Jason Nixon is Alberta's minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services.
Jason Nixon is Alberta's minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services. Children and adults with disabilities are facing lengthy delays in getting the help they are entitled to under two Alberta government programs, new reports have found.
The survey found families are waiting three years on average to access a full range of services offering under FSCD. "Respondents describe valuable years of life being squandered for adults who remain isolated at home, their skills unused, potential untapped, dreams fading, and health declining," the report says.
Ashley Stevenson, press secretary to Jason Nixon, Alberta's minister of seniors, community and social services, said in a statement to CBC that funding for PDD was increased by $45 million last year and held at the same level for FSCD. However, the ministry has been cutting funding to advocacy groups in order to allocate money to direct service providers.
Eddie Steele said the boy has been waiting for two years to get speech therapy and other services, with no end to the wait in sight.
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