N.S. misses deadline to halt admissions of people with disabilities into institutions – Halifax [Video]

Nova Scotia’s failure to meet its deadline to halt new admissions of people with disabilities into large institutions has left some disability advocates feeling betrayed.

After a landmark 2021 legal victory that found systemic discrimination against people with disabilities who are seeking housing in the community, the provincial government accepted a proposal to help people move out of institutions.

Part of the five-year plan released in April 2023 called on the province to end new admissions to the facilities, known as adult residential centres and regional rehabilitation centres, by March 31. But that hasn’t happened.

“What this demonstrates is that we can’t trust this government to do what it says it’s going to do,” disability rights advocate Vicky Levack said in an interview Wednesday.

“If I could speak directly to the premier, I want him to know that I trusted him to do the right thing. He betrayed that trust,” …