NJN Network Inc. Press releases 1 - 10 of 14 Press ReleasesDec 22, 2010 Oye Times, one of the fastest growing news sites in Canada, has joined NJN Network to raise money for the Schizophrenia Society. Stephen Pate just released Blue Christmas on iTunes. All proceeds will be donated to Schizophrenia Society. Dec 20, 2010 Stephen Pate editor and owner of NJN Network has recorded the Elvis classic Blue Christmas and is donating all proceeds to the Schizophrenia Society. Even internet downloads or sharing will generate a donation. Sep 13, 2010 The PEI Seniors’ Secretariat officially recognized there are 8,980 seniors on Prince Edward Island living with disabilities which they have been denying for the past four years. Jul 26, 2010 July 26th 2010 is the 20th Annivesary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. 54 million Americans have a disability and are protected by the ADA. 4 million Canadians with disabilities are still waiting for legal protection from discrimination. Dec 30, 2009 The new Federal report Advancing the Inclusion of People with Disabilities 2009 points to an increasing rate of disability among aging Canadians. PEI recently ignored seniors with disabilities in its review and excludes them from disability supports. Dec 11, 2009 Troubled boys more likely to die or be disabled by midlife, a Cardiff Wales study reports but the study findings are false. Using a small sample size and erroneous statistics, the study reverts to supersitious belief that disability is linked to sin. Dec 03, 2009 The PEI Government has failed to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. Islanders with disabilities have the lowest incomes, receive only minimal supports and have their human rights abused on a daily basis without recourse. Dec 03, 2009 Canada does not meet international standards for the human rights of people living with disabilities. Canadians with disabilities make up the poorest in our country, are excluded from society and have limited recourse to redress human rights abuse. Oct 06, 2009 A driver for paratransit service Pat and The Elephant has admitted to assaulting a 14 year old boy with a developmental disability during May of 2009. Pablo Victor Szerman plead guilty to assaulting the boy, as he left the bus in May, in Prince Edwar Sep 13, 2009 Disabled unemployment in Canada is 53% higher among disabled workers – where are the Federal HRDC programs to address this issue? |