Get people with disabilities out of institutions, rights groups tell Nova Scotia

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Premier Stephen McNeil delivers the state-of-the-province speech at a business luncheon in Halifax on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew VaughanHALIFAX -- Disability rights groups are calling for Nova Scotia to commit to spending the money needed to get people out of institutions and into the community.

Barb Horner of the Disability Rights Coalition of Nova Scotia says the inaction amounts to a human rights violation for 1,500 people with disabilities who are on the wait list for proper resources and housing options.

 

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