Apologies for digressing somewhat into the weeds: the point is that all of this figuring-stuff-out on an #AISH (provincial #disability pension) that has not risen since 2016, is expensive, time- and (personal)energy-intensive AND are all genuinely monumental accomplishments given my disabilities and lack of functionality in extreme heat.

My #mitigations don't even necessarily make things comfortable, they just make it less-likely I'll die from preventable consquences of #ExtremeHeat.

And this point is important, because I HAVE been successful in not-dying (yay! 🙂), but the mitigations are NOT SUFFICIENT for me to live a 'normal life' (my normal, under my normal range of restrictions/challenges) during the #FireSeason and #HeatSeason.

IOW, not a lot of extras get done during these extended periods.

10x

#chores
#housekeeping
#management

Blog post by Zachary Weeks, explaining the full, negative impacts of Bill 12 on disabled Albertans, in plain, understandable text. Includes some action items at the end.

https://www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/bill-12-aish-to-adap

#Alberta #Canada #ABpol #CanPol #disabled #disability #AISH #ADAP #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityJusticeNow

[See upthread for more information+context]

If you are receiving AISH in Alberta, you must apply for the Canada Disability Benefit and Disability Tax Credit (both are out-of-pocket expenditures for the applications). Whether you are accepted or rejected: you must apply for BOTH programs, and report the status of such with AISH.

Failing to do so will result in a $200 deduction from your benefits, starting this month.

The link to report your application status is included below. I've also included a poster you can share, to ensure that people in your community have this information - as it seems not to have been announced very clearly (gee, I wonder why...)

www.alberta.ca/aish-apply-for-federal-disability-supports#edb-application-status

#Alberta #YEG #Edmonton #YYC #Calgary #RedDeer #Canada #disabled #disability #AISH