The Independent Living Movement, its principles and even the lives of persons with a disability in general, are poorly understood by the non-disabled public. However, there is now a significant body of useful and insightful writing on Independent Living, disability rights, disability culture and so on.

 

Some of the following articles tackle the perplexing situations we encounter daily. Why are our lives and our attitudes towards our disability simply incomprehensible to the general public? Why do people think we live a life of personal tragedy? How do academics understand the Independent Living movement and philosophy?

 

This site is intended as a place for those outstanding articles that shed light on the dilemma of being disabled in an able-bodied world.

 

CILT staff and Board hope you enjoy browsing through our newsletters, publications and disability-positive library.

 

Hopefully these publications and articles will enable all of us to better articulate and clarify the way we feel and the way we see the world.

The Disability Amount, more commonly referred to as the Disability Tax Credit or DTC, is a non-refundable tax credit available to eligible persons with disabilities.  The DTC reduces the amount of tax owed by a person to the government.

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To become a CILT member, call Melanie at 416-599-2458, x228.
 
In the Stream – Spring 2010

There are 4.4 million people with disabilities in Canada and close to one million cancer survivors, many of whom experience disability as the result of cancer and/or treatment. There has, however, been very little research on cancer and disability in Canada. Research in other countries has found that people with pre-existing disabilities may be at greater risk of certain cancers, are often less likely to be screened for cancer, may not receive the most effective treatments and have poorer prognoses and survival rates.

 

To receive regular, quarterly issues of ‘In the Stream’, consider becoming a CILT member. For just $10 a year (for individuals) or $50 a year (for organizations), you can get access to a wide range of information on new products and services, current events, classifieds, etc.

 

To become a CILT member, call Melanie at 416-599-2458, x228.
 
In the Stream – Summer 2010 

 

On March 25, as part of its 2010 budget, the provincial government announced that it will cancel the Special Diet Allowance Program and replace it with a new program. The government has said very little at this point about what the new program will be. But what they have said shows that the new program will be different in many important ways:

To receive regular, quarterly issues of ‘In the Stream’, consider becoming a CILT member. For just $10 a year (for individuals) or $50 a year (for organizations), you can get access to a wide range of information on new products and services, current events, classifieds, etc.

 

To become a CILT member, call Melanie at 416-599-2458, x228.