Response to final report

The government’s response to the final report of the New Brunswick Disability Framework Working Group was released today.

The report contains 24 recommendations to improve services to persons with disabilities, by developing a new disability policy framework. Government accepts in principle the majority of the recommendations. Work will now be carried out toward establishing, through the implementation of pilot projects, a person-centred approach that empowers persons with disabilities to participate as full citizens of New Brunswick.

“The government continues its commitment to persons with disabilities by accepting the guiding philosophy of the Working Group’s report,” – Tony Huntjens, Minister, Family and Community Services

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