Administrative hurdles to disability benefits are not just inconveniences—they are barriers to survival. Applying for disability supports in Canada often feels like running a bureaucratic marathon. For people already struggling with serious health conditions, the process of proving their disability to qualify for the federal Disability Tax
Dear Joanna, I’m in shock. I just finished a job interview with a recruiter for a position as a customer service/order desk clerk. The interviewer asked me if I had a disability and what it was. I learned from my Reena job coaches that this is an illegal question! I was so upset that I […]
Here are three steps the federal government can take… Eight-year-old Maya can’t bathe safely without a custom chair. Her occupational therapist filed the paperwork months ago. The request is still in a federal queue. Maya grows; the tub doesn’t. A simple piece of equipment is stalled by a system that was designed — by law […]
We’re racing to automate everything from health care to hiring, but are we losing what makes us human? The real challenge today isn’t technological—it’s moral. We are building smarter systems but forgetting what makes us human. As artificial intelligence expands its reach, we risk repeating an old mistake: valuing efficiency over empathy and
How to recognize and prevent them As someone who experienced a near burnout back in 2001, I know firsthand how sneaky it can be. At the time, I was juggling so many balls in the air—building a business, being a young wife, getting ready to start a family, and trying to do it all. It […]
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