived of our commitment to justice in the realities of people with disabilities face of climatic upheaval.

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