This article, written by me, first appeared on MultipleSclerosisNewsToday.com An entry in the comments section of Multiple Sclerosis News Today caught my attention a couple of weeks ago, and peaked my interest. It was a personal tale of one woman’s journey from being paralyzed and told that her condition was “between you and God” to being able to walk again, thanks to … Continue reading ‘I am Cured,’ Says Woman with Aggressive Form of MS After Receiving HSCT in Canada
Canada
Disability Tax Credit only for those who work
It seems that the UK is not the only country with disability benefit issues. On the opposite side of the Atlantic, Canada has a federal tax credit for people with disabilities. However, it seems that six out of ten people who qualify don’t actually benefit. And why? Believe it or not, it is because they … Continue reading Disability Tax Credit only for those who work
Stopping abuse of parking bays for disabled people
Not all physical disabilities, let alone the mental ones, are necessarily apparent to other people – and by ‘other people’ I include those of us who live with more obvious physical disabilities. As just one example, let’s look at car parking bays denoted by the well known wheelchair symbol that are reserved for people with … Continue reading Stopping abuse of parking bays for disabled people