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The scandal repeats itself and it’s worse than ever: Mammograms are still denied to women with disabilities

May 4th 2022

Montreal, May 4, 2022 – We will remember on August 22, 2014 when, after meeting Minister Barrette at his Union Street offices, RAPLIQ expressed its indignation in front of several members of the media. RAPLIQ had phoned all of the...
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Women With Disabilities – Domestic Violence

March 8th 2021

RAPLIQ LAUCHES A QUEBEC-WIDE AWARENESS CAMPAGNE AND UNPRECEDENTED BATTLE Quebec-wide – Monday, March 8th 2021 Women with disabilities beaten, raped, tortured… Annually, evaluations say i10,000 women (27 every day) are victims of domestic violence. But these statistics do not take...
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Quebec Week for People with Disabilities

June 5th 2020

THE PRIME MINISTER FINALLY REMEMBERED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Open letter from Linda Gauthier, President of RAPLIQ QUEBEC, Friday June 5, 2020 – “Like every afternoon for almost three months and like a good majority of mine, I am here, sitting...
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Montreal reimagined… “No cars, no disabled people”

May 26th 2020

MONTREAL, May 21, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – During a press conference last Friday, in reaction to the pandemic, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announced a plan to “share public space,” to be reserved for cyclists and pedestrians. Several commercial arteries will...
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Covid-19: People with disabilities have waited long enough

April 20th 2020

THE RAPLIQ REQUIRES CONCRETE MEASURES AND A SALARY INCREASE FOR STAFF AT CES BENEFICIARIES Its a question of life or death Since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, our governments have announced and adopted exceptional measures. As soon as our...
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“The countdown has started – Disabled people condemned to die at home or in a CHSLD” – Linda Gauthier, president of the RAPLIQ

April 17th 2020

MONTREAL, April 17, 2020 / CNW Telbec / – People with disabilities and / or seniors in Quebec are completely plunged into distress since their beneficiaries are more and more numerous to go to work at better wages in the...
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SCANDALE

April 9th 2020

News provided by Comité d’action des personnes vivant des situations de handicap (CAPVISH) COVID-19 – 34,000 PEOPLE, SENIORS OR DISABLED AS WELL AS THEIR HOME SUPPORT STAFF TOTALLY LEFT IN THE FORGOTTEN QUEBEC CITY, April 9, 2020 / CNW Telbec...
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40 years of broken promises. That’s enough ! You have to report to us!

September 6th 2018

(This press release is written in Montreal, but applies to all of Quebec) Montreal, September 6, 2018 – Last June 23 marked the sad anniversary of a law which, admittedly, was adopted for some of these articles, but the most...
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RAPLIQ welcomes the appointment of the architect Pierre Richard to the C.A. of the RBQ

July 10th 2018

Statement The RAPLIQ, sitting on the steering committee of RAECAQ and an organization in search of the most complete universal accessibility, welcomes the appointment of Mr. Pierre Richard, p.d.g. from the firm Archiconcept. We are very happy to hear this...
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More discrimination! People with disabilities have had enough!

April 15th 2015

Press Release For immediate release A first in the country – Class action More discrimination! People with disabilities have had enough! Wednesday, April 15, 2015 – Exasperated by so much discrimination on the part of these four actors from the...
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