{"id":609,"date":"2026-10-27T16:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/?p=609"},"modified":"2026-10-27T16:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:56:00","slug":"joint-statement-on-cdb-and-dtc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/joint-statement-on-cdb-and-dtc\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Statement on CDB and DTC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We\u2019re failing people with disabilities. A new approach could fix that.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadians with disabilities are fifty per cent more likely to experience poverty and twice as likely to experience food insecurity, yet hundreds of thousands of them are today denied access to government supports for which they are entitled, and that would improve their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Add your voice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">150+ organizations are calling for a system that works for everyone with a disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the call for reform.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share it with your network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <strong>#DisabilityBenefitsAccess<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DTC-Joint-Statement-Oct-2026.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of DTC-Joint-Statement-Oct-2026.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0f568352-0054-4095-b72d-7382f68dc770\" href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DTC-Joint-Statement-Oct-2026.pdf\">DTC-Joint-Statement-Oct-2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DTC-Joint-Statement-Oct-2026.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0f568352-0054-4095-b72d-7382f68dc770\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stat_Poverty_1080x1350-4-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stat_Poverty_1080x1350-4-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stat_Poverty_1080x1350-4-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stat_Poverty_1080x1350-4-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stat_Poverty_1080x1350-4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Square-stat_2x.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There is a better way.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Before-and-after.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Before-and-after.png 810w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Before-and-after-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Before-and-after-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hamiltonpoverty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Before-and-after-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re failing people with disabilities. 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