Sabo: Alberta's disability program overhaul fails province's most vulnerable - The Stettler Independent

Sabo: Alberta's disability program overhaul fails province's most vulnerable - The Stettler Independent

It is not hyperbole to state that the Alberta government’s changes to the disability portfolio will cost lives. It already has, with at least one reported suicide due to the stress of the changes. At the beginning of July, the majority of Albertans on Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) were transitioned to the new Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP), and the rollout has been anything but smooth. During the end of July di…