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Opinion: B.C. must put rights of kids at the centre of its disability policies

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A recent coroner’s inquest into the starvation and malnutrition death of Florence Girard has laid bare deficiencies in B.C. disability policies.

The shortcomings in provincial disability programs and services jeopardize the well-being of those with disabilities.

A new report for Kids Brain Health Network outlines provincial and territorial disability policies across Canada .

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