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Rewiring the brain
Neuromodulation is the process of altering the brain’s circuitry by directly intervening inside the brain. Electrical, ultrasound or magnetic energy is used to change the brain’s circuitry or disrupt pathways… Discoveries from neuromodulation techniques are opening up new treatment possibilities for people with conditions such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia and anorexia nervosa.
Tags: disabilities, Health, mental Health
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Ontario coalition pushes for transparency on autism policies
… the Ontario Autism Coalition asked Children’s Minister Michael Coteau to waive confidentiality agreements it says will muzzle panel members and limit their ability to hold the government to account. “It’s time to restore some trust between the government and the autism community by permitting a full and open discussion about how we help kids with autism in Ontario”… The newly launched Ontario autism program advisory committee includes parents, educators and experts.
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Private vs. public: B.C. case could reshape medicare
… the case will… expose many of the absurdities and contradictions in the way we fund and regulate health care… The reality is that Canada already has a hybrid system, with 70 per cent of care publicly funded and 30 per cent privately funded. What makes this country unique, however, is it is the only one that bans private insurance for hospital and physician care but, at the same time, makes most patients depend on private insurance for prescription drugs, dental care and long-term care.
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Canadians with disabilities need real work, real pay, real leadership
A new national policy framework should help enable people with disabilities to attain postsecondary education, to participate in training and vocational rehabilitation and to obtain and hold gainful employment in inclusive workplaces, on an equal basis with other people. Greater attention is needed on workplace practices and the role of disability management, bolstered by federal investments through intergovernmental agreements, grants and tax measures.
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Help the aged through a new health accord
It’s vital for Ottawa to oversee the evolution of medicare. That’s the best way to set shared national priorities and establish universal standards suited to Canadians’ 21st-century needs… Health transfers are currently issued on a per-capita basis, failing to take into account far heavier costs associated with caring for the aged… “there are large discrepancies across the country when it comes to the health care services available to seniors, particularly in pharmacare, home care, long-term care and palliative care,”
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Province must act immediately to support people with developmental disabilities
Ontario doesn’t house people with developmental disabilities in dedicated institutions anymore — and in 2013 the province rightly apologized for doing so in the past. But as a disturbing new report from Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé points out, in some ways things haven’t changed much. People with developmental disabilities still too often end up in institutions ill-equipped to meet their needs, not by design but as the result of a broken system… people with developmental disabilities must no longer be housed in hospitals, nursing homes or other inappropriate places — or returned to abusive situations.
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Ombudsman Calls For Systemic Overhaul To Help Adults With Developmental Disabilities In Crisis
In Nowhere to Turn, the Ombudsman reports on his office’s investigation of more than 1,400 complaints from families of adults with developmental disabilities who are in crisis situations, including being abandoned, abused, unnecessarily hospitalized and jailed… These “extreme and egregious cases” highlight a dire need for greater supports, services and more rigorous monitoring – and amount to “a modern-day version of institutionalization,” Mr. Dubé says in the report.
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Health-care poverty not good for Canada
If we can send them medicine, healthcare and other supports when they in Darfur, Malawi or Bangladesh, why can’t we do that when they are here? … Many thousands of “legacy” new Canadians reside and often work here in dirty, dangerous jobs while still denied access to health coverage… Provincial three-month waits for health coverage affect 80 per cent of Canada’s new immigrants… Unaddressed health literacy barriers linger for years. This made in Canada “health-care poverty” is good for no one
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Ontario won’t close schools for deaf and blind children
Ontario will keep open four schools for 160 children who are deaf, blind or have severe learning disabilities while it develops pilot projects to help kids with similar challenges in traditional schools. The move follows protests by worried parents last winter and spring — and an outcry from opposition parties at Queen’s Park — after the government stopped admissions at the schools in Milton, London, Belleville and Ottawa for the fall.
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