http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/8836/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/provincial-consultation-gets-stormy-reception/16829 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Attendants at province&#039;s Putting People First initiative demand action rather than words </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/p1010209.jpg" alt="" title="in December 2012 people rallied at the Nova Scotia Legislature to bring attention to a lack of suitable housing options for people living with developmental disabilities. Putting People First is one of several government initiatives that aims to address those and other issues facing people living with physical and developmental disabilities. Those attending a consultation in Dartmouth told the government that the time for words has long since passed. (Robert Devet photo)" width="450" height="338" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>About 120 people with mental or physical disabilities and their parents, spouses and caretakers, gathered March 19 at the Nova Scotia Community College campus in Dartmouth to provide feedback on the provincial <a href="http://novascotia.ca/coms/putpeoplefirst/default.aspx" rel="nofollow"><em>Putting People First</em></a> initiative.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/provincial-consultation-gets-stormy-reception/16829" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/provincial-consultation-gets-stormy-reception/16829#comments Robert Devet Poverty department of community services NDP Nova Scotia poverty Putting People First Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:06:16 +0000 bsichel 16829 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca