{"id":2499,"date":"2017-12-15T15:48:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T15:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tvndy.ca\/?p=2499\/"},"modified":"2018-10-25T23:18:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T23:18:55","slug":"webcast-archive-review-of-canadian-disability-legislation-pei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/2017\/12\/webcast-archive-review-of-canadian-disability-legislation-pei\/","title":{"rendered":"Webcast archive: Review of Canadian disability legislation &#8211; PEI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EhjXlB0J8mg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this episode of\u00a0<em>Euthanasia &amp; Disability<\/em>, Amy Hasbrouck, Christian Debray, and Taylor Hyatt discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review of Canadian disability legislation: PEI<\/li>\n<li>Ontario MPP introduces palliative care bill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note that this text is only a script and that our webcast contains additional commentary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>REVIEW OF CANADIAN DISABILITY RIGHTS LEGISLATION: PEI<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome back to our analysis of accessibility legislation in Canada\u2019s provinces. Today, we\u2019re looking at Prince Edward Island. Like most other provinces, PEI doesn\u2019t have a comprehensive disability rights law. Instead, there is a \u201cpatchwork\u201d of government programs and services.<\/li>\n<li>The Human Rights Act prevents discrimination based on disability, among other factors like sexual orientation or age.\u00a0 But as we\u2019ve noted before, it takes more than adding \u201cdisability\u201d to the list of prohibited discrimination to remove physical, program and attitudinal barriers.<\/li>\n<li>Financial support is available under the Social Assistance Program to people who are unemployed and those who are unable to work due a disability. Besides a small amount of income for basic living costs, it helps pay for medications, basic dental care, glasses, and funeral costs. A separate Disability Support Program provides things like respite care, community living supports, mobility devices and other \u201ctechnology.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Provincial home care services are available for anyone who:\n<ul>\n<li>is in need of \u201csupport to continue living safely at home,\u201d<\/li>\n<li>is home from the hospital and recovering from surgery or another medical condition, or<\/li>\n<li>has \u201can ongoing health issue\u201d needing more care than they and their loved ones can manage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Here is a list of all the services offered under the Home Care program:\n<ul>\n<li>Nursing care \u2013 such as health monitoring, IV therapy, injections, wound care and teaching people how to care for their injuries;<\/li>\n<li>Personal home support\u00a0\u2013\u00a0for assistance with daily activities such as bathing and dressing;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princeedwardisland.ca\/en\/information\/health-pei\/palliative-care-program\">Palliative care<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Social work\u00a0\u2013 individual and family counseling for illness, loss, or end-of-life issues;<\/li>\n<li>Dietitian services;<\/li>\n<li>Physiotherapy;<\/li>\n<li>Occupational therapy;<\/li>\n<li>Referrals to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.princeedwardisland.ca\/en\/information\/health-pei\/adult-protection-program\">Adult Protection<\/a>\u00a0in cases of abuse or neglect;<\/li>\n<li>Assessment for nursing home admission;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princeedwardisland.ca\/en\/information\/sante-i-p-e\/adult-day-programs\">Day programs<\/a>\u00a0for seniors \u2013 including respite care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7The Barrier-Free Design Regulations in the Provincial Building Code Act require that entrances, exits, and washrooms of new and renovated buildings be accessible to people with sensory and physical disabilities. Other than the placement of a toilet paper dispenser in relation to a toilet and grab bar, nothing specific is spelled out in the code. There are three types of exemptions to the regulations:\n<ul>\n<li>an existing building which is not barrier-free;<\/li>\n<li>construction which began before the accessibility regulations came into force (in 2004); or<\/li>\n<li>an addition to an existing building with barriers, that is \u201cincidental\u201d or meant to increase the size of a room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons Act allows the government to provide grants and loans for:\n<ul>\n<li>diagnosis, counselling, training, and transportation;<\/li>\n<li>\u201ctools, books \u2026 (and) equipment\u201d for rehabilitation<\/li>\n<li>dental care;<\/li>\n<li>drugs, medical and surgical supplies, and prosthetics;<\/li>\n<li>foster care, and other forms of substitute care;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ONTARIO MPP INTRODUCES PALLIATIVE CARE BILL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ontario MPP Sam Oosterhoff introduced a bill to improve access to palliative care in Ontario \u2013 the Compassionate Care Act \u2013 On November 27, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>The bill requires the Ontario government to develop a \u201cprovincial framework on hospice [and] palliative care\u201d provided in \u201chospitals, home care, long-term care homes and hospices.