Nicholas David Herd
@HerdNick
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I want someone who can keep it real, I want someone who knows how to keep it real, Keeping it real with Nick!
Joined January 2016
Please find below a news release from People First of Canada about our new documentary film These Four Walls.
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The FIRST UN News live blog takeover by a guest editor with a disability is happening at #COSP17! Join talk show host, actor & activist Nick Herd as he leads coverage and shares his insights on #DisabilityInclusion. 🎙️ Hear from Nick: https://t.co/2LivwFIP2E
#EveryoneIncluded
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Nick Herd, dirigirá el equipo de Noticias ONU como su primer editor invitado el martes, cuando personas de todo el mundo se reúnan para participar en la mayor reunión mundial sobre cuestiones que afectan a las #Personascondiscapacidad
https://t.co/qZWvFpoAdt
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Check out 🇨🇦 civil society delegate Nick as he takes over UN Live News as the first-ever guest editor: https://t.co/TaMs9USgi1
#COSP17
news.un.org
Welcome to this first ever guest-edited UN News live page. We’re reporting from the opening day of the 17th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP17) to the game-changing Convention on the...
Nick Herd, Activist, actor and talk show host, leads the @UN_News_Centre team as its first ever guest editor for the live blog on opening day of #COSP17. #DisabilityInclusion, @UN_Enable
https://t.co/4Ih0t3jlyZ UN Photo/Mark Garten
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Imagine a place where you’re invited to be yourself, in every imaginable way. With and without, existing in the same space, at the same time, in total harmony. #LArcheWithandWithout #LArcheAvecetSans
#larchelife #larcheinternational #inclusion #disability #handicap #ngo
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Today is GIVING TUESDAY! 💙 Watch this special message from Nick & Lucie 💙 🎵 You can GIVE You can Donate, Having the Time of Your Life 🎵 DONATE to L'Arche here: https://t.co/SWrdrFZrq0
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Congrats to Lil E Coffee Cafe on a successful opening of their Toronto location! #InclusiveEmployers leading the way. đź‘Ź https://t.co/CeqVP9SPjF
cbc.ca
A new coffee shop at the intersection of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue is providing employment opportunities to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Lil E Coffee Cafe offici...
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"I think these apartments are a good opportunity for people with disabilities to live more independently, to be more social, and be a part of things." - Warren Tompkins, L'Arche Connects pilot program @CBCTheNational
https://t.co/GK3ty7HYRT
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“The indignity of it all is just overwhelming. The question should be: Why is a disabled person considering [MAID] simply on the basis that they can’t get the support services they need?” #AidNotMAiD #EndDisabilityPoverty
https://t.co/V9frIHN4lp
thenation.com
Disabled Canadians need support, but without proper government funding, voluntary death through MAID may be their only option.
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I can’t get over these images from the James Webb Space Telescope! They’re igniting curiosity and wonder in a whole new generation.
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In June, delegates from Inclusion Canada & partners attended, addressed & presented at the UN #COSP16, an annual meeting to advance the work of the #CRPD. Now, we share insights and a summary of our attendance in our new blog. Check it out: https://t.co/zkOkwmxIiG
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The hard work now begins to determine important parts of the Canada Disability Benefit such as eligibility and the amount so #NoOneLeftBehind #EndDisabilityPoverty
https://t.co/GMzqLvsXLE
theglobeandmail.com
After years of delay, Parliament has approved the Canada Disability Benefit. Now, the hard work begins
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Working-age persons with disabilities are three times more likely to live in poverty than persons without disabilities. The Canada Disability Benefit will fill the gap in our social safety net for persons with disabilities between the Canada Child Benefit and OAS/GIS.
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In June, L’Arche enjoyed inclusion both globally and locally: communities in 37 countries met up online with friends to celebrate that life goes better when it’s shared, fun and diverse: with and without a disability. The L’Arche invitation remains open! #larche #inclusion
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July is #DisabilityPrideMonth! Although not officially recognized by the Cdn govn't (yet), it is a response and counteraction against ableism and stigma. What are some barriers that you faced and how have you found solutions to overcome them? Share here so others can benefit.
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Nick is a campaigner for L'Arche who just attended the @UN Conference. He shares "When I was young, and growing up, I was bullied because of my disability. But now I can use that voice, from the child that I was, to be heard, louder and louder." https://t.co/dJktaikXJQ
news.un.org
An activist who wants to highlight the challenges and opportunities for people living with Down syndrome has told UN News how he wants the voices of people with disabilities to be heard “louder and...
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Dispatches from the US Disability should never mean living in poverty. #EndDisabilityPoverty
https://t.co/1UunghSm1Q
washingtonpost.com
Cities are building special shelters for older homeless people, and shelters are hiring trained staff to handle a wave of aging baby boomers.
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