Publication
AccessAbility Supports (formerly Disability Support Program)
Islanders living with disabilities will have more and better assistance from the Prince Edward Island government through AccessAbility Supports.
Search
Visit News search to search all news
Displaying 1 - 10 of 223 records for "accessability supports/"
Form
Expanded Early Learning and Child Care Access Program - Application Guidelines
Expanded Early Learning and Child Care Access Program - Application Guidelines
News Release
Province expands disability supports for Islanders
Islanders living with disabilities will have more and better assistance from the Prince Edward Island government. Expansions to the Disability Support Program – now called AccessAbility Supports – will include a coordinator to help clients navigate the system, job coaching and...
News Release
Enhancing home care access for Islanders
Supporting Island families Islanders will be able to remain safely and independently in their homes for as long as possible with the help of three new home-care initiatives being developed. The programs are aimed at decreasing patients’ length of stay in hospital; decreasing re...
News Release
Housing support for Islanders living with mental illness
Strengthening mental health services - Islanders living with mental illness will soon have better access to housing that meets their needs. Through a new partnership with Health PEI and the Canadian Mental Health Association-PEI, a 10-bed housing unit will be established this...
News Release
Supports for Islanders living with an ostomy available January 1
Supporting Island Families - Beginning January 1, 2019, more than 580 Islanders living with a permanent ostomy will be eligible for financial assistance. Islanders can access the forms required to apply to the new Ostomy Supplies Program online or call the PEI Pharmacare Program...
News Release
Additional funding to support survivors of sexual assault
Supporting Island families Government is investing more than $216,000 in additional funding for the Prince Edward Island Rape and Sexual Assault Centre (PEIRSAC) to increase access to free specialized therapeutic services for those Islanders needing this support. “Timely trauma...
News Release
Government will support free transportation at Cloggeroo festival
The provincial government will sponsor free transportation at this year’s Cloggeroo festival to help keep visitors safe. The Liquor Control Commission is supporting a free shuttle service for Prince Edward Island’s annual folk festival, which will bring musicians and fans from...
News Release
Added beds will further improve access to long-term care
Private nursing homes across Prince Edward Island will get up to 100 new beds over the next year that will further improve Islanders’ access to long-term care. The provincial government is requesting proposals until July 25 (available at www.princeedwardisland.ca/tenders) for the...
News Release
Frail seniors to benefit from more in-home support
Frail Island seniors living in Queens County can now receive in-home support for their complex health needs. A nurse practitioner has been hired to support the expansion to Queens County of the Caring for Older Adults in Community and at Home (COACH) program. The expansion is...