Vicky Levack

• N.S. misses deadline to halt admissions of people with disabilities into institutions

  Disability rights advocate Vicky Levack says the province's failure to meet this benchmark tells her the government cannot be trusted.

  Health

  May 8, 2024
  
• Housing for N.S. adults with disabilities shifts slowly out of nursing homes

  'It's changed my life. In fact, it may have saved my life,' says Vicky Levack, arranging for an independent life beyond the walls of a nursing home.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2022
  
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• Despite court ruling, no timeline for closing N.S. institutions for disabled people

  The Disability Rights Coalition of Nova Scotia says the government is still using an incremental approach to solve a human rights issue that requires more immediate action.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2022
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• N.S. nursing home resident says staff shortages, ‘draconian’ rules making life difficult

  Nova Scotia nursing home resident Vicky Levack says she is struggling amid 'draconian' rules and staff shortages in long-term care homes.

  Health

  Jan 4, 2022
• Halifax woman with cerebal palsy finally gets a place to call home, wants to help others do same

  "I thought I was going to die in here and never have a life outside of these walls. And now I will," said Vicky Levack.

  Health

  Aug 30, 2021
• N.S. election: parties won’t meet goals of 10-year plan for people with disabilities

  'I feel I've been duped. We all have been,' says Vicky Levack, who has cerebral palsy and lives in a nursing home.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2021
• N.S. adults with disabilities address lack of appropriate housing during National Accessibility Week

  The provincial government plans to build eight new small option homes throughout the province as part of a multi-year investment plan.

  Canada

  May 27, 2019
• ‘It’s basically a warehouse for the dying’: Nova Scotians call for overhaul of long-term care homes

  Nova Scotians with physical disabilities say long-term care homes in the province are only meeting their basic needs and are calling on the government to overhaul the system.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2019