\u201d This framework will:\n<ul>\n<li>define what hospice\/palliative care is;<\/li>\n<li>identify \u201cthe\u2026training and education needs of health care providers as well as other caregivers;\u201d<\/li>\n<li>identify (ways) to support hospice\/palliative care providers;<\/li>\n<li>promote research and the collection of data on hospice \/ palliative care;<\/li>\n<li>identify measures to facilitate consistent access to hospice\/palliative care across Ontario; and<\/li>\n<li>take into consideration existing hospice \/ palliative care frameworks, strategies and best practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care will develop the framework \u201cin consultation with hospice palliative care providers, any other affected ministries, the federal government and \u2026entities that the Minister considers appropriate.\u201d The consultations will begin within six months after the Act comes into effect.<\/li>\n<li>The Health Minister will prepare a report for the Ontario legislature on the new framework one year after the Act takes effect. \u00a0It will be published on the Ontario government\u2019s website ten days after being given to the legislature.<\/li>\n<li>Within five years after the report is submitted, another report on \u201cthe state of hospice palliative care in Ontario\u201d will be given to the legislature. It will also be published on the government\u2019s website.<\/li>\n<li>The law is long on generalities and short on specifics.\u00a0 We don\u2019t know anything about the framework yet\u2026we\u2019ll have to wait and see over the next year or so.<\/li>\n<li>Another problem with the bill is its lack of clarity. There are repeated references to \u201chospice palliative care\u201d \u2013 without an \u201cand\u201d \u2013 as if they are the same thing.<\/li>\n<li>The MPPs voted on the bill\u2019s second reading yesterday. It passed with a unanimous vote, and will now go on to a committee hearing and third reading. Mr. Oosterhoff wants it to become law before the next election.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to read the bill and learn more about it, you can find it at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontla.on.ca\/web\/bills\/bills_detail.do?locale=en&amp;BillID=5415&amp;detailPage=bills_detail_the_bill\">http:\/\/www.ontla.on.ca\/web\/bills\/bills_detail.do?locale=en&amp;BillID=5415&amp;detailPage=bills_detail_the_bill<\/a>. The bill is available in both English and French.<\/li>\n<li>A similar bill proposed by federal MP Marilyn Gladu in 2016 will become law soon. It received unanimous approval by the Senate last week, and royal assent on December 12. Gladu told the Blackburn News that the Minister of Health will meet with provincial officials within the next six months to develop a federal framework for palliative care. That plan will come into effect a year after the meetings. According to the newspaper, \u201cGladu says the bill has been publicly endorsed by over 100 organizations including the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Nurses Association, and Cancer Society and Kidney Foundation.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n   ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nThis week, we look at provincial disability rights laws in PEI.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/2017\/12\/webcast-archive-review-of-canadian-disability-legislation-pei\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Webcast archive: Review of Canadian disability legislation &#8211; PEI&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/2017\/12\/webcast-archive-review-of-canadian-disability-legislation-pei\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Webcast archive: Review of Canadian disability legislation &#8211; PEI&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[73,121,192,249,118],"class_list":["post-2499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-webcast-archive","tag-disability-rights","tag-euthanasia-disability","tag-legislation","tag-province","tag-webcast","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3492,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499\/revisions\/3492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvndy.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